Plum Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. flour
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. scalded milk
1/2 c. butter or margarine
2 eggs
1 pkg. active dry yeast
1/4 c. warm water
2 Tbsp. salad oil
1 tsp. vanilla
prune plums

Preparation

Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm water.
Sift together dry ingredients.
Slowly add milk, eggs and shortening.
Beat well. Add salad oil, vanilla and yeast mixture.
Beat until dough comes off bottom of bowl.
Knead until smooth and elastic.
Place in a greased bowl and let rise until doubled.
Punch down dough and roll out.
Place on cookie sheet (same size as dough).
Cut each plum in half and slit into quarters.
Be generous with plums. Sprinkle with sugar and bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes.