Plum Kuchen - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter or margarine
1 c. sugar, divided
2 eggs
3/4 tsp. almond extract
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
12 Italian prune plums
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg

Preparation

Cream butter or margarine with 1/2 cup of the sugar.
Beat in eggs, one at a time.
Add extracts.
Beat well.
Mix together flour, baking powder and salt.
Blend into creamed mixture.
Spoon into greased round 9-inch cake pan 2 inches deep.
Cut plums in half.
Arrange cut side down on top of batter.
Mix remaining 1/2 cup sugar with cinnamon and nutmeg.
Sprinkle over plums.
Bake at 400\u00b0 for 30 minutes.