German Plum Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 c. flour
10 plums
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt

Preparation

Put the butter in a bowl that has been rinsed out with very hot water, so the butter will soften slightly.
Add 1/2 cup sugar and 1 egg and stir briskly until well mixed.
Add the second egg and beat until light.
Add the flour and salt; mix well and spread in deep pie plate or casserole.
Arrange halves of plums, skin side down, on the batter and sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon.
Bake at 400\u00b0 for 30 minutes.
Serve plain or with whipped cream to which a little fruit syrup has been added. Serves 6.