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Plum cake with sprinkles

1 tray (30 × 40 cm), approx. 20 pieces · Baking & Sweets / Cakes

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A classic plum cake with yeast dough and cinnamon sprinkles. Particularly good in late summer and autumn.

Timing

  • Preparation: approx. 25 minutes
  • Walking time: approx. 45–60 minutes
  • Baking time: approx. 30-35 minutes at 180 °C top/bottom heat

Estimated nutrition

per piece · Calculated for 20 pieces.

Energy
≈ 265 kcal
Protein
≈ 5 g
Carbohydrates
≈ 40.2 g
Fat
≈ 9.1 g

Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.

Calculation basis

Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.

Quantity assumptions and ingredient mapping

  • 1 cube of yeast · ≈ 42.0 g
  • 1 egg · ≈ 50.0 g
  • 800 g plums · ≈ 800 g · Assumed quantity / reference product

Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria

Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0

Ingredients

  • 500g flour
  • 1 cube of yeast
  • 250 ml milk
  • 80g sugar
  • 80g butter
  • 1 egg
  • 800 g plums
  • 200 g flour for the crumbles
  • 120 g sugar for the sprinkles
  • 120 g butter for the crumbles
  • 1 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 180 °C top/bottom heat. Grease a tray (30 × 40 cm) or prepare it with baking paper.
  2. Knead a smooth yeast dough from 500 g flour, yeast, milk, 80 g sugar, 80 g butter and egg. Cover and let rise for about 45-60 minutes.
  3. Wash the plums, stone them and cut them in half.
  4. For the streusel, knead the flour, sugar, butter and cinnamon.
  5. Press the yeast dough onto the tray.
  6. Spread the plums thickly on top.
  7. Pour the sprinkles on top.
  8. Bake in the oven until golden brown.
  9. Let cool and serve.