Plum Küchen
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This German recipe is like a cross between a cake and a cobbler - very moist.  I originally got it from my non-German mother!  It's a wonderful way to use fresh plums when they're in season.
Ingredients for Küchen:
3/4 c sugar
1 c all-purpose flour, sifted
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 tsp baking powder
1 stick unsalted butter, melted
pinch salt
10 fresh plums - peel on, pitted and halved
Ingredients for topping:
1/2 lemon, juiced
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tsp lemon zest (grated lemon rind)
Directions for küchen:
  1. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
  2. By hand, stir in the eggs, salt, baking powder, and flour.
  3. Pour batter into a 9-inch springform pan.
  4. Place plums on top of the batter, with the skin-side facing up.
Directions for topping:
  1. Mix sugar and cinnamon together and sprinkle on top of the cake
  2. Dribble the lemon juice over the sugar/cinnamon mixture.
Directions for baking:
  1. Bake küchen for one hour at 350°.  Cool it a bit before removing from springform pan.
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