Spicy Italian Plum Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups italian plums (after pitting and quartering)
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
• 4 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup walnuts, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 lb powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 -3 tablespoons hot coffee (strong)
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 place plums in large saucepan with about 1 inch of water. bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes, or until soft. drain and cool.
• 2 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 3 butter and flour a 10-inch bundt pan (or tube pan).
• 4 in a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. beat in eggs, one at a time, and continue beating until mixture is very light in color.
• 5 sift flour with spices and soda. add to butter mixture in thirds, alternating with the milk. beat just until ingredients are incorporated.
• 6 stir in plums and walnuts. pour batter into pan and bake 1 hour, or until cake begins to pull away from sides of pan. let cool in pan 5 minutes. turn out onto wire rack and cool completely before frosting.
• 7 for frosting:.
• 8 cream butter. add powdered sugar and cocoa gradually, stirring until well blended. stir in salt.
• 9 stir in coffee, a little at a time. add just enough to make the frosting a spreadable consistency. beat until fluffy and add vanilla. frost cake.