This cake is amazing. Is there any way to capture the flavor without all the fat? - Brenda, Chicago ITALIAN PLUM CAKE 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar 4 eggs 1 ...

Instructions: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch springform pan, dust with flour and tap out the excess. Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, ...

This week, I was invited to a friend’s place to break the fast for Yom Kippur. I was tasked with making a dessert, and after a lot of research on what is traditional for the holiday, I found that, ...

Instructions: Spray a 9-inch springform pan with nonstick cooking spray, dust with flour and tap out the excess. Set aside. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Beat the butter and 3/4 cup of the sugar until ...

If central Europe had a counterpart to the phrase, "as American as apple pie," it would have to be "as German (or Swiss, or Austrian) as pflaumenkuchen." Pflaumenkuchen (plum cake) is the most common ...

For the last 12 years that I lived in New York, smells of cinnamon-tinged, buttery cake filling the air after Labor Day meant one thing: Italian prune plum season was upon us. That season, much like ...

For a couple more months this fall, pastry chef Alfred (Freddie) Hiltbrunner at the Edelweiss Restaurant, 34 E. Ramona Ave., will spoil us with his Italian plum cake. If you haven't had the experience ...