Italian Plum Good Overnight Cake Recipes

SPICY ITALIAN PLUM CAKE

Steps:

• 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.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Butter and flour a 10-inch bundt pan (or tube pan).
• 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.
• Sift flour with spices and soda. Add to butter mixture in thirds, alternating with the milk. Beat just until ingredients are incorporated.
• 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.
• For frosting:.
• Cream butter. Add powdered sugar and cocoa gradually, stirring until well blended. Stir in salt.
• 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.

ITALIAN "PLUM GOOD" OVERNIGHT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Pot cut up plums in a blender with 1/2 cup of water... Liquify. Turn blender off and scrape down the sides. Add sugar, and liquify again. Put the blender in the refrigerator. With the cap on...OVER NIGHT .
• 2. Next morning, combine flour, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg in a large bowl.
• 3. Take plums out of refrigerator, add oil and three eggs. Blend well, in the blender.
• 4. Add blender mix to the bowel of flour mix. Hand stir well.... Very well. Pour into a 9x13 inch pan. Bake in a pre-heated 325F. for 55 to 60 minutes till center is done. Cool in pan on a rack.
• 5. Dust with powdered sugar if desired. along .with or with out crushed nuts. Great with whipped cream....YUMMY!!! Please serve and enjoy.. .Nancy....10/2/12