Spicy Italian Plum Cake

• 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
• FROSTING
• 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

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 350u0b0F.
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.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spicy-italian-plum-cake-184353 (may not work)