Marian Burros' Plum Torte

• 1 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 2 large eggs
• 10 to 12 Italian prune plums, pitted and halved lengthwise
• 1 pinch Turbinado sugar and ground cinnamon for sprinkling

1. Heat the oven to 350u0b0 F. Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl and set aside.
2. In the bowl of a standing mixer or handheld beaters, cream the sugar and butter until very light and fluffy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula.
3. Add the dry ingredients and the eggs all at once, and beat until combined, scraping down the bowl once or twice.
4. Spread the batter into an 8 or 9-inch spring form pan. Arrange the plum halves, skin side up, on top of the batter in concentric circles. Sprinkle the batter and fruit lightly with turbinado sugar and cinnamon (I use about 2 teaspoons of sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon, but adjust these to your taste).
5. Bake the torte for 40 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Cool the cake in its pan on a rack for 10 minutes, and then release the spring and let it finish cooling just on the base. Once it's cool, serve as soon as possible. Or, you can double-wrap the torte in foil, put it in a sealed plastic bag and freeze (for up to one year!). Note: to serve a torte that has been frozen, defrost it completely and then reheat it for 5 to 10 minutes in a 300-degree oven.

flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, unsalted butter, eggs, italian prune plums, turbinado sugar

Taken from food52.com/recipes/24469-marian-burros-plum-torte (may not work)