Ginger-Plum Sour Cream Cake
Any fruit will work in the cake in place of the plums.
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Melting freshly grated ginger into sugar before it’s added to cake batter tempers the root’s sharp bite and helps it permeate the cake. Any fruit will work in the cake in place of the plums, and the dairy will easily swap for vegan alternatives.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup sugar, divided
- 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh ginger
- 2 tsp. grated lemon zest
- 6 Tbs. butter, softened
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup low-fat sour cream, at room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 6 medium or 8 small plums, halved and pitted
Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Coat 9-inch round pan with cooking spray. Line with parchment paper, then spray parchment with cooking spray.
2. Combine 1/4 cup sugar and ginger in small saucepan. Warm over medium-low heat 2 minutes, or until sugar liquefies and mixture becomes paste-like. Stir in lemon zest, and set aside.
3. Beat butter and remaining 1/2 cup sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then beat in sour cream until mixture is smooth. Add flour, baking soda, and salt, and beat 3 minutes more, or until batter is light in color and very smooth. Stir in ginger mixture with spatula.
4. Pour batter into prepared pan. Arrange plums cut side up over batter. Bake 50 to 55 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
5. Cool cake 20 minutes in pan on wire rack. Run knife around sides of cake, then gently invert onto platter or large plate. Remove parchment, then invert cake again, plum side up, to cool completely on wire rack.
Nutrition Information
- Calories 183
- Carbohydrate Content 28 g
- Cholesterol Content 47 mg
- Fat Content 7 g
- Fiber Content 0.5 g
- Protein Content 3 g
- Saturated Fat Content 4 g
- Sodium Content 145 mg
- Sugar Content 17 g