Mother Leavee's German Plum Cake

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German plum cake (or plum kuchen) is an old family recipe and is equally tasty when made with peaches, apricots or nectarines. This is an easy cake to make and is great for a not-too-sweet dessert or to enjoy with a cup of coffee. Not too sweet, it is perfect for breakfast alongside a cup of coffee, although we always ate it as dessert whenever Auntie Ev made it. The plum cake batter is really an egg-enriched biscuit dough that is pressed into a pan and topped with cake crumbs or crumbled vanilla wafer cookies. The crumbs catch all the juices that bake out of the fruit resulting in a jammy layer just under the plums. Topped off with some brown sugar that sort of melts down into the fruit and crumb layer, this German plum cake is just lovely.