Plum Cake Recipe with Yeast Dough

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Thomas Sixt is a chef, food photographer, cookbook author and blogger.
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My plum cake recipe is presented to you in this article.
As a basis we use a sweet yeast dough, I have again summarized a lot of tips for you.
This classic of German cuisine is prepared quite quickly.
The cake is perfect for a family celebration or a coffee klatch with friends.
The preparation decelerates and lets you start the weekend with pleasure.
Here you will find a wonderful step by step guide. Have fun baking and good luck!
Table of Contents
1. Tips for Preparing Yeast Dough for Plum Cake
I see a first overview of the ingredients and their effects as a good introduction to kneading dough 🙂
- The basic yeast dough ingredients consist of flour, yeast, warm milk, sugar, butter and salt.
- The addition of yeast loosens the dough and creates volume.
- The milk increases the sticking effect of the dough.
- The soft or liquid butter makes the dough juicy and brings the buttery taste.
- The eggs finally make the dough stable.
I will explain the dough process briefly and concisely below:
- Please prepare all ingredients at room temperature one hour before.
- The yeast will then find the temperature necessary for fermentation.
- Sift the flour in advance and form a hollow in the bowl.
- The fresh yeast is best dissolved in the flour cooler with a part of the lukewarm milk.
- You should knead your dough until it bubbles or comes off the bowl.
- When you touch the dough, it should feel smooth.
- Leave your dough to rest in a warm place for 15-20 minutes at least twice.
Mix the yeast dough with warm ingredients, then let it rise in a warm place. That way the dough is sure to rise!
Yeast dough preparation tip from Chef Thomas Sixt

2. Recipe Plum Cake
Plum cake with yeast dough
Backed, photographed and written down by chef Thomas Sixt.
Simple instructions for the preparation of plums cake with yeast dough.

Ingredients
yeast dough | ||
200 | g | flour (Type 405 or 505 or glutenfree) |
30 | g | fresh yeast (or 1 sachet dry yeast) |
30 | g | Sugar (I take brown cane sugar) |
100 | ml | lukewarm milk |
40 | g | soft butter |
1 | Stück | egg (medium size) |
1 | Prise | Salt |
Coating | ||
500 | g | plums (I have used organic plums!) |
1 | EL | apricot jam |
1 | EL | rum |
Instruction
Prepare yeast dough

Prepare dough
Sieve the flour into a bowl and form a hollow.
Pour the lukewarm milk into the hollow and crumble the yeast into it.
Add the softened butter on the side.

Add eggs
Add the eggs, sugar and salt and mix.

Knead dough
Knead the dough ingredients with a mixer and dough hook.

Dough check
Stir until a smooth dough is formed, which beats bubbles and comes away easily from the bowl wall.

Dough rise
Let the dough rise for a good 15-45 minutes covered with a cloth in a warm place until the dough has visibly increased.

Process
Further process the risen yeast dough in the bakery.

Butter cake tin
Brush the desired cake tin with warm butter.
Preheat the oven with 175-200° C.
Preparing the flooring

Plums wash
Wash the plums and rub dry.

Plums pitting
Cut the plums in half and remove the core.

Plums cleave
Cut the plum halves into thin slices.
Cover and bake cake

Insert plums
Pour in the yeast dough in the desired height and cover with the plum wedges.

Cake topping
Cover the cake generously with the plum wedges.
Mix rum with apricot jam.

Bake cake
Bake the cake at 175 °C for about 35-40 minutes, then remove from the oven and spread with the prepared jam.

Serve cake
Cut the cake into the desired pieces and serve with freshly whipped cream.
Video
My tip:
Sprinkle the cake with sugar after baking.
Glazing with marmalade conjures up a wonderful shine on the cake.
Courses
Cousine
Keyword
3. Calories and nutritional values
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