673. Plum-Cake

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Pellegrino Artusi

Published 1998

  • About

This is a dessert from the same family as the preceding one; it, too, bears a mendacious name.

Ingredients

  • 250 grams (about 8-⅘ ounces) of sugar
  • 250 grams (about 8-⅘

Method

Cut the candied fruit into thin slivers and remove the seeds from the Malaga raisins.

First beat the butter by itself with a wooden spoon, softening it over the fire if necessary. Then, add the sugar and continue beating until the mixture turns white. Crack the eggs and fold them in one at a time, stirring constantly; then mix in the flour and finally the remaining ingredients. Take a s