Best 7 Polish Fresh Plum Cake Placek Z Sliwkami Recipes

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When it comes to classic Polish desserts, few treats are as beloved as placek z sliwkami, a traditional fresh plum cake that perfectly captures the essence of summer's sweet bounty. This delightful cake features a tender, fluffy yeast dough that's filled with a generous helping of juicy, ripe plums, creating a harmonious balance of flavors and textures. Savor the burst of sweetness from the plums, complemented by the subtle tang of the yeast dough, in every bite. With three variations presented in this article—a classic version, a vegan-friendly option, and a gluten-free adaptation—there's a placek z sliwkami recipe for everyone to indulge in. Whether you prefer a traditional rendition or have specific dietary preferences, you'll find the perfect recipe to satisfy your cravings.

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POLISH FRESH PLUM CAKE--PLACEK Z SLIWKAMI



Polish Fresh Plum Cake--Placek Z Sliwkami image

There's a thimble-sized Farmer's Market in our neighborhood and one August visit, I bought a fresh plum cake. I thought nothing of it except "Well, now I have dessert for tonight." Little did I know what an adventure it would turn into! The wrapping from the bakery was tossed and unobtainable after my family went insane for this cake! Beyond moist, a perfect blend of tart and sweet, I spent days trying to locate a similar recipe with no luck; every "plum cake" that I found had either plum baby food or some crumb or streusal topping. I finally located the bakery through the Farmer's Market and found out the name of the cake. It's a Polish delicacy and MUST be made with fresh plums, in season fruit.

Provided by The_Swedish_Chef

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup sugar (plus)
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, very soft (plus)
3 tablespoons butter (COLD, cut into pieces)
3/4 cup milk, room temperature
2 large eggs
40 fresh plums (any variety, pitted and halved)
1/4 teaspoon clove

Steps:

  • Lightly coat a 13"x9" pan with cooking spray. Heat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and 3/4 cup sugar. Add 1/2 cup softened butter, milk and eggs. Beat at medium speed 4 minutes.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan. Place plums on top, cut side up, pushing down slightly into batter.
  • Cut remaining 1/4 cup sugar and cloves into 3 tablespoons cold butter and sprinkle over plums. Bake about 40 minutes or until a toothpick tests clean.
  • Let the cake cool in the pan so the plum juices will be reabsorbed to create a moist cake. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar, if desired, and cut into 12 squares.

PLACEK Z SLIWKAMI - POLISH PLUM CAKE



Placek z Sliwkami - Polish Plum Cake image

This Polish Plum cake is really moist and the butter topping melts onto the plums during baking, once it's out of the oven it soaks into the cake as well. One bite of this cake and you'll want to eat it all.

Provided by Rachel (Cakies)

Categories     Cakes & Pies

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 14

125 g butter
150 g sugar
1 tsp lemon zest
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 eggs (large)
5 g salt
300 g all-purpose flour (sifted)
10 g baking powder
185 ml milk
125 g sour cream
40 g butter
50 g sugar
1/4 tsp cloves (ground)
8-10 plums (pitted and halved)

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 175 ºC / 350 ºF.
  • Grease an oven dish (20 cm x 30 cm / 8 in x 12 in) or grease a baking tray and line with parchment paper.
  • Cream butter with sugar, vanilla and lemon zest.
  • Add eggs one by one, add salt and mix until combined.
  • At a lower speed, mix in the flour and baking power in increments.
  • Add milk and sour cream and mix until combined.
  • Pour the batter in the prepared oven dish or baking tray en lightly push in the halved plums.
  • Put butter, sugar and cloves into a small bowl and using two knives, cut and mix until combined.
  • Crumble the butter mixture onto the plums.
  • Bake for roughly 40 minutes till golden brown and a skewer comes out clean.

FRESH PLUM CAKE



Fresh Plum Cake image

This moist cake was adapted from a recipe I have for rhubarb cake, so you could substitute rhubarb if you don't have any plums. It's a wonderfully light cake to go with your afternoon tea or coffee.

Provided by Sackville

Categories     Breads

Time 50m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup milk or 1 cup buttermilk
4 plums, chopped
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)

Steps:

  • Cream butter and sugars together in a mixing bowl.
  • Add applesauce and vanilla, beating until fluffy.
  • In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients and add to sugar mixture alternately with milk.
  • Stir in plums and walnuts, if desired.
  • Spread into a greased 13 x 9 baking pan or a loaf pan and bake at 350 F or 160 C for about 35 minutes (a loaf pan may require slightly longer) or until a toothpick inserted near the centre comes out clean.
  • Serve as is, or with a dollop of whipped cream on top.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 222.8, Fat 8.7, SaturatedFat 5.4, Cholesterol 23.2, Sodium 201.1, Carbohydrate 33.7, Fiber 1, Sugar 15.3, Protein 3.1

FRESH PLUM CAKE



Fresh Plum Cake image

A quick and simple moist, dense cake with the flavour of plums and brown sugar. Feel free to use any fruit or berries you like instead of the plums. I used half whole wheat and half all purpose flour when I made this and also used light cream cheese and fat free yogurt. Cup measurements are estimates as I normally use grams.

Provided by SallyDe

Categories     Breads

Time 50m

Yield 1 9inch cake, 8-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 1/4 cups light brown sugar (120g)
1/2 cup cream cheese (100g)
2 eggs
1/2 cup yogurt (120g)
1 1/2 cups flour (170g)
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 pinch salt
1 -2 cup plum, chopped (200g)
1 tablespoon flour

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350/180/Gas 4 and grease a round 9 inch/24cm pan.
  • Toss chopped plums (or other fruit) with 1 tablespoon flour.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, beat cream cheese to soften then beat in brown sugar.
  • Add eggs one at a time, beating throughly after each addition.
  • Add half the flour mix to the cheese mix and fold then add the yogurt and stir to combine.
  • Add the rest of the flour mix and beat until smooth.
  • Fold in the floured plums.
  • Spread batter into prepared pan and bake for around 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 306.7, Fat 7.1, SaturatedFat 3.9, Cholesterol 70.8, Sodium 326.1, Carbohydrate 55.9, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 36, Protein 5.9

DROZDZOWKA (POLISH YEAST PLUM CAKE)



Drozdzowka (Polish Yeast Plum Cake) image

Pronounced dhroz-djoo-vka, is a typical Polish yeast cake, usually enjoyed on Sunday afternoon with a cup of tea or coffee. Different variations of it are also being eaten during Christmas and Easter. This is the first ever cake I managed to successfully bake (at the age of 13) and since then I have been baking it for my friends in various spots around the world, including Negev Desert in Israel where I used solar oven (6 hours baking time).

Provided by Cooking Monster

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     European     Eastern European     Polish

Time 2h20m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 16

½ cup whole milk
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon white sugar
2 (0.6 ounce) cakes cake yeast
1 ⅓ cups margarine
½ cup dry bread crumbs
4 eggs
1 ⅛ cups white sugar
8 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons vanilla sugar
1 cup whole milk, or as needed
6 cups fresh plums, pitted and quartered
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup butter
½ cup white sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Steps:

  • In a saucepan over very low heat, warm up 1/2 cup of milk to no more than 100 degrees F (38 degrees C); stir in 1 tablespoon of flour and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Remove from heat and transfer to a bowl. Crumble the cake yeast into the milk mixture, and gently stir until the mixture becomes creamy. Cover the pan with a cloth, and set aside in a warm place until the yeast forms a spongy texture, 20 to 30 minutes.
  • Melt margarine in a saucepan over low heat; remove from heat and allow to cool to lukewarm.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish, and sprinkle with bread crumbs.
  • Place eggs and 1 1/8 cup sugar into a blender, and process until the mixture is yellow and fluffy. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together 8 cups of flour with vanilla sugar. Stir in the egg mixture, activated yeast mixture, and lukewarm margarine; start kneading 1 cup milk, or as needed, into the dough, a little at a time, until the dough stops sticking to your fingers and becomes smooth and even. Knead for at least 15 minutes, working to incorporate as much air as possible into the dough as you knead.
  • Press the dough evenly into the prepared baking sheet, and arrange the plums over the top of the dough. Set aside.
  • In a bowl, cut together 1 1/2 cup flour, the butter, and 1/2 cup of sugar with a pastry cutter until the mixture resembles fine crumbs; sprinkle the streusel mixture over the plums. Dust streusel with cinnamon, if desired.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 415.4 calories, Carbohydrate 60.6 g, Cholesterol 42.7 mg, Fat 15.9 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 8 g, SaturatedFat 4.8 g, Sodium 179.3 mg, Sugar 19.3 g

POLISH QUICK CAKE WITH FRUIT (PLACEK Z OWOCAMI)



Polish Quick Cake With Fruit (Placek Z Owocami) image

I love quick and easy recipes. I found this one in an ethnic cookbook. You can use any fruit you have on hand.

Provided by DiLo4602

Categories     Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 10-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

3 eggs
1/3 lb unsalted butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/4 cups flour
fruit, any type (apples, peaches, plums, etc.)

Steps:

  • Beat butter and sugar until smooth an creamy. Add 1 egg at a time, alternating with flour and beat well until blended.
  • Pour batter into grease 9 x 13 pan.
  • Arrange fruit such as sliced peaches, apples dusted with cinnamon or plums sliced in half on top of cake so it's well distributed.
  • Bake at 350°F 30 - 40 minutes until cake is golden. Cool and dust with icing sugar.
  • Be sure every guest gets a nice slice of fruit on top!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 245.4, Fat 13.9, SaturatedFat 8.2, Cholesterol 96, Sodium 23, Carbohydrate 27.1, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 15.2, Protein 3.6

FRESH PLUM CAKE



Fresh Plum Cake image

This lovely cake is great for summer stone-fruits such as plums, peaches and apricots. A rustic, yet elegant cake that needs no cream or sauce to perfect it! The plums add a juicy tang to this dense buttery cake, so it's flavorful enough to stand alone. That makes it a perfect dessert to take to a BBQ or party. This is just the kind of dessert I'd wrap up and put in my picnic basket for an evening concert at the park. No hassle, big impact!

Provided by spicyperspective

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h10m

Yield 10-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (7 oz.)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, divided
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature (could use shortening)
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon sugar
2 xl eggs
6 -8 plums

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350* F. Place a sheet of parchment paper over the bottom disk of an 8-9 inch spring-form pan. Fasten the ring around the disk with the parchment paper secured in between. Cut off the excess paper. Grease the sides of the pan.
  • Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and ½ teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice.
  • In the electric mixer, cream 1 cup of sugar with the butter. Add the eggs one at a time. Slowly add the flour mixture. Scrape the bowl and mix again.
  • Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan.
  • Slice the plums into eighths. The easiest way I've found to do this, is to run a knife around the plum to half it, then do the same to quarter it. Split each quarter in half. Then the little sections should pop off the pit with your knife.
  • Place the plum slices around the top of the cake in a pretty pattern-make sure they are close together.
  • Sprinkle 1 Tb. of sugar and the remaining ¼ tsp of pumpkin pie spice over the plums.
  • Bake for 50-55 minutes-until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Make SURE not to over bake! Cool for 15 minutes in the pan, and another 10 minutes out of the pan before serving!
  • Serves 8-12.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 346.9, Fat 19.7, SaturatedFat 12, Cholesterol 91.1, Sodium 111.4, Carbohydrate 40.4, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 25.3, Protein 3.7

Tips:

  • Use ripe, juicy plums. This will ensure that your cake is moist and flavorful.
  • Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing can result in a tough, dense cake.
  • Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. This will ensure that the cake is cooked through.
  • Serve the cake warm or at room temperature. This will allow the flavors to meld together.
  • Garnish the cake with powdered sugar, whipped cream, or fresh plum slices. This will add a touch of sweetness and elegance to your cake.

Conclusion:

Polish Fresh Plum Cake (Placek z Sliwkami) is a delicious and easy-to-make cake that is perfect for any occasion. With its moist, flavorful crumb and sweet, juicy plums, this cake is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you're looking for a delicious and festive cake, give Polish Fresh Plum Cake a try. You won't be disappointed!

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