Not too long ago, I purchased a sizeable bag of plums, and then I found myself feeling a bit "over it" with the plums. I'm more of a sliced fruit person, I think? Regardless, I certainly didn't want them to go to waste.
We had a cookout to attend this past weekend with friends, so I did a twist on one of my most favorite dessert recipes, Fresh Apple Cake (original post here), and subbed the sliced apples for plums.
It was really, really tasty. Which is great, because nobody wants to bring a dud to a cookout. :)
I started off by spraying a little Pam in an 8x8 glass dish and then added the sliced plums.
You'll need a full stick of melted butter for this one ... it's not low-cal, but no really good desserts are.
Top the plums with dry yellow cake mix -- I don't even use an entire box. I use more than half of it, but you could use as much as you'd like.
Drizzle the melted butter over the top, and bake at 350 for about 35-40 minutes or desired doneness.
The result is a really buttery cake filled with fruit and a crunchy top.
This dessert is embarrassingly easy, and you could sub in lots of different fruits -- peaches, mixed berries, strawberries, nectarines. The next time I make it, I'd like to try mixing a few fruits, like apples and blueberries or peaches and raspberries!
YUM this sounds delish! Pinned and totally going to try it :)
ReplyDeleteIt looks like something that you've slaved over for hours and hours!!! Good job, it looks like it was delicious!!! xx
ReplyDeleteYUM!! my mom makes something similar with cherries and walnuts... it's SO good! this sounds pretty delicious too. xo jillian - cornflake dreams
ReplyDeleteYum! We went strawberry picking on the 5th of July and had an OVER abundance of fresh late-season berries. I baked two different cakes on Sunday - how else to use them up? I totally overdid it with the strawberries, but I took one of the cakes to work and all of my coworkers gobbled it up. Success!
ReplyDeleteSounds delicious! We do something very similar with pears. I just love a simple dessert. Your completely right now good dessert is low calorie!
ReplyDeleteSounds delicious! We do something very similar with pears. I just love a simple dessert. Your completely right now good dessert is low calorie!
ReplyDeleteYum!! Way to be resourceful!
ReplyDeleteWow! This is so much easier than I ever thought it would be, but looks like it took time to make! ;) Can't wait to try it. I like the idea of mixing fruits. Yummy!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great, easy idea! I can't wait to try this out myself!
ReplyDeleteYUM! This sounds delicious and I love how easy it is! Thanks for sharing! I will be trying it :)
ReplyDeleteYummo! My husband loves plums, so Ill be trying this one out for sure :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks so good! You don't see a lot of recipes with plums! Going to have to try this!
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You are quite the photographer, girlfriend! And because of your awesome baking skills and pictures, it has me in the kitchen a little bit more. It's making my husband happy. :)
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