This is very similar to the German Plum Kuchen.

A delicious cake which is easy to prepare. Use this pastry base with any favourite fruit.

1 1/2 cups sifted flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup butter
1 egg
1/3 cup cream (half and half or sour cream or even undiluted evaporated milk)
plums pitted (Italian plums or free stone plums) these plums are less juicy
Sugar
Cinnamon
Butter

Sift the flour with the dry ingredients. Cut in the butter until the mixture is crumbly. Beat the egg and combine with the cream. Stir it into the flour mixture; mix lightly, handling the dough as little as possible. Pat it into a buttered 8x10 inch baking pan. Pit plums don't cut them in half just cut them like a fan still attached and spread them over the dough in rows slightly overlapping, cut side up. Sprinkle the plums with a mixture of sugar and cinnamon and dot with butter. You may double the recipe and put it in a 9 x 13 inch pan.

Bake in a moderate oven (375 degrees. F.)for about 25 to 35 minutes, or until done when toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean.