German Plum Cake

Serve with vanilla ice cream for a real slice of heaven!

1/2 lb. unsalted butter
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
10 to 12 fresh plums, depending on size
3 tablespoons sugar
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon lemon flavor
2 tablespoons rum - use the real thing here, and not rum extract
Powdered sugar for decoration

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 12 inch spring-form pan well.

Mix butter and sugar until creamy; add eggs and beat well. Add flavorings and mix well. Add flour mixed with baking powder and stir
until well mixed. Put half the batter into the spring-form pan.

Arrange plum slices over top. Sprinkle with the sugar. Put rest of batter on top of fruit and bake for about 50-60 minutes. Let stand for about half an hour then take cake out of pan and cool completely. It can be served
warm or completely cool. Sprinkle top with powdered sugar. Serve with vanilla ice cream.

Note: If using plums, be sure they are nice and ripe before using them. If you can't find good fresh plums, use the canned ones, well drained. The flavor is much better when you use fresh plums, though.