I am a day late on posting this blog, but that was because I was also a day late on baking... whoops, time just seems to really get away from me these days. It is a great thing to be busy spending time with family and enjoying the great outdoors, but I really wanted to join in on this recipe. So, I did, just later than I planned.
The recipe this week was Plum cakes! I watched the video with Julia cooking them last week and they looked wonderful. I am not the biggest plum fan, so I just thought I would try a few different fruits instead. I went with an apple and a nectarine. The nectarine definitely won! The cake mix was super simple and with just two tablespoons of batter and a half of a nectarine it was quick to put together. I think the key to the batter was whipping the butter and sugar on high for over three minutes and then whipping in the eggs at a high speed as well.
They turned out great and I am glad I baked the recipe this week. If you want to check out the other variations head over to the blogroll at
Tuesday with Dorie.
Here are few pictures I snapped along they way!
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| Batter getting fluffy |
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| Just a little batter was needed |
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| Top with an apple and a nectarine |
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| Of course top the fruit with brown sugar |
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| Finished nectarine cake, pretty still in the ramekin |
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| Finished apple cake, the brown sugar melted into the bottom |
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| It fell apart a little, but served with ice cream no one minded! |
Beautiful! I bet the nectarine taste wonderful in this - better than the plum would - and I liked them with plums. It was tricky getting them out of the ramekins - even Marcel had problems with that. :)
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