I Tripled the Custard on This Plum Cake( You’ll Never Serve It Any Other Way)

Monday, August 25, 2025

A plain cake becomes something magical when topped with sugared plums and a pour-over custard — and doubling the custard turns it into pure comfort

I Tripled the Custard on This Plum Cake( You’ll Never Serve It Any Other Way)

A simple cake is the base, and a delightful combination of plums and custard is baked on top. “This recipe was excellent!” raves Emily. “I suggest coating your plums in sugar if they are not very ripe and definitely double or triple the custard recipe. I served it in a bowl with milk (or ice cream would be good too).”

At-a-glance

Item

Detail

Prep time

30 minutes

Cook time

1 hour

Total time

1 hour 30 minutes

Servings

9

Yield

1 (9-inch square pan)

Source / Notes

Submitted by PAT-H; updated Sept 7, 2023


Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 9 servings

Quantity

Ingredient

1 cup

all-purpose flour

1 tbsp

white sugar

1 tsp

baking powder

½ cup

butter

2 tbsp

heavy cream

1

egg

2 ½ cups

pitted and sliced plums

½ cup

heavy cream

½ cup

white sugar

1

egg

1 tsp

vanilla extract


Directions

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). In a large bowl, mix the flour, 1 tablespoon white sugar, and the baking powder. Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in 2 tablespoons whipping (heavy) cream and 1 egg. Press the dough into the bottom of an ungreased 9-inch square pan and arrange the sliced plums over the top.

Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes. While the cake is baking, combine ½ cup whipping cream, ½ cup white sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 1 egg in a bowl. Beat the custard mixture well, then pour it over the plums and return the pan to the oven. Bake an additional 20 to 30 minutes, or until the custard is set.

Serve warm or allow the cake to cool to room temperature. Store any leftovers in the refrigerator.

Practical Tips

Tip

If plums are not very ripe, coat them in sugar before arranging on the cake.

Double or triple the custard recipe for a richer, spoonable result.

Serve warm with milk or ice cream — both are recommended.

The cake is also good cooled to room temperature; refrigerate leftovers.

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