Simple Summer Pluot Torte

I’ve seen this torte from @nytcooking about a dozen times throughout my feed (they claim it to be their most famous recipe) And for good reason. It’s super simple and hits the spot. One bowl. A handful of ingredients. Straight forward directions.  Essentially, here’s what you do:

1. Cream butter and sugar.
2. Add eggs.
3. Add flour.
4. Top with plums.
5. Bake.

In typical fashion, I did make a few adjustments to this recipe, like using a bit of rye flour and adding in a few other flavors to make this have more dimension and complexity. But the simplicity is still there!

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Simple Summer Pluot Torte

Adapted from NY Times

Servings 1 8” cake

Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 45 mins

Total Time 1 hr

Equipment

• 8'' cake pan

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• 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons white sugar or evaporated cane juice
• 1/2 cup butter, ,at room temp
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• zest of 1 lemon
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup all purpose or whole wheat pastry flour
• 1/4 cup rye flour, (you can also add more all purpose if you don't have)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• pinch of kosher salt
• 6-8 plums or pluots, ,cut into halfmoon slices
• 1 tablespoon turbinado sugar (or white sugar), , for sprinkling on top

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Place sugar and butter in the bowl of a standing mixer or a large bowl. Cream sugar and butter until it is pale yellow and light and fluffy, about 1-2 minutes.
• Add in eggs (one at a time), lemon zest, and vanilla extract and beat until eggs are well incorporated, about another minute.
• Add in flour, baking powder, salt. Fold in these dry ingredients with a spatula until just incorporated (you don’t want to overmix).
• Pour batter in a butter or oiled 8’’ cake pan and spread as evenly as possible. It’ll be quite a thick batter and fairly thin- don’t worry!
• Gently place plum slices on top in arrangement of your choice. Sprinkle with just a bit of turbinado or white sugar on top.
• Bake for 40-55 minutes, until the top is lightly golden and a toothpick comes out clean.

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