Zwetschgendatschi!

August is the month for plums- nice, ripe, juicy Italian plums (in German Zwetschgen and in English also known as Damson plums). They have yellow flesh and a deep purple skin, that, once cooked or baked, gives out a wonderful deep fushia color. Plums are loved in Germany (and I am sure in many other countries) and everyone has his/her favorite plum cake recipe. I had never made a plum cake before, but as I was having a few people over for a traditional Kaffee und Kuchen afternoon, I decided to make this recipe. It was easy to make and turned out to be delicious! You should give it a try too! (PS: I replaced the fresh yeast, which I did not have, with instant dry yeast, and the result was the same, or at least no one complained about the dough!).

Yum! Plum!