Classic Plum Sheet Cake with Streusel

Vegetarian 2 h 20 servings Medium ~280 kcal

by Tavolino

A traditional sheet cake with fluffy yeast dough, juicy plums, and crunchy butter streusel, perfect for late summer.

Ingredients

1
Warm 100 ml of milk in a saucepan to a maximum of 37 °C.
2
Place 250 g of flour in a bowl and make a well in the center.
3
Crumble the yeast into the lukewarm milk, add 50 g of sugar, and dissolve.
4
Add the yeast milk to the flour, then add 50 g of soft butter and a pinch of salt.
5
Knead everything into a smooth yeast dough and let it rise, covered, in a warm place for 60 to 90 minutes.
6
Wash the plums, slice them lengthwise, remove the pits, and open the halves slightly.
7
For the streusel, briefly mix 150 g of flour, 75 g of cold butter, and 75 g of sugar and knead into crumbles.
8
Roll out the risen yeast dough on a baking sheet and press it flat.
9
Cover the dough densely with the plums.
10
Sprinkle the plums with 1 tbsp of cinnamon sugar.
11
Distribute the streusel evenly over the plums.
12
Bake the cake in a preheated oven until golden yellow.
13
Let the finished plum cake cool slightly before slicing.