Polish Plum Cake (Placek z Sliwkami)

Gather the cake ingredients.

Preheat the oven to 350 F. Lightly coat a 13 x 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and 3/4 cup of sugar.

Add the room-temperature butter, milk, and eggs. Beat with a hand mixer at medium speed for 4 minutes or until all of the ingredients combine.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Position the plum halves on top, cut side up, pushing them down slightly into the batter.

Gather the topping ingredients.

Cut the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar and the cloves into 3 tablespoons of cold butter until crumbs form.

Sprinkle it over the plums.

Bake the cake on the center oven rack for about 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in several places comes out clean.

Let the cake cool in the pan to absorb the juice from the plums, resulting in an especially moist cake with intense plum flavor throughout.

Sprinkle the top with confectioners' sugar, if desired, and cut the cake into 12 squares.