The blame game begins

This morning I made my mother a plum cake she enjoys this time of year. Since it was made for her, she appropriately cut her self a piece after lunch (rather tiny I might add). Soon afterward, Dad cut himself a piece, slightly bigger, and instigated the "blame game". The blame game here at the Homestead goes like this: different people cut themselves successive slivers of cake until there is little choice but to cut off a piece and "finish the row". Then the next person who goes to cut a piece of cake complains that a whole row is gone and the rest of the people say "Well, I didn't have any!" or "I just had a small piece!" when in fact we all know that everyone's been nibbling on the cake throughout the afternoon.

If you want to make your own plum cake - it isn't hard, you just need those about a dozen of those little Italian plums that are in season this time of year:

Plum Cake

1 stick of butter (slightly softened)
1 C of sugar, divided
2 eggs
1 C flour
plums - pitted and cut into slices
1 tsp. cinnamon


Cream butter and 1/2 C sugar, reserving other 1/2 C of sugar for topping. Beat in eggs till fluffy . Add flour and blend well. Pour batter into small greased pan. Top with plum pieces skin side down sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Bake in hot oven at 400 degrees for 30 - 40 minutes.
If your household can resist not eating it before hand, serve with cold heavy cream.