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Plum & Pluot Buckle

Plum & Plout Buckle combines two summer stone fruits into a soft cake that goes perfectly with a scoop of ice cream. Buckles are easy to make and great if you have leftover fruit to use up.

overhead photo of a Plum & Pluot Buckle.

During the summer, I often buy more fruit than we can eat before it spoils, so I’ve been trying out easy desserts to use things up. Recently, I had a few plums and plouts on hand, so I thought I’d try a fruit buckle recipe I’d seen on All Recipes. That recipe uses blueberries, but I adapted it for what I had on hand.

close-up photo of a slice of cake.

Ingredients

  • Granulated sugar
  • Shortening
  • Large egg
  • Milk
  • All-purpose flour
  • Baking powder
  • Salt
  • Chopped plums
  • Chopped pluots
  • Ground cinnamon
  • Softened butter

photo of a slice of buckle on a plate.

Recipe Tips

  • You don’t need to peel the fruit unless you prefer to.
  • First, you make the cake butter by creaming shortening with sugar and an egg. Then, you mix the dry ingredients in a separate bowl before mixing them into the shortening mixture.
  • Fold the fruit into the batter and then spread it in a cake pan.
  • The cake has a sweet buttery topping, too. Just mix sugar, flour, cinnamon, and butter in a bowl. Sprinkle the topping over the cake batter in the pan.
  • Bake the cake until the topping is golden brown, and a toothpick comes out clean.

This recipe is easy to follow, and I like that the sourness of the plums is offset by the sweet cake. I also love the pretty pink pieces of pluot inside the cake.

It’s great alone, but we like it served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a spoonful of whipped cream on top.

photo of a slice of buckle topped with ice cream.

More Fruit Desserts

Plum & Pluot Buckle

Servings: 1 (8x8-inch) cake
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
This easy cake is made with plums, which are a little sour, and plouts, which are sweeter. Both balance nicely with the sweet cake batter.

Ingredients

For the Cake

  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 cup shortening
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup plums cut into small pieces
  • 1 cup pluots cut into small pieces

For the Topping

  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup butter softened

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Grease one 8x8 inch pan.
  • Cream together 3/4 cup sugar, shortening, and egg. In a separate bowl mix together 2 cups flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir into sugar mixture, alternating with milk. Stir in plums and pluots. Pour into greased 8x8 inch pan.
  • To make topping: Combine the sugar, flour, cinnamon, and butter. Sprinkle over cake batter. Bake for 25-30 minutes.

The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a professional nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.

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