Louise Cake with Plums
Recipe for Creamed Cake with Plums and Meringue (Louise Cake)
Today I invite you to try a unique Louise Cake with plums and meringue. This slightly autumnal cake consists of a layer of light creamed butter cake, baked with a generous amount of fresh plums and a layer of sweet meringue with almonds. Such a cake will be perfect for a weekend dessert, but also for special occasions. Be sure to check out my recipe with photos and a preparation video and bake this plum cake for yourself and your loved ones.
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Louise Creamed Cake with Plums step-by-step recipe
If you like juicy, fruity cakes and love plums, then you must try the recipe for this classic cake.
Creamed cake with plums and meringue recipe with video
Wyposażenie
- Baking pan with a diameter of about 22-23 cm.
Składniki
ingredients for the creamed cake
- 125 g butter (soft)
- 100 g powdered sugar (2/3 cup)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla (or lemon zest – I used vanilla)
- 3 egg yolks (from large eggs – preferably at room temperature)
- 20 g desiccated coconut (about 2 slightly heaped tablespoons)
- 125 g wheat flour (scant cup)
- 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 80 ml milk (at room temperature)
topping ingredients
- approx 500 g plums
- 3 egg whites (from large eggs – preferably at room temperature)
- 150 g sugar (3/4 cup)
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice (or white wine vinegar)
- 1 teaspoon potato starch
- 60 g almond flakes (a little over half a cup)
Instrukcja
How to make Luiza’s cake with plums step by step
Step 1 – preparations
- Grease the baking pan with butter and sprinkle with breadcrumbs or flour (you can also line it with baking paper instead).
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees (top/bottom heat mode).
- Wash the plums, cut them in half, remove the pits, and cut the fruit in half again – you will get 4 pieces from each plum.approx 500 g plums
- Sift the flour together with the baking powder through a sieve.125 g wheat flour, 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
Step 2 – prepare the creamed cake
- Beat the butter together with sugar and vanilla (or lemon zest) into a white and fluffy mass – I beat for several minutes on high speed of the mixer.125 g butter, 100 g powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon vanilla
- Add the egg yolks – and mix briefly.3 egg yolks
- Add the desiccated coconut to the butter and mix briefly.20 g desiccated coconut
- Add a little flour and milk alternately to the butter.80 ml milk
- Mix together, briefly – just until the ingredients combine.
- Transfer the batter to the baking pan and bake for 20 minutes.
Step 3 – prepare the meringue with almonds
- Lightly beat the egg whites, start adding sugar in portions and beat on high speed of the mixer until the foam becomes very white, shiny and smooth.3 egg whites, 150 g sugar
- Add lemon juice (or vinegar) and potato starch to the egg whites – mix briefly.1 teaspoon lemon juice, 1 teaspoon potato starch
- Sprinkle in the almond flakes and gently mix.60 g almond flakes
Step 4 – finish the cake
- Arrange the plums densely on the pre-baked base – skin side up.
- Spread the meringue over the plums and level it.
- Bake the cake for another 35 minutes.
- After baking, cool the cake completely before removing it from the pan.
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Wartości Odżywcze
Where did Louise Cake come from?
Louise Cake is one of the older cakes – its origin dates back to around 1871. It was supposedly baked to celebrate the wedding of Princess Louise – one of Queen Victoria’s daughters. Traditionally, the cake consisted of a more shortcrust-like pastry, which was spread with raspberry jam and baked with a meringue with coconut flakes. Over the years, the recipe, of course, evolved, and the fruit part was and is freely changed. My current cake with plums and meringue is inspired by a recipe created by Ottolenghi (although I use the version provided on the blog Baking like a chef). The creamed cake is light and soft, the plums provide great moisture and a nice taste, and the meringue with slightly crispy almond flakes (instead of coconut flakes) adds sweetness. I highly recommend it!
What ingredients are essential for baking Louise Cake?
To bake the plum cake, you will need a few basic ingredients that you either already have at home or can easily buy in any store. Here is a shortened list of products for the cake that I used and possible substitutes.
- butter – I used extra butter with 82% fat content, you can also substitute it with a butter blend, or even use vegetable butter
- wheat flour – type 500, 450 or 550 flour will be best
- almonds – I added almond flakes to the meringue; if you don’t have them, or don’t like or can’t eat almonds, use coconut flakes instead, or ultimately you can make the meringue plain without any additions
- plums – mine are a hybrid variety, you can use any plums – if they are very large, you can cut them into more pieces than 4. Outside of plum season, you can spread the cake with plum jam, or use other seasonal fruits or fruit preserve.
Cake ingredients at room temperature
The base of Louise Cake is creamed butter cake. For its preparation, the products should be at room temperature. Therefore, take the butter for the cake out of the refrigerator in advance – about two hours should be enough. If you forget, you can briefly heat the butter in the microwave or in a water bath. Also, take the milk for the cake out earlier, or briefly heat it in the microwave or a saucepan – be careful not to let it get too hot! Also, take the eggs for the cake out of the refrigerator earlier, or place them in hot water for a few minutes.
How to store creamed cake with plums and meringue?
If the creamed butter cake is to be served on the same day, you don’t need to put it in the refrigerator. It can safely sit on the kitchen counter for a few hours. Overnight, it’s best to put it in the refrigerator, as the plums can make it spoil more easily. My cake, stored in the refrigerator, lasted up to 5 days. Due to the meringue, the cake is not very suitable for freezing. Therefore, it’s best to eat it all.
I hope this Louise creamed cake with meringue and plums will appeal to you and you will enjoy baking it – also in other flavors. I would be delighted if you share your impressions under the recipe.
Recommended plum cake recipes
If you like plums and sweet plum baked goods, then be sure to check out my other recipes with these delicious fruits. Here I recommend three such recipes, among others, and many more on the blog. You are cordially invited :)
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