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.