The classic crumble cakes with seasonal fruits are absolute favorites and are a must during the summer months, if only it weren't for that complicated yeast dough... There is a great alternative to make it easier for yourself and it is the quark and oil dough. But what if we told you that it could be even easier and faster? Have you ever tried the plum cake with puff pastry?
Yes, it really is possible and the result is really delicious. So if you're looking for a last-minute recipe or just don't feel like making a yeast dough, you can use this variant and get the perfect dough for plum cake without yeast without any effort.
Simple plum crumble cake from the tin
Should the cake also be visually reminiscent of the classic crumb cake with plums? Then you definitely need a recipe for sheet pan plum cake without yeast. Topped with delicious sprinkles, the alternative becomes almost like the real thing. How to prepare this dessert:
For one tray (approx. 12 pieces):
- 1.2 kg plums (oralso plums); washed, halved, cored and quartered
- 400g puff pastry
- 60g melted butter
- 75g sugar
- powdered sugar
For the sprinkles (optional):
- 150 g Flour
- 75 g Butter
- 75g sugar
Instead of sprinkles, simple almond flakes also work very well.
The recipe for the plum cake with sprinkles
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees and line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Roll out the puff pastry a little and place it on the prepared tray.
- Brush it with a small amount of the melted butter (so it doesn't get too dry) and then dust it with the powdered sugar.
- Prick it several times with a fork (to ensure better air circulation).
- Bake the puff pastry for about 15 minutes.
- Take it out of the oven and spread the plums over it.
- Drizzle the fruit with the rest of the melted butter.
- Sprinkle with the sugar.
- Prepare a crumbly dough for the streusel using the ingredients listed.
- Spread the sprinkles over the fruit.
- Bake for another 20 minutes or until the dough and streusel turn slightly brown.
- Serve warm or chilled as desired.
After you take the cake out of the oven, you can also sprinkle it with brown sugar and cinnamon. Vanilla ice cream or any other ice cream also tastes great with it. Serve the dessert with a scoop of ice cream!
You can also use this recipefor a plum cakeby simply replacing the plums with damsons. The pudding gives the cake a deliciously creamy consistency, which is perfect for those who find the above version perhaps too dry. Prepare this plum cake in the springform pan.
For a springform pan (approx. 12 pieces):
- 1 package of puff pastry, preferably fresh
- 500 g plums (or plums or other fruits); Halved, cored and quartered or even cut into eighths
- ½ Orange
- 500g readystore-bought or cooked vanilla pudding
- 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp spice mixture with anise, cardamom and star anise
- 2 cloves
- Fat for the mold
Quick plum cake with pudding - this is how it's made
- Put the plums directly into a bowl, squeeze the orange over them and mix in the spice mixture.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and grease the springform pan.
- Place the puff pastry in the springform pan, pulling it up around the edges.
- Prick the dough several times with a fork. This allows the hot air to circulate better and the dough to cook more quickly.
- Bake the dough as it is in the oven for 15 minutes.
- Take the dough out of the oven and spread the vanilla pudding over it.
- Spread the plums over it and sprinkle them with the vanilla sugar.
- Bake another 25 to 30 minutes. The plum cake with puff pastry is ready when the pastry turns slightly brown.
If you want, you can sprinkle the plum cake with puff pastry with powdered sugar before serving.
Cake with plums and cream vanilla pudding and brandy
Create a special flavor with brandy:
For one tray (8-12 pieces):
- 375g puff pastry
- 6 to 8 plums; washed, halved, cored and quartered
- 30g brown sugar
- 3 THE Brandy
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 TL Vanilleextrakt
- 1 egg yolk (size M), whisked
- 200 ml high fat whipping cream
- 1 tbsp powdered sugar
- 200 ml of any vanilla cream/vanilla pudding
Prepare plum cake with puff pastry
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees and meanwhile leave the baking tray that you will use for baking in the oven.
- Place the puff pastry on baking paper and cut it with a knife at a distance of 1.5 cm from the edge (do not cut through!) to make it easier to fold it over later.
- Within this self-drawn edge, prick the dough several times with a fork.
- In a large bowl, mix half the brandy with the sugar, cornstarch and vanilla and stir in the plums.
- Place the marinated plums on a baking tray lined with baking paper (notthe tray from the oven).
- Brush the edge of the puff pastry with the egg yolk and place it on the hot tray along with the baking paper.
- Bake on the top rack for 20 minutes.
- 10 minutes before the end of baking, put the plums in the oven on the lowest shelf.
- Then let everything cool down a little and then cut the plum halves into quarters or eighths.
- Beat the cream together with the icing sugar and the remaining brandy until stiff.
- Add the vanilla cream and beat until stiff again.
- Spread the puff pastry with the cream and distribute the plums over it. Complete!
The recipe also works with plums,fresh strawberries, peaches and other seasonal fruits.
