Damson Cake
We celebrate reunification tomorrow but the rest of theweek-end is booked for redecoration of our living-room. There won’t be much time left for cooking and baking. A little break on our sunny terrace however should be possible. This sponge cake with damson is made within the time of drinking a cup of coffee and while it’s cooking you may continue working. Give butter, sugar and vanilla sugar in a large bowl and stir carefully. Then add each egg seperately and pound until volume has increased considerably. Scatter sieved flour and cinnamon. (Please take tea spoon only and not table spoon as mentioned above).
Clean damsons, pit and if necessary cut in halves. Give batter into the parchment covered springform pan and arrange damsons on top beginning at the edge. The cake should stay in the oven at 420°F for about 30-35 minutes. After baking take off the cake with its parchment paper and pull on a rack. If the damsons are a bit too acid you may sweaten them with sugar mixed with cinnamon.
This simple cake is absolutely delicious and you may keep it several days in an air-tight box in the fridge.
