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Published: Jul 17, 2018 · Modified: Jan 30, 2024 by Sara

Spiced Plum Coffee Cake

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This spiced plum coffee cake is as delicious as it is beautiful and is wonderful as a quick breakfast or as an addition to brunch.If you have a big family to feed or have people over for brunch, coffee cake is a great way to satisfy a crowd. It's just me at my house, but a slice of coffee cake is a great grab-and-go breakfast for me to take to work during the day.

This spiced plum coffee cake is simple. The key is dicing up some of the plums and coating them in cinnamon sugar, then layering them with the batter. Then, slice a couple more plums, coat the slices in the cinnamon sugar, and arrange them however you want on top of the batter.

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The best part of summer is all the fresh fruit filling up the farmers markets and produce stands. Plums are among my favorites and they come in so many different varieties!

For this coffee cake, use whatever type suits your taste and the way you want your loaf to look. The ones I used were tart which balanced out the sweetness of the sugar, but also had a dark skin and I love the contrast that gave to the look of the plum coffee cake.

Spiced Plum Coffee Cake from Biscuits & Burlap

After you've layered the batter and plums and have the top looking all pretty, bake the coffee cake on 350 for an hour to an hour and a half or until a toothpick comes out clean and you've got yourself a beautiful spiced plum coffee cake!

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Can you freeze coffee cake?

Sure! Wrap it tightly with aluminum foil, plastic freezer wrap, or store it in a heavy-duty freezer bag. When stored properly, it maintains its best quality for around 2 to 3 months.

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plum coffee cake in pan with slice out.

Spiced Plum Coffee Cake

Biscuits & Burlap
This spiced plum coffee cake is as delicious as it is beautiful and is wonderful as a quick breakfast or as an addition to brunch.
4.85 from 19 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr
Total Time 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
Course Breakfast, Brunch

Ingredients
  

  • 5 plums 2 sliced, 3 diced
  • 1-½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¾ cups sugar divided
  • 1-½ cups all-purpose flour +2 Tbsp
  • 1-½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 stick butter melted and cooled
  • 2 tablespoon water
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a small bowl, combine cinnamon and 3 1/ 2 tablespoons granulated sugar. 
  • Dice 3 plums and cut 2 into thin slices.
  • Toss diced plums in cinnamon sugar. Set aside. Toss slices in cinnamon sugar and set aside as well (separate from diced).
  • Whisk flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
  • Combine remaining granulated sugar, ½ cup of brown sugar, melted butter, water, vanilla extract and eggs together in a medium-sized bowl. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until well combined. 
  • Pour ⅓ of the batter into a greased loaf pan. Spread half of the diced plums over the batter. Pour another ⅓ batter over the plums and top with the remaining diced plums. Pour the rest of the batter in and top with sliced plums.  
  • Pour any remaining liquid from the plums over the top.
  • Bake for 1-1 ½ hours or until a toothpick comes out clean.
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Comments

  1. Kelsey says

    July 18, 2018 at 9:07 pm

    5 stars
    I could start every morning out with this! I bet it pairs very well with coffee!

    Reply
    • Pam says

      July 19, 2018 at 1:33 pm

      It is just perfect with coffee. Thank you, Kelsey!

      Reply
  2. Caroline says

    July 18, 2018 at 10:01 pm

    5 stars
    This sounds delicious and looks great too - I can imagine this being perfect with a cup of tea or coffee.

    Reply
    • Pam says

      July 19, 2018 at 1:34 pm

      Thank you, Caroline!

      Reply
  3. Cindy Gordon says

    July 18, 2018 at 10:17 pm

    5 stars
    So delicious, I am always searching for brunch recipes, I am so glad I found this one! My family is too! YUM

    Reply
    • Pam says

      July 19, 2018 at 1:34 pm

      Thanks, Cindy. Hope y'all enjoy it.

      Reply
  4. Luci's Morsels says

    July 18, 2018 at 10:31 pm

    Love this flavor idea and combination! I need to try this one ASAP! Yummy!

    Reply
    • Pam says

      July 19, 2018 at 1:35 pm

      Thanks, Luci. It's pretty darn good!

      Reply
  5. Jacque Hastert says

    July 19, 2018 at 12:07 am

    5 stars
    I love that you have plums in this. It is a favorite fruit of mine, but hard to find in desserts. Love this!

    Reply
    • Pam says

      July 19, 2018 at 1:35 pm

      Agree, Jacque. That's why we came up with the recipe.

      Reply
  6. Valentina says

    July 19, 2018 at 12:57 am

    5 stars
    I would really LOVE, LOVE this tomorrow morning with my coffee! It's beautiful and I'm SURE as delicious as it looks.

    Reply
    • Pam says

      July 19, 2018 at 1:35 pm

      Aw, Thanks Valentina. It is pretty in a rustic sort of way, isn't it?

      Reply
  7. Michelle says

    September 28, 2018 at 5:28 pm

    5 stars
    This looks amazing. There's just something about fall that makes me love making breads!!

    Reply
    • Pam says

      September 30, 2018 at 10:07 am

      We agree. Thank you, Michelle!

      Reply
  8. Jessica says

    August 25, 2020 at 1:07 pm

    Does this freeze well?

    Reply
  9. Sarah Hill says

    October 03, 2021 at 9:19 am

    This worked well, would make again. Next time I would only use 2/3 cup granulated sugar. I found the batter too thick to spread and added 2 T buttermilk. Next time, I would replace the 2T water with buttermilk and add 2, so 4T buttermilk and no water. Thanks for posting!

    Reply
  10. Michelle says

    August 11, 2023 at 2:28 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious. Easy to make The second one I made, I added berries to it, and it everything else the same. Great recipe thank you.

    Reply
    • Pam says

      August 11, 2023 at 5:23 pm

      Awww... thanks for letting us know and for the 5 star rating Michelle!

      Reply
  11. richard schmidt says

    August 18, 2023 at 7:05 pm

    it was difficult to get out of the pan-i recommend lining the pan with parchment paper to lift it out

    Reply
  12. Brad Davis says

    April 06, 2025 at 8:06 pm

    5 stars
    Had a bunch of average Plum's from Chile, saw this recipe and decided to make it. I followed your directions, I used parchment paper to line the bread pan as one comment noted, also used more spices including nutmeg and some all spice. I did raise the temperature to 390 and that allowed the coffee cake to rise and set in a little over 1 hour.

    It came out great, really tasty. Even with only so-so plums this coffee cake was great, not too sweet, and the plums taste really shined, would recommend this recipe.

    Reply
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