German Plum Cake with Streusel (Crumble) ✪ MyGerman.Recipes

[@johnpluta1768]

With Plums being a stone fruit available during the summer months I can understand that this recipe is a real treat.

[@susannerupprecht-smith3843]

I made this today. Delicious! Opted not to add streusel , used cinnamon sugar instead. Served with whipped cream. The plums are very juicy so we’ll have to eat it all up. 😂 Danke für das Rezept.

[@Whippy99]

Barbara, I’m revisiting this video to get the recipe. You were so shy then! My goodness, your channel has grown and you are now full of fun as well as still bringing us fabulous German food recipes. Thank you. 🇬🇧❤️🇩🇪

[@MyGermanRecipes]

Thank you so much! There is definitely a learning curve in talking to a camera lense 😆. What helped me over time is reading the friendly comments and making connections with my returning viewers (like you are) and imagining that I’m talking to this audience. It makes it more fun, too 😁

[@isabelladavis1363]

Making this right now but in a larger baking dish so I will use all of the dough …actually my quiche dish …here in this family it will be done in one sitting…thanks ever so much for the memories of home…stay blessed

[@Ladythyme]

Darn...I think our “sugar plum” season is over in northern New Jersey...I think they are available in August..but that won’t keep me from looking! This is an old time family favorite...my late Tante Trudel use to make the Best! With her went the recipe and I’ve been looking for a similar recipe for some time! This looks close enough to hers for me!!!! And YES they NEED to be Sugar Plums or No it’s just not the same!!!! Lol....Thank you so much for this ...

[@MyGermanRecipes]

I hope you can still find plums! If you do, buy in bulk, bake the cake in bulk, freeze it and enjoy for month to come 😀 ... that’s how I do it 😉

[@Ladythyme]

MyGerman Recipes I certainly will!!! Thanks again!

[@luisac.6125]

@@Ladythyme They are incredibly expensive but I found them on Etsy.com under the name: "Fresh Italian Sugar Plum 3 lbs"

[@soulmaiden]

My mother is a huge fan of crumbles, so when I showed her this she told me that she has a new dessert. Turns out my Grandma used to make some plum dessert from Russia for my dad when he was little, so my mother is now going to surprise him with this tonight. Thank you for another fantastic recipe you are turning out to be my favorite baker/cook on here.

[@MyGermanRecipes]

Awe, thank you, It makes me so happy that I can bring back some beloved but almost forgotten foods back on some tables. Food and childhood memories go hand in hand many times! Enjoy the cake!

[@soulmaiden]

@@MyGermanRecipes Update: My mom made the cake, my father cried. He said it reminded him of what his mother made when he was a child and he was so happy. They both wanted me to pass on their thanks, mom for giving her a new dessert she loves, him for a trip down memory lane. Thanks again!

[@isabelladavis1363]

Oh my gosh this brings amazing memories of my Omas kitchen in Rosenheim…when I make this it is gone at one sitting…at least the version I make…my mother was not a cook so when I ran across a recipe I couldn’t help but try it out..the tart fresh flavors and time of year a very small window to create this favorite of mine.I’m excited to try your recipe and reminisce about the smells and memories in the small house kitchen of Omas and the wonderful end results always created there…thank you so much for your time energy and skills sharing with us…I’ve been here 60 years now in the Deep South Coming from Bavarian Alps at the age of ten to the swamps of Georgia..quite a culture shock especially for my mother but we adapt and every place has a beauty all its own…stay blessed

[@benitad2384]

I have been looking for the plum cake my Oma used to make. I wish I could see this cut so I could see the crumb and if it looks the same as hers. I love your accent, warms my heart.

[@amber4678]

I've been looking for a recipe to make this! When I lived in Grafenwohr, I would get this when it was in season.

[@smileytow1925]

I grew up with this! We have an Italian prune tree in my moms backyard. I used to have one in our first house. My mom would put a bit of sugar and cinnamon over the plums and a bit of bread crumbs ( to soak up some of the plum juices I am sure, never streusel. When she cut the plums she cut them in half like you did but kept the halves connected then cut a little slice in both halves on opposite sides. That opened the plums up and they laid flat against the dough. A yummy desert that I have wonderful memories eating. Thank you for sharing! ❤️

[@MyGermanRecipes]

The breadcrumbs idea is new to me, so is the cutting on the opposite side of the plum. I will try that, it seems to make a lot of sense. Thank you for sharing your moms knowledge. ❤️

[@Earthy-Artist]

I grew up with a variation of this as well, but made on a half sheet pan, no streusel ,only cinnamon sugar. Pflaumenkuchen Yum Yum Yum!

[@jesusgonzalez84]

My mother used to make this cake every fall at plum harvest. The wonderful thing about this cake is that it freezes really well. She wrapped the cake in foil and then plastic freezer bags. Of course she had to spend a couple of weekends of heavy baking to be able to have enough to freeze; because this plum cake was great with coffee, milk, as dessert, or for any in between meal reason one could make up, lol. Of course streusels were always picked off by the kids while the cake was cooling.

[@jesusgonzalez84]

*Have you a recipe for poppy seed rolls?*

[@MyGermanRecipes]

That's how I do it, too! It is perfect for the freezer and so easy to thaw ... even in the microwave if I can't wait any longer :-)

[@jesusgonzalez84]

@@MyGermanRecipes, PS: ^^ above Recipes for poppy seed rolls (cake) AND *STEAMED YEAST DOUGH WITH A VANILLA SAUCE?*

[@MyGermanRecipes]

I will make poppy seeds recipes and the steamed yeast rolls in a bit. I am trying to alternate sweet and savory recipes a little bit but baking is one of my favorite things to do in the kitchen :-)

[@samOTH001]

Pflaumenkuchen is one of my favorites! Whenever I go to Germany I have to eat it and there’s so many other things I miss too since moving to the u.s so I’m loving your recipes!

[@MyGermanRecipes]

I hear you!

[@sammyjo8109]

I lived in Germany for two years and my landlady taught me to make this as I loved it so very much. It is my sons favorite. I would also make it in mini pans to put in my husband and children's lunch. My son married 30 years ago but still requests I make him some to take in his lunch to work. Please try this recipe as it is very delicious. It is part of our Holiday tradition meal. I'm so pleased you added it to your videos.

[@MyGermanRecipes]

❤️ It‘s one of my favorite, too!

[@WholeBibleBelieverWoman]

My (German) housemate tells me, "Oh, I LOVE that. That's what my mother used to make me for my birthday every year!" (Except she didn't care for the streusel on top because it made it a little too sweet.)

[@daz4312]

I love your videos! The Italian prune plums are only available in my area here in the southwestern US for about 2 weeks late August. My friend told me her Grandmother sometimes froze the plums she grew at her place in Germany. I tried that 2 years ago, bought extra ones, quartered and pitted them, put them in a large tub of about 3 1/2 lbs of plums (exactly enough for one Zwetschgenkuchen as my friend's Grandmother's recipe calls them.) Her Grandmother's recipe uses Murbeteig pastry instead of the yeast dough, more of a shortbread piecrust than what I would call a cake. A year later I got thawed the plums out and made the pastry. In thawing out, they were almost too mushy to use and a large amount of the liquid had to be drained out before arranging them on the pastry base. Not much to look at, but it tasted mostly the same as the one made with the fresh fruit. The fresh fruit ones are beautiful if you arrange the pieces of plums in a nice pattern on the pastry. Figuring friend's Grandmother probably uses the frozen plums in a compote or jam kind of situation. I ended up straining the leftover liquid and made a delightful syrup out of it!! Frozen plums not quite as good for kuchen, but it did work.

[@contactlynda]

I made this many years ago! I really like it! I am going to try your recipe. I can’t wait to have some again! Thanks for the recipe. Yours looks great!

[@HamCubes]

I love your festive Dirndl! Very pretty! That plum arrangement looked so perfect 👌. Thank you for sharing your recipe and technique. I am absolutely going to the farmers market this week to hunt for the sugar plums so I can make this glorious cake.

[@jesusgonzalez84]

If plums are too hard or not completely ripened, I find placing them in a microwave for a short time, after they have been sliced, softens them up quite nicely. Alternately they can be boiled for a short time while still whole. We learned these tricks out of the necessity of impatience, when we desired plum cake so much, we just couldn't wait for the plums to ripen naturally, lol.

[@MyGermanRecipes]

Wow, I've never heard of that! Great tip! Thanks for sharing, I will definitely try this next time :-)

[@tatumdeshawn4237]

pro trick: you can watch series on flixzone. I've been using them for watching loads of movies these days.

[@vicentecason1555]

@Tatum Deshawn definitely, I have been watching on Flixzone} for months myself :D

[@KonaSitkaRose]

What a stunning cake. You are very talented and a joy to watch. Your hair and outfit are sweet. Thank you for sharing your recipes and knowledge with us It was so hard to find a German baking book a few decades ago. I tried to find authentic but in English. We looked in a big bookstore in Munich back then but there was nothing like that. So your channel is very helpful to me. Thank you!

[@MyGermanRecipes]

Thank you ❤️, I am glad I could help. There are more baking recipes to come. Are you looking for a specific recipe?

[@KonaSitkaRose]

@@MyGermanRecipes I ordered the malt you listed from Amazon. When it arrives (take a long time to our home) I would like to try the brotchen or schrippen bread 💛💚💙

[@wendywesley7423]

Looks Fantastic!!!!

[@Viri-yg6rb]

Thank you! Thank you! I will definitely try this recipe!!! I picked so many plums yesterday. ;)

[@martywithceleste4444]

🇩🇪I've only had this, well a slight variation, one time and that was too many years ago!👴 This does look very good!! We have a totally different type of plum here, but I'm thinking I could make it work with a good bit less sugar😏 Our 🇵🇭plums are very sweet and taste nothing like the plums I grew up with in the states. Thank you, as ALWAYS, for another wonderful recipe and video!!🇩🇪

[@Phronsias1]

Hello, looks interesting, we have eaten all the plums from our tree, my complements for your lovely kitchen!!!

[@MyGermanRecipes]

Thank you! ❤️

[@annemackey1512]

Oooooohhhh! Yummy 😋. That looks so good!

[@lenamahayni6216]

Extremely beautiful costume ❤️❤️ And ur hair is fantastic 🌺❤️️

[@MyGermanRecipes]

Thank you, Lena!

[@Szm0803]

Hallo, kennst Du einen guten Ersatz für Schmand hier in den USA? Btw ich liebe Deinen Channel!!! 😍 Habe den soeben erst gefunden und freue mich total!!!!

[@MyGermanRecipes]

Hallo Fatma und herzlich willkommen! Ich benutze meistens einfach sour cream dort, wo Schmand im Rezept steht. Man kann Schmand auch selber machen, ich werde mal sehen ob ich das Rezept finde und teile es dann auf dem Blog. Dauert aber ein paar Tage, bin derzeit am filmen. Liebe Grüße, Barbara

[@Szm0803]

@@MyGermanRecipes Woah! Das wäre natürlich super! Vielen lieben Dank Barbara! Liebe Grüße aus North Carolina

[@tannenbaum3444]

The Plums (Zwetschgen) are not the normal Plums we typically see in grocery stores here in the US....the Zwetschgen plums are called Italian Plums or also fresh Prune Plums here in the US and are typically only availabe fresh late August/September. Also, it helps to cut a slit half way through on each half for better placement and better baking. This can also be done by cutting a cross (one side only half way through) on the bottom of the plum before removing the stone. The Zwetschge plum has a cling free stone, which is nice, the flesh is firmer. The larger typical plums have more moisture and can make your cake a bit soggy, and many of them do not have cling free stones, making stone removal more difficult.

[@MyGermanRecipes]

Thank you for sharing this! Great tips!!

[@apachetrail6232]

Ahhhh. Another one of my favorites. Needs perhaps a little more streusel. And bigger streusel pieces. Lol. Ty.

[@videoastaMN]

Hello I love your channel, my father used to make this cake on Chritsmas. What kind of flour you use for this cake?? Danke

[@MyGermanRecipes]

I use regular All Purpose Flour for the cake.

[@videoastaMN]

@@MyGermanRecipes Danke, I did it and it was awesome, the family loved it

[@edyash3068]

pretty lady

[@garitica3365]

Thanks for the recipe! Where did you find the fresh yeast?

[@MyGermanRecipes]

They used to sell it to me at the bakery department of Central Market in Houston but not anymore.

[@RiceaRoni354]

Is this what would be called a Kuchen? My Oma made a plum kuchen with sliced plums, no streusel.

[@MyGermanRecipes]

The word Kuchen means cake and is used for any cake. Plum cake can be made without Streusel, yes. There are several different ways to make it. I think the one I made here is the most common version.

[@Fahmyamina]

The amount of ingredients .........pls

[@MyGermanRecipes]

The printable recipe is on my blog. Use the link in the video description.

[@lameduck3630]

Is that how people dress in Houston these days?

[@MyGermanRecipes]

Yes, but with a cowboy hat when we go outside 😉😆