Happy Endings Plum Cake
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
¾ cup granulated sugar
¾ cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2½ cups all-purpose flour (high altitude: add 2 tablespoons)
2 teaspoons baking powder (high altitude: subtract ½ teaspoon)
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 16-ounce can purple plums packed in syrup, well drained, the syrup reserved and the plums chopped
confectioners’ sugar
Preheat the oven to 400°. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter until creamy and light, then gradually add the sugars, beating until creamy and smooth. Beat in the eggs, then the vanilla. Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon together. Stir the dry ingredients into the butter mixture, alter
