Connola's german plum cake

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       Title: CONNOLA'S GERMAN PLUM CAKE
  Categories: Cakes, Fruits
       Yield: 16 Servings
  
       1 ts Dry yeast
       1 tb Warm Water
       3 c  Flour
     3/4 c  Sugar
   1 1/2 tb Baking Powder
     3/4 ts Salt
   1 1/4 c  Skim Milk
       6 tb Melted butter
       2 ts Vanilla
       8    Plums; cut thin wedges
     1/2 ts Ground cardamom
  
   Dissolve yeast in warm water.  Set aside.  Combine flour, 1/2 cup sugar,
   baking powder and salt.  Stir in milk, 5 tbs melted butter, vanilla and
   yeast.  Shape dough into a rectangle about 1/2" thick on a buttered cookie
   sheet. Cover dough with plum wedges. Brush plums with remaining tbs of
   melted butter.  Combine 1/4 cup sugar and cardamom. Sprinkle over top of
   cake. Bake at 375~ 30 to 40 min, or until center tests done. From: Connie
   Rizzo
  
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