Friand Cake with Plums

Instructions

• 1
  First, preheat the oven to 180 °C and prepare a baking dish (20 cm × 30 cm) lined with baking paper.
• 2
  Now prepare the filling: Pit the plums, cut them into sixths, and transfer them to a smaller bowl. Then add the forest fruits and cinnamon to the plums, mix everything together, and set aside.
• 3
  Next, prepare the batter: Gradually crack all 5 eggs, placing the yolks in a medium-sized bowl and the whites in a tall mixing container. Add 60 g of brown sugar to the bowl with the yolks and whisk this mixture into a foam. Whisk the egg whites in the mixing container until almost stiff, then add the remaining 30 g of brown sugar and continue whisking until a stiff, glossy meringue forms. In a larger bowl, mix the spelt flour, ground almonds, and baking powder, then add the yolk foam to the resulting mixture and mix – you will get a denser batter, into which you carefully fold the meringue in several batches.
• 4
  Pour the finished batter into the lined baking dish and spread the prepared fruit filling on top. Place the dish in the oven and bake for 30–35 minutes at 170–180 °C.
• 5
  After the specified time, remove the dish, cover the cake with aluminum foil, return it to the oven, and bake for another 8–10 minutes until golden.
• 6
  Let the baked cake cool for a while, then divide it into 6 portions and serve.