Zwetchgendatschi is a traditional Bavarian plum cake, made with a sweet yeasted base and a special type of prune plum. It's made vegan here, and lightened up a bit.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Vegan
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Rising Time 1 hourhour
Total Time 40 minutesminutes
Servings 8people
Ingredients
Ingredients for the cake:
250gramsabout two cups of whole flour (I used spelt)
50grams2 oz of raw cane sugar
100mla little less than half a cup of almond milk
One teaspoon of dry yeast
50grams2 oz of margarine
750grams1.5 pounds of plums
A teaspoon of cinnamon
For the streusel:
50grams2 oz of raw cane sugar
50grams2 oz of whole flour
30grams1 oz of margarine
Instructions
Mix the flour and sugar in a baking bowl. Take a few teaspoons of the almond milk and warm them up to a little more than room temperature. Mix the yeast with the almond milk until it has dissolved completely. Now make a well in the middle of the flour-sugar mix and pour in the yeasted almond milk. Stir a little so it mixes a bit with the flour. Cover the bowl with a towel and let it sit for 30 minutes in a warm place - near a heater for example.
Meanwhile, prep the plums by washing them, pitting them and cutting them in quarters. Melt 50 grams (2 oz) of the margarine and set aside to cool.
After 30 minutes, add the rest of the almond milk and the melted margarine to the dough and mix everything well with a wooden spoon. When the dough starts coming together use your hands to knead it into a ball. Add some flour if it's too sticky. Cover the bowl again and let the dough rise for another 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 F). Melt the remaining margarine for the streusel and mix it with the flour and sugar until you have a heap of crumbles.
When the dough has risen, knead it again to smoothen it, then spread it out on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, using your hands or a rolling pin. Note that this amount of dough may not cover the entire sheet, depending on its size - it's not a problem though, just shape it into a rectangle or square anyway.
Spread the cinnamon evenly on the dough, then cover it with the plum slices, arranging them in rows like tiles, leaving a little rim at the edges. Sprinkle the streusel over the plum cake and bake it in the oven for about 25 minutes.