There are so many touchstones that announce fall's arrival. Think school buses, shorter days, cooler nights and mums in bloom. For me, an early harbinger is the arrival of Italian prune plums. In late ...

It takes just a few seconds to mix the flour, sugar, and almonds for this fast food-processor cake, and then you blend in the remaining ingredients. You can bake the cake in a springform pan or in a ...

Join Rachel Gurjar in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as she makes her plum and lime upside down cake. Juicy plums unite in a luscious sauce with deep caramel notes and sharp lime flavor for an ...

This plum cake is super simple to make and is a great way to use the bounty of your backyard plum tree. (Adriana Janovich / The Spokesman-Review) Buy this photo This plum cake isn’t the prettiest. But ...

Do this step first so that the plums macerate in the sugar and cinnamon while you make the dough. Wash the plums and make a cut into the plum where the line is; open and take out the pit; do not ...

Sweet recollections are once again the theme of much of our reader mail. Bakers dug into their files and came up with cakes that appear to meet Annette Achermann's standards for a sweet breadlike plum ...

The contrast of sweet, juicy flesh and tart skins makes plums ideal in baked goods. They shine in this olive oil cake. What olive oil in cake batter gives you is a tender crumb; it also keeps the ...

Last week, Patsy in Long Beach was looking for a recipe for easy pumpkin croissants. We hope the one we found her works for her. We repeat a request from Barbara in Hermosa Beach: “Elly Schwarzer, who ...

Who says pineapple is the only fruit that gets to have an upside-down cake? Why not bestow the same honor on the humble plum? Take a lesson from Honorine Boulanger O’Malley, a resourceful mother and ...