Recipes · German · Cakes
Zwetschgenkuchen (Plum Cake)
One serving has 283 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (35%), riboflavin (25%), selenium (24%) and folate (22%). Ready in 115 minutes.

- Preparation: 85 min
- Cooking: 30 min
- Makes: 1 serving (165 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 30 g Flour, all-purpose
- 1 g Yeast, active dry
- 15 g Milk, whole
- 13 g Sugar
- 8 g Butter, unsalted
- 8 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 0.2 g Salt
- 90 g Plums, raw
- 0.2 g Cinnamon
Method
- Makes 1 slice; multiply by 12 for a full sheet cake. Warm the milk and mix with the yeast and a pinch of the sugar; leave 10 minutes until foamy.
- Mix in the flour, egg, salt and softened butter to a soft dough; knead until smooth, then cover and let rise for 1 hour.
- Press the dough into a small buttered tray and let rise 15 minutes more.
- Halve and pit the plums and arrange them cut side up in tight, overlapping rows over the dough.
- Sprinkle with the remaining sugar and the cinnamon.
- Bake at 190 °C (375 °F) for 25-30 minutes, until the base is golden and the plums are soft and jammy.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 283 kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 47.5 g | |
| Water | 103 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.5 g | 8% |
| Protein | 5.7 g | 12% |
| Tryptophan | 0.07 g | |
| Threonine | 0.18 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.22 g | |
| Leucine | 0.39 g | |
| Lysine | 0.23 g | |
| Methionine | 0.11 g | |
| Cystine | 0.1 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.27 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.18 g | |
| Valine | 0.27 g | |
| Histidine | 0.13 g | |
| Fat | 8.4 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 2.5 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.59 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.45 g | |
| Saturated | 4.6 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 48.5 mg | |
| Calcium | 35.7 mg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.11 mg | 12% |
| Iron | 1.7 mg | 10% |
| Magnesium | 16.2 mg | 5% |
| Manganese | 0.29 mg | 16% |
| Phosphorus | 83.7 mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 217 mg | 5% |
| Selenium | 13.4 µg | 24% |
| Sodium | 97.5 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.55 mg | 7% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.38 mg | 35% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.28 mg | 25% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.6 mg | 18% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.58 mg | 12% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.07 mg | 5% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 87.6 µg | 22% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.15 µg | 6% |
| Choline | 29.2 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin A | 89.8 µg | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 8.6 mg | 11% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 14.2 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.59 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 6.5 µg | 7% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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