1 c Sugar

1/2 c Butter

1 c Flour

1 ts Baking powder

2 Eggs

20 Plums; pit, halves

----------------------------------TOPPING---------------------------------- Sugar Lemon juice Cinnamon Cream sugar and butter. Add flour, baking powder, eggs and beat well. Spoon batter into 9" springform pan. Place plum halves skin side up on top of batter. Sprinkle lightly with sugar and lemon juice. Sprinkle with aboout 1 tsp cinnamon and a small amount of nutmeg. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Batter will rise and cover plums. Remove and cool, refrigerate or freeze if desired. Or cool to lukewarm and serve with vanilla ixe cream or whipped cream.

To serve frozen tortes, defrost and reheat briefly at 300F.

From "Kitchen with a View" by Judi Burke, "The Keeper's House" at Robinson Point Light on Isle au Haut, ME 04645. -----