Connola`s German Plum Cake

1 ts Dry yeast

1 tb Warm Water

3 c Flour

3/4 c Sugar

1 1/2 tb Baking Powder

3/4 ts Salt

1 1/4 c Skim Milk

6 tb Melted butter

2 ts Vanilla

8 Plums; cut thin wedges

1/2 ts Ground cardamom

Dissolve yeast in warm water. Set aside. Combine flour, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir in milk, 5 tbs melted butter, vanilla and yeast. Shape dough into a rectangle about 1/2" thick on a buttered cookie sheet. Cover dough with plum wedges. Brush plums with remaining tbs of melted butter. Combine 1/4 cup sugar and cardamom. Sprinkle over top of cake. Bake at 375~ 30 to 40 min, or until center tests done. From: Connie Rizzo -----