Plum Round Ingots

These little cakes are financier batter (predominately ground almonds, browned butter, and egg whites with a little flour and sugar thrown in) topped with thinly sliced plum and powdered sugar.

I only have four little pans, so I made tiny financiers with the extra batter. I should preface the following confession, by saying that Ed and I have been watching what we eat for the last few weeks – lean protein, salads, only the occasional shot of vodka. We had both been thinking about just splitting one little tart, but we decided to splurge and have a whole one. It’s amazing how quickly eating a whole tart can turn into eating two.

After going through sweet withdrawal, the plums were so fruity, the crust so nutty, we couldn’t help ourselves. I didn’t even use a fork – just picked the little thing up and ate it like a cookie.

Unlike my other blog posts, as part of the Heavenly Cake Bakers, I don’t post recipes from this book on the Internet. One of the reasons for this baking group is to encourage readers to purchase the cookbook. That strategy worked on me! After follow the group’s baking adventures for a couple of months, I ordered a copy from Amazon because I wanted to join in.

Lois Britton

An accountant by trade and a food blogger since 2009, Lois Britton fell in love with Polish cuisine during the years she lived in Poznań, Poland. As the creator of PolishHousewife.com, she loves connecting readers with traditional Polish recipes. Lois has a graduate certificate in Food Writing and Photography from the University of South Florida. She is the author of The Polish Housewife Cookbook, available on Amazon and on her website.

Comments

Monica

August 1, 2011 at 1:34 pm

Lois.. this has fruit and well I sort of count that as a healthy dessert (at least that is what Tom and I tell ourselves in these types of situations).

Lois B

August 1, 2011 at 2:11 pm

Thanks, Monica! 😉

Jenn

August 1, 2011 at 2:31 pm

Oooo.. the plums look like a big flower. I love that you made this in a pan, is it a 4 inch?

Lois B

August 1, 2011 at 2:43 pm

Jenn – I found them at TK Maxx. They’re 3.75 inches.

evil cake lady

August 1, 2011 at 4:09 pm

These look so pretty! I love how you ate it just like a cookie. I agree with Monica, the fruit makes it healthier, and so do the nuts! I gotta go get my plums today!

Vicki

August 1, 2011 at 5:31 pm

They turned out perfectly. Love your little pans.

Hanaâ

August 3, 2011 at 11:21 pm

Yours turned out so pretty! And I love how you ate it like a cookie. I’d do the same thing. And I’m with Monica and ECL on the health benefits of fruit and nuts. It’s almost a complete meal by itself :o)

Laura [Novelbite]

August 6, 2011 at 8:07 am

These are just lovely; I’m a big fan of plums in dessert (we go through far too many jars of homemade plum jam in this house).

I also kind of love that you’re on a veggie + protein + vodka diet. Gotta have an occasional shot or two in order to ease the pain of not eating carbs! 🙂

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