I make Pflaumenkuchen in the early fall when autumn plums, also known as Italian prune plums or blue plums, are in season.

Now’s the time to bake with Italian prune plums, those succulent dark purple fruits that are flooding farmers markets and supermarkets right now. Some even call them the zucchini of fruit! But let’s ...

This contest-winning German plum cake is as elegant as it is delicious, and it's incredibly easy to make. It's also a great ...

Bakers who’d rather not deal with rolling out dough will like this cakey press-in-the-pan pastry, which forms the base for a cream-cheese topped plum kuchen. Press the dough evenly on the bottom and ...

Autumn plums remind me of fall hikes with my German friend Elke Webb, who would produce a fresh-baked plum kuchen with coffee after a long hike. I am not sure which was better, the sweet crust with ...

Mitten in der Pflaumensaison darf der Klassiker Pflaumenkuchen nicht fehlen. Helmut Gote verrät, wie der Kuchen perfekt gelingt – und warum eine ordentliche Prise Salz unverzichtbar ist. Zuerst in ...

ACEQUIA • Darlene Moser learned early in life to be thrifty and skillful in the kitchen. Her traditional German-Russian kuchen — coffee cake — shined at Acequia Days, the town’s centennial celebration ...