PLUM AND ALMOND CAKE WITH PRALINE TOPPING/ SZILVA MANDULA TORTA

At home in Transylvania, my Grandparents had plum trees where everywhere, in the front yard, back yard, the kitchen garden, and lots of them on the hills around the village.  People used it for soup, desserts, preserves; with meat and they made "eau-de-vie" from it.  Plum have being one of my favorite fruits.  So, I was very exited when I came across this recipe.

1 1/2 cups (375 ml) all-purpose flour (feher liszt)
1 cup (250 ml) ground almonds (orolt mandula)
3/4 tsp (4 ml) ground cardamon, or cinnamon  (orolt cardamon vagy fahely)
1/4 tsp (1 ml) baking soda (natrium bicarbonat)
1/4 tsp (1 ml) salt (so)
1/4 cup (60 ml) unsalted butter, softened, (sotlan, megpuhitott vaj)
2/3 cup (150 ml) granulated sugar (kristalycukor)
1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla (vanilia)
2 eggs (tojas)
1/3 cup (75 ml) buttermilk (savanyu tej)
1 1/2 lb  (750 g) plums, pitted and halved plums (kimagozott, felekre vagott szilva)

Praline Topping / Praline diszites
1/3 cup (75 ml) granulated sugar (kristalycukor)
1/3 cup (75 ml) finely chopped almonds (aprora vagott mandula)

- Whisk together flour, almonds, cardamon, baking soda and salt; set aside. In a large bowl beat butter and sugar until fluffy; beat in vanilla; beat in eggs, one at a time; beat in buttermilk. Stir in flour mixture until thoroughly mixed.
Az elso 4 hozzavalot kavarjatok ossze egy talban.   Egy nagy talban habosra kell kavarni a vajat es cukrot  es lassacskan hozzaadni a vaniliat, tojasokat es savanyu tejet.  Ezek utan a lisztkevereket bele kell jol kavarni a vajas keverekbe.

- Scrape batter into well-buttered 9 or 10 inch  springform pan. Arrande plums over batter, skin side up and overlapping. Bake in 350 F oven until skewer inserted in centre comes out clean 65 to 70 minutes.
Egy 23 vagy 25 cm atmeroju, leveheto oldalu tortaformaba a teszat belekaparjuk. A tetejere ratesszuk a fel szilvakat, hejjal felfele es enyhen egymasra.  180C lerbe sutjuk, addig amig a kozepebe szurt fogpiszkalo, tuu tisztan jon ki, kb. 65-70 percet.

Praline topping:
Mean while, in a small skillet over medium heat, cook sugar and 2 tbsp  water, swirling pan but not stirring, until sugar is amber coloured. Add almonds; continue cooking, swirling pan but not stirring, until sugar is light brown. Spread over parchment paper-lined plate; let cool. Break up praline; chop finely. Sprinkle Praline Topping over hot cake. Let cool on rack. Makes 10 to 12 slices.
Kozben egy kozepes palacsinta sutobe beletesszuk a cukrot es 2 evokanal vizet. lassan fozzuk es mozgatjuk, NEM KAVARJUK,  amig a cukor arany szinu lessz. Beletesszuk a mandulat es lassan mozgatva fozzuk mig a cukor vilagos barnava valik. Kiontjuk egy vajazott sutopappirra; hagyjuk hulni; mikor meghult osszetorjuk es apro darabokra vagjuk. Ezutan a torta tetejere szorjuk. 10-12 szeletre lehet vagni.

Per each of 12 slices: (egy szelet tartalmaz) about 264 cal,6 g pro, 11g total fat (3 g sat. fat), 38 g carb, 3 g fibre, 42 mg chol, 92 mg sodium,  203 mg potasium.  % RDI: 5% calcium, 7% iron, 8% vit A, 5% vit C, 10% folate