Stone Fruit Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
  
• 1/2 cup butter (soft)
  
• 1 cup whole wheat flour ( the flour gives the cake some rustic flair, showcasing the fruit and not overpowering it)
  
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
  
• pinch salt
  
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
  
• 4 donut peaches (or any ripe stone fruit that you have on hand), sliced
  
• 2 plums, sliced
  
• Toppings can vary to your liking- a drizzle of lemon and sprinkle of sugar or jam and powdered sugar.
  

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Cream sugar and butter until fluffy — about 5 minutes.
3. Add eggs one at a time, then follow with the flour, baking powder, salt, and vanilla and mix well.
4. Using a silicon spatula scrape the cake batter into a buttered and floured rectangular tart pan or cake pan of your choice.
5. Arrange the stone fruit in a alternating pattern a top of the batter (this way you get plums and peaches in one bite).
6. Sprinkle with about 1 teaspoon of sugar and a squeeze of lemon or in lieu of sugar and lemon or you can brush the fruit with your favorite preserves.
7. Bake for 1 hour. Remove from oven and cool.
8. Slice and serve with a dollop of crème fraîche or sour cream.