Plum Good Loaf

This month's word is PLUMS which are in season and in abundance from our plum tree (well, actually our neighbor's tree but they don't mind). With so many plums I decided to make a plum good & healthy cake that I could share with others. I'm waiting to hear what my parents and my sister & her husband think, but my husband said give me seconds which I take as a good sign. And you could not tell I used healthier substitutes.

(Makes 1 loaf)

Ingredients:
1 cup butter (I used Smart Balance "light" butter spread)
1 cup Splenda
3 eggs (I used an egg substitute)
2 cups all-purpose flout
1/2 tsp each baking soda and powder
sprinkle cinnamon
about 1/2 cup plum puree (I used our "Magic Bullet")
plum slices
Glaze (steps at the end)

Steps:
1. Preheat oven 300 degrees and grease & flour loaf pan.
2. Mix softened butter & sugar.
3. Add beaten eggs.
4. In new bowl, mix flour, baking soda & powder and cinnamon.
5. Slowly combine the dry mix to the creamed mix. (I recommend using a wooden spoon.)
6. When nicely mixed, add in the plum puree.
7. Spread 1/2 the batter in pan, single layer plum slices skin side down, then rest of batter.
8. Bake 70 min (or until toothpick comes away clean).
9. Transfer to cooling rack for about 15'ish minutes.
10. Use a knife to loosen loaf from pan and glaze the finished loaf.

For Glaze: Heat on the stove over med-high heat 1-2 sliced plums, 2 tbsp water & 1/4 Splenda. Take off stove when glaze has only a few small plum pieces and let cool for a few minutes. Drizzle on top while loaf is still warm.

Here I am pouring the remaining batter into the loaf pans.

The finished plum cakes.