pat's Recipe

Apple Plum Streusel Dessert

Category: DESSERTS

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup shortening
1-1/2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp almond extract
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups al-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking power
6 tp 7 medium unpeeled plums, thinly sliced
5 to 6 medium unpeeled golden delicious
apples, thinly sliced
STREUSEL TOPPING
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup chopped pecans
GLAZE:
1 cup confectioners sugar
1-2 Tbsp milk

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugar. Beat in eggs and extracts until blended. Beat mixture on high speed for 3 minutes. Combine the flour and baking powder; Gradually add to creamed mixture. Spread the batter into a greased 15-in x 10-in baking pan. Arrange plum and apple slices over batter.
For streusel, combine the flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; stir in pecans. Sprinkle over fruit. Bake at 350 for 40-50 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool in a wire rack. For glaze, whisk confestioners' sugar and milk until smooth. Drizzle over streusel.

yield: 16-20 servings