Italian Plum and Almond Cake Recipe

It may surprise you to know that Figs actually do grow on the East End of Long Island And when they are briefly in season they are a treat we look forward to. But move fast or you’ll miss them. Which is exactly what happened when Andrew went to bake David Tanis’ recipe for Fig and Almond Cake. Fortunately, Mr. Tanis of The New York Times, owed as how you can substitute plums for the figs. And at our Farm stand, the dark blue Italian plums, pictured at left,  looked juicy and beautiful. And when the finished, the rustic Cake, which he swears is a snap to bake, looked as good as the Fig version he’d made the summer before. But before we get to the recipe, how about a little Plum Primer. Plums are related to peaches, nectarines and…