Plum cake fruit in these open tarts or flans is cut into suitably sized pieces and the cake is glazed: red glaze is recommended for red plum and rhubarb flans, whereas apricot glaze is recommended in yellow plum and apricot flans. The German plum cake, known as "Zwetschkenkuchen", can be found all over the country, although its home is Bavaria. In chef Robert Carrier's recipe for it, the base is made from yeast pastry rather than often used shortcrust pastry, because the yeast pastry "soaks up the juice form the plums without becoming soggy". In Italy, plum cake is known by the
Prunedale, California prune giveaways have sparked controversy in recent years, with many residents claiming that more satisfying fruits, such as plums, should be offered instead of prunes. In the 1990s, the Prunetree Shopping Center opened for business. People are often times confused about prunes because dried plums are often called prunes. Confusion has been found even overseas, as plum in french translates to prune while prune translates to prune. The fruit of a prune tree is smaller than a plum, pinkish purple, and shipped as fresh fruit, primarily from Washington and Idaho states. The most common type of prune is the "Santa