
Enlarge Credit: Helen Rosner SERVES 8–10
Ingredients
Pulp from enough halved ripe persimmons to make 2 cups (about 5 hachiyas)
2 cups sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1½ cups buttermilk
1 tsp. baking soda
1½ cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. ground cinnamon
Pinch salt
¼ cup heavy cream
4 tbsp. butter, melted
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Put pulp and sugar into a large mixing bowl. Mix well. Beat in eggs. Put buttermilk and baking soda into a small bowl, and stir. Add to pulp, and mix well.
2. Sift together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt into a medium bowl. Gradually add to pulp, stirring until well combined. Add heavy cream, and mix well.
3. Grease a 9'' X 13'' baking dish with some of the butter. Stir remaining butter into batter.
4. Pour batter into dish. Bake until dark brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Set aside to cool. Serve with whipped cream, if you like.
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