Tom Thumb Cake (With Canned Plums)

"Another recipe from the "Oregon Fruit Products" web site. Also didn't make it yet, but it sounds so good I know I won't resist it... If you try it before I do, would you let me know if you like it?"
 
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Ready In:
1hr
Ingredients:
17
Serves:
10
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ingredients

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directions

  • Blend sugar and oil, add eggs and beat well. Sift all dry ingredients together and mix into batter alternately with buttermilk. Stir in nuts, plums and vanilla.
  • Pour into ungreased 9X13 pan and bake 1 hour at 300°F
  • BUTTERMILK ICING: Mix ingredientsin saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook until it forms a soft ball, about 15 minutes. Upon removing cake form oven, poke holes in top with a fork and pour the hot buttermilk icing over it immediately.

Questions & Replies

  1. Shouldn't this recipe be called Jack Horner Plum Cake?
     
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Reviews

  1. Very moist and great flavor!!!! I used 2 loaf pans instead of making a long cake and it turned out great!!!!
     
  2. Very good. Moist. Reminds me of an apple spice cake. I've made it twice. I found it almost too rich the first time, even without frosting which I had skipped. so I cut back on the oil this time, by about 1/4 cup, and made two loaves instead of a sheet. Tasty,. The nuttiness compliments the plums well.
     
  3. I had a can of Oregon purple plums in the pantry for a while and wanted to use them up in a simple dessert. A quick Google search led me to your recipe. I made it and it was so moist and delicious! Next time I will try it with the frosting, but I just served it with whipped cream. I'm saving this easy cake recipe!
     
  4. Made it today. It was a hit at group meeting. Served it with cool whip.
     
  5. This is known in my family as just Blue Plum Cake, but have been loving and making for over 60 years with my grandmother and great grandmother for many years before that. My Scot/Irish family cherished this recipe. Never knew it was Tom Thumb Cake! Anyway, love, love, love it and only change I make is by using juice to make a sugar glaze for it then using the rest to make apple plum jelly!!
     
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