Gumdrop Cake

Name: Gumdrop Cake
Ingredients: 1 c. butter; 2 c. sugar; 2 eggs; 1 tsp. vanilla; 4 c. flour; 2 tsp. baking powder; 1/2 tsp. nutmeg; 2 tsp. cinnamon; 1/2 tsp. salt; 1 lb. gumdrops, cut up; 1 lb. white raisins; 1 c. chopped nuts; 1 1/2 c. applesauce

13 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
4 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1 lb. gumdrops, cut up
1 lb. white raisins
1 c. chopped nuts
1 1/2 c. applesauce

Directions

1

Cream first 4 ingredients and set aside.
2

Sift together dry ingredients.
3

Stir gumdrops, raisins and nuts into flour mixture. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture, alternating with applesauce. Beat well after each addition.
4

Pour batter into a 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan lined with triple layers of waxed paper.
5

Bake in 350° oven for 1 hour, or until it tests done.
6

Let set in pan for 30 minutes. Cool thoroughly and store in foil.
7

Makes one 5-pound cake.