Gumdrop Cake

Name: Gumdrop Cake
Ingredients: 2 lbs gumdrops, diced (do not use black); 1 cup butter; 1 cup sugar; 2 eggs, well beaten; 1 1/2 cups sweetened applesauce; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 teaspoon clove; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 lb light raisins or 1 lb dark raisin; 1 1/2 cups chopped nuts; 4 cups flour

12 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

2 lbs gumdrops, diced (do not use black)
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
1 1/2 cups sweetened applesauce
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon clove
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 lb light raisins or 1 lb dark raisin
1 1/2 cups chopped nuts
4 cups flour

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 300° Dissolve baking soda in 1 tsp hot water.
2

Cream butter and sugar in mixing bowl.
3

Add applesauce, dissolved baking soda and eggs.
4

Add 2 C flour, cinnamon, cloves, salt.
5

Mix nuts, raisins and gumdrops in separate bowl.
6

Sift remaining 2 C flour over gumdrop mixture then add to the creamed mixture.
7

Grease and flour an angel food cake pan.
8

Pour batter into pan and bake 2 hours.