Gumdrop Fruitcake

15 ingredients
13 steps

Ingredients

  • 4 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon clove
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 cup gumdrop
  • 1 cup dates
  • 1/2 cup nuts
  • 2 cups shortening
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups applesauce
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

  1. 1
    cream shortening and sugar
  2. 2
    add eggs
  3. 3
    beat
  4. 4
    add applesauce with soda and vanilla mixed in
  5. 5
    mix spices and flour in another bowl
  6. 6
    cut dates chop nuts take out black gumdrop.
  7. 7
    add these to flour mixture as well as raisins
  8. 8
    mix well.
  9. 9
    add to creamed mixture
  10. 10
    pour into wellgreased loaf pans
  11. 11
    bake at 300 degrees for 2 hours
  12. 12
    darlenes recipe says 45 to 60 minutes fin 350 degree oven
  13. 13
    iwould go with lower heat.

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