Gumdrop Cake Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 cup shortening
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups applesauce with 2 teaspoons
- baking soda dissolved in it
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 cups flour
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts
- 2 pounds cut-up gumdrops
- 1 pound white raisins
Directions:
- Blend shortening, sugar, eggs and applesauce and baking soda mixture. Add cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, vanilla extract and flour, alternating with nuts, gumdrops and raisins. Bake in a tube pan lined with brown sugar at 350 degrees F for 1 1/2 hours. This does not need frosting.