Great grandma's gumdrop cake, my mom's*

1 cake

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 pounds White raisins
2 pounds Gumdrops, no black
1 cup Walnuts, optional
4 cups Flour
¼ teaspoon Nutmeg
1 cup Butter
2 cups White sugar
1½ cup Unsweetened applesauce
1 teaspoon Soda in 1 tbsp hot water
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
¼ teaspoon Salt
2 Eggs
1 teaspoon Vanilla

Directions

Directions Sift dry ingredients together and use part to dredge fruit, gumdrops and nuts. Cream butter and sugar, add well beaten eggs. Add alternate portions of flour with applesauce. Stir in soda in the water and vanilla. Then add fruit. Bake in tube pan which has been lined with greased brown paper. Bake at 300 degrees F.

Note; Put a pan of water in oven while cake is cooking DO NOT USE ANY BLACK GUMDROPS

Submitted By GEORGINA MAJOR On 01-27-95

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