Christmas Gumdrop Cake Recipe
This Christmas Gumdrop Cake is what you'd love to make not only for Christmas but for all your special occasions once you taste it. So please do try this spicy nuts and delicious gumdrop medley and let me know if you like it. your suggestions for this Christmas Gumdrop Cake are welcome.
Ingredients
| 2 lbs. chopped fruit gumdrops | ||
| Pecans and walnuts | 1/2 Pound, chopped | |
| 1 lb. white raisins | ||
| Flour | 4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Sugar | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Shortening | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Eggs | 2 , Well beaten | |
| Cinnamon | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Cloves | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Nutmeg | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| 1 tsp. baking soda dissolved in 1/4 cup hot water | ||
| Applesauce | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
Directions
Cream sugar and shortening; add eggs and applesauce alternately with dry ingredients which have been sifted together.
Add fruit, nuts and raisins which have been dredged in a little of the flour mixture.
Line 3 loaf pans with wax paper, bake 2 hours at 275°.
Cool for 15 minutes, pull wax paper off carefully.
Add fruit, nuts and raisins which have been dredged in a little of the flour mixture.
Line 3 loaf pans with wax paper, bake 2 hours at 275°.
Cool for 15 minutes, pull wax paper off carefully.
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