posted by Rusty 11-30-101 11:28 AM
Gumdrop Fruitcake
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 package (15-ounces) golden raisins
1 to 2 pounds gumdrops (do not use grape or black ones)
1 cup butter or margarine
1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
2 cups sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
16 oz of applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla
Sift flour with the cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, baking soda and salt. Coat the raisins with some of the flour mixture. Put some of the flour mixture on a board and coat the gumdrops with it. Working on the floured board, cut the gumdrops into small pieces (the flour keeps them from sticking to each other and dropping to the bottom of pan while baking.
Melt 1 Tablespoon of the butter in a small saucepan. Saute the pecans in the butter until they are golden brown and crisp. Cool, then coat in some of the flour mixture. Cream the remaining butter and sugar together until well blended and fluffy. Combine the eggs, applesauce, and vanilla. Add apple sauce mixture and flour mixture alternately to the creamed butter and sugar. Stir in raisins, gumdrops (including any flour from the cutting board), and nuts.
Have ready three 7 3/8 by 3 5/8 by 2 1/4 inch loaf pans, which have been greased and then lined with greased brown paper. (I use waxed paper and 2 - 9x5x3 pans) Pour the thick batter into these. Bake in a 300 oven about 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean and the cakes are olden brown.
This cake freezes well
Maritime Gumdrop Cake
1 cup Butter or margarine
3 whole eggs
1 cup warm milk
3 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
1 pound gumdrops (no blacks or grape)
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 1/2 teas baking powder
1 teas vanilla
1 teas lemon juice
1 teas salt
Cream sugar with butter. Add well beaten eggs, Combine vanilla with lemon juice and add milk. Add dry ingredients to the batter. add raisins and gumdrops. (reserve a half cup of flour to coat the chopped up gumdrops) Bake at 350 degrees in a tube pan for 1 hr.