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Delicious Christmas Recipes

 Christmas Gumdrop Cake

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds gum drops cut into small pieces
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 eggs; well beaten
  • 1 1/2 cups sweetened applesauce
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 pound white raisins
  • 1 1/2 cups nutmeats
  • 1 teaspoon soda dissolved in 1 teaspoon water
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 cups flour

Method

Combine flour, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg; set aside. In large mixing bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until creamy; add eggs and beat until well mixed. Add applesauce and dissolved baking soda, mixing well. Add the flour mixture until mixed. Stir in the gum drops, raisins and nuts, mixing well. Spoon into a well-greased and floured 10-inch tube or bundt baking pan. Bake in 300°F oven for 2 hours. Cool on wire rack for 15 minutes before removing from pan.

Makes 12 to 16 servings.

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