candy gum drop cake

Name: CANDY GUM DROP CAKE
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 15
Ingredients: 1 pound(s) white raisins; 1-2 large gum drops, cut up, no black-not spice drops; 1 cup(s) pecans, pieces; 1 tablespoon(s) butter; 4 cup(s) flour; 1 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon(s) clove, ground; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/2 teaspoon(s) nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon(s) mace; 1-2 cup(s) water; 2 cup(s) sugar; 2 - eggs; 11/2 cup(s) applesauce, strained; 2 stick(s) butter; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 tablespoon(s) water, hot; 1 tablespoon(s) vanilla extract

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michelle minosh

nampa, ID

Updated on Nov 30, 2011

My mom had a small home town bake shop and a client gave this to her and we have been making it since the 70's. We make our fruit cake and this for the ones that do not like fruit cake and it is gone before the other is half gone. ENJOY!

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 40 Min

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yield 15-20 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 pound white raisins
1-2 large gum drops, cut up, no black-not spice drops
1 cup pecans, pieces
1 tablespoon butter
4 cups flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon clove, ground
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon mace
1-2 cup water
2 cups sugar
2 - eggs
11/2 cups applesauce, strained
2 sticks butter
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon water, hot
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

How To Make candy gum drop cake

Step 1

Take the pecans and fry them in the 1 tablespoon butter till toasted an then set aside. Strain the applesauce and set aside. Dissolved the baking soda in 1 tablespoon hot water. Cut the gum drops in fourths.

Step 2

Sift togeher the dry ingrediants together:flour, cinnamon, cloves, salt, nutmeg, mace. When mixed add the raisins, pecans, and gum drops and sed the mix aside.
Step 3

Cream sugar and butter then beat in eggs one at a time. Then add in applesauce. Add in flour mixture in small amounts at a time then add the vanilla. Mix in water as needed but not to exceed the two cups.
Step 4

This will make a 1/4 sheet pan or you can use loaf pans also. Flour and grease the pan, then pour your mixture in.
Step 5

Pre-heat the your oven to 350 Bake to 30 - 40 minutes Cake will be ready when a tooth pick or cake tester comes out clean.
Step 6

When cool turn out and you can leave plane, dust with powderd sugar, or yo can frost with your favorite frosting/icing and decorations: like more gum drops!
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