gum drop cake

Name: Gum Drop Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) butter; 1 cup(s) sugar; 2 1/2 cup(s) gum drops; 1/2 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1 cup(s) chopped nuts; 6 - eggs; 2 cup(s) flour; 1/2 teaspoon(s) nutmeg; 2 tablespoon(s) orange peel grated; 2 tablespoon(s) lemon peel grated

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Jim McGuire

Caseyville, IL

Updated on Dec 17, 2013

I grew up with this as a boy. My mom would make this at Christmas every year for me. Oh, how I loved this.

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prep time 45 Min

cook time 1 Hr 30 Min

method Bake

yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 1/2 cups gum drops
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup chopped nuts
6 - eggs
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoons orange peel grated
2 tablespoons lemon peel grated

How To Make gum drop cake

Step 1

Beat butter and sugar together and fluffy. Add eggs and beat well. Combine flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

Step 2

Reserve 1/4 mix with gum drops and nuts. Stir remainder alternately with creamed butter/sugar mixture. Stir in gum drops and nuts and peels.
Step 3

Spread batter in greased and floured tube pan.
Step 4

Bake 300 degrees for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Step 5

Remove immediately from pan.....cool and wrap.
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