Recipe: Gumdrop Fruitcake (repost)

Hi Janet,

Here's Gumdrop Fruitacke recipe from our archives.

Happy Holiday Baking,

Betsy

Posted to recipelink.com by SueA, CA (9:21:37 pm):

Gumdrop Fruitcake
Sunset Favorite Recipes

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 icorice flavored ones)
1 cup butter or magarine
1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
2 cups sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
1 can (1 pound) 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).

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. Pour the thick batter into
these. Bake in a 300 oven about 2 hours, or until a toothpick inserted comes
out clean and the cakes are olden brown. Makes 3 small loaf cakes.