Gumdrop Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
4 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1 lb. gumdrops, cut up
1 lb. white raisins
1 c. chopped nuts
1 1/2 c. applesauce

Preparation

Cream first 4 ingredients and set aside.
Sift together dry ingredients.
Stir gumdrops, raisins and nuts into flour mixture. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture, alternating with applesauce. Beat well after each addition.
Pour batter into a 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan lined with triple layers of waxed paper.
Bake in 350\u00b0 oven for 1 hour, or until it tests done.
Let set in pan for 30 minutes. Cool thoroughly and store in foil.
Makes one 5-pound cake.