Gumdrop Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. applesauce
1 c. butter
4 c. flour
2 eggs
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda, dissolved in 1 Tbsp. water
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. cinnamon, or 2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1 lb. raisins
2 lb. chopped gumdrops
2 c. nuts

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar.
Add well-beaten eggs.
Add 2 cups flour, spice, soda and applesauce.
Mix well.
Sift remaining 2 cups flour over raisins, nuts and gumdrops.