Gumdrop Fruitcake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter, creamed
1 c. sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
4 c. flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. cloves
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. applesauce
1 tsp. baking soda
1 Tbsp. hot water
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. raisins
1 c. nuts
1 lb. gumdrops

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0.
Mix well the creamed butter, sugar and well beaten eggs.
Sift together the flour, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and salt; reserve 1/4 cup for coating gumdrops.
Add sifted mixture to first mixture alternately with the applesauce.
Blend together the baking soda and hot water; add to mixture.
Add the vanilla, raisins, nuts and gumdrops (which have been coated with the reserved dry mixture).
Dough will be very stiff.
Bake in a greased 10-inch tube pan at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour and 40 minutes.
Good to eat fresh or store in a tin.