Gumdrop Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

For Cake
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
1 tablespoon grated fresh lemon rind
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
2 cups gumdrops, chopped (omit black ones)
1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
Lemon glaze
1 cup icing sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 cup chopped gumdrop

Preparation

Grease a 9x5 (2 L) loaf pan.
Line with parchment paper, cutting to fit.
In large bowl,beat sugar& butter until light& creamy,beat in the eggs,lemon rind& vanilla until fluffy.
In a separate bowl,stir together flour,baking powder& salt.
Gradually beat the flour mixture into sugar mixture alternately with the milk until mixture is smooth.
Stir in gumdrops& coconut until well combined.
Spoon into prepared pan and bake at 350 for 1-1 1/4 hrs.
or until tester in centre comes out clean.
DON\"T OVERBAKE.
Let cool in pan for 5 minutes.
Turn out and let cool on wire rack completely.
Lemon Glaze: In small bowl,whisk icing sugar& lemon juice until smooth.
Drizzle glaze evenly over top of the cake& sprinkle with the chopped gumdrops.
Can be refrigerated loosely covered for up to 1 week.
If you would like to store longer, freeze the cake UNWRAPPED, then wrap carefully& store in freezer up to three months.