Gumdrop Cake

• 2 lbs gumdrops, diced (do not use black)
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 1 1/2 cups sweetened applesauce
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon clove
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 lb light raisins or 1 lb dark raisin
• 1 1/2 cups chopped nuts
• 4 cups flour

1. Preheat oven to 300u0b0 Dissolve baking soda in 1 tsp hot water.
2. Cream butter and sugar in mixing bowl.
3. Add applesauce, dissolved baking soda and eggs.
4. Add 2 C flour, cinnamon, cloves, salt.
5. Mix nuts, raisins and gumdrops in separate bowl.
6. Sift remaining 2 C flour over gumdrop mixture then add to the creamed mixture.
7. Grease and flour an angel food cake pan.
8. Pour batter into pan and bake 2 hours.

gumdrops, butter, sugar, eggs, sweetened applesauce, cinnamon, clove, salt, baking soda, light raisins, nuts, flour

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/gumdrop-cake-78226 (may not work)