Gumdrop Fruitcake

• 4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon clove
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup gumdrop
• 1 cup dates
• 1/2 cup nuts
• 2 cups shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups applesauce
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

1. cream shortening and sugar
2. add eggs
3. beat
4. add applesauce with soda and vanilla mixed in
5. mix spices and flour in another bowl
6. cut dates chop nuts take out black gumdrop.
7. add these to flour mixture as well as raisins
8. mix well.
9. add to creamed mixture
10. pour into wellgreased loaf pans
11. bake at 300 degrees for 2 hours
12. darlenes recipe says 45 to 60 minutes fin 350 degree oven
13. iwould go with lower heat.

flour, cinnamon, clove, salt, raisins, gumdrop, dates, nuts, shortening, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, applesauce, baking soda, vanilla

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/gumdrop-fruitcake-343357 (may not work)