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Old December 1st 04, 07:44 PM
Donna in Idaho
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I forgot! Be sure to take half the flour mixture & mix well with the gum
drops, nuts & raisins or you'll have a gooey mess!

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Donna Aten, Coordinator
Project Linus - Boise/SW Idaho Chapter
Website: www.LinusIdaho.org
"Donna in Idaho" (remove spam) wrote in message
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When I made this yesterday, I did it in half batches. One half of this
recipe will fit in the bowl of my Kitchen Aid mixer. I used to do triple
batches, but I just don't have the strength to mix that much by hand
anymore. The batter is very, very stiff.

If we happen to get Gum Drops that have licorice ones, we don't use them
in the cakes. The Spicy Gum Drops I got this year didn't have licorice.

Gum Drop Fruit Cake

Cream together:
2 C butter or margarine
2 C sugar
2 tsp soda dissolved in a little water

Add:
4 eggs, one at a time
3 C applesauce

Sift together & add:
8 C flour
2 tsp salt
2 tsp each cinnamon & cloves

Add:
4 lb gum drops (we cut the gum drops in two - dip your scissors in water
to keep the gum drops from sticking to the scissors blades)
2 lbs. raisins
3 cups nuts (we use pecans)

Pour into greased & floured loaf pans.

Bake at 275 degrees until tooth pick comes out clean. Let cool partially,
then remove from pans to finish cooling. We soak the cakes in rum or
orange juice for several weeks wrapped in aluminum foil.

I'm not giving you the time for baking, because it depends on the size of
the loaf pans. We use the disposable (which I wash & use over & over)
pans in a couple different sizes. It took about 2 1/2 hours for the larger
size disposable pans.

Enjoy! My kids and grandkids love this recipe. The slices look like
stained glass when you cut the cake!

--
Donna Aten, Coordinator
Project Linus - Boise/SW Idaho Chapter
Website: www.LinusIdaho.org

"Neeej" wrote in message
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recipe please?

-- Jean S





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