Gumdrop Fruitcake

Name: Gumdrop Fruitcake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 355 milliliters applesauce; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 Tbsp butter; 2 eggs, beaten; 946 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground cloves; 0 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 454 grams gumdrops, no black ones; 237 milliliters chopped pecans; 710 milliliters raisins; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 Tbsp hot water; 473 milliliters white sugar

Gumdrop Fruitcake might be a good recipe to expand your dessert recipe box. One portion of this dish contains roughly 8g of protein, 10g of fat, and a total of 754 calories. This recipe serves 10. If you have raisins, ground cloves, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line two 9 x 5 inch loaf pans or a 10 inch tube pan with greased parchment or heavy paper.

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Loaf Pan

Oven

Sift together the flour, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt.

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Cinnamon

Clove

Nutmeg

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Cut the gumdrops in fourths. Fry the pecans in the 1 tablespoon butter or margarine.

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Butter

Gum Drops

Pecans

Mix pecans, raisins, and gumdrops together, and roll in 3/4 cup of flour mixture.

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Gum Drops

Raisins

Pecans

All Purpose Flour

Roll

In a large bowl, cream together 1 cup butter or margarine and white sugar.

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Granulated Sugar

Butter

Cream

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Bowl

Mix in beaten eggs.

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Egg

Mix in the flour and spice mixture alternately with the applesauce. Dissolve soda in hot water, and stir into batter. Stir in the vanilla. Stir in nuts, gumdrops, and raisins.

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Applesauce

Gum Drops

Raisins

Vanilla

All Purpose Flour

Water

Nuts

Pop

Bake for 2 hours. The baking time for the tube pan should be about 30 to 40 minutes longer. Test about 10 minutes before the longer time. You may not get a clean tester, but you will be able to tell if it is the candy gumdrop or dough. Cool. Wrap in foil.

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Gum Drops

Candy

Dough