Aunt Georgia's Gumdrop Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups butter or 2 cups margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 4 eggs
• 4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 cups applesauce
• 2 cups gumdrops
• 1 cup nuts, chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 remove black gumdrops if you don't like them (i use them). toss gumdrops in a little flour before using. this keeps them from dropping to the bottom of the cake.
• 2 warm the applesauce in the microwave until just a bit hot, not really hot. stir in the baking soda and allow it to dissolve. allow to cool a bit.
• 3 cream together: butter/margarine, sugars and eggs. mix in applesauce with baking soda.
• 4 in separate bowl, combine flour, allspice, cinnamon and baking powder. add to creamed mixture along with floured gumdrops and nuts and stir in until incoporated.
• 5 grease two loaf pans or one bundt pan (9 inches at least). add batter and bake in preheated 300 degree oven for 1.5 to 2 hours until done. cake is done when a toothpick inserted in center comes out with little specks of cake, but not doughy.