Holiday Gumdrop Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 9 cups raisins
• 6 cups all-purpose flour, divided
• 3 pounds gum drops (no black licorice gum drops)
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter
• 3 cups packed brown sugar
• 6 large eggs
• 3 cups unsweetened applesauce
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons ground cloves (optional)
• 2 teaspoons ground allspice (optional)
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon hot water

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 35 mins

Ready Time: 2 hrs 50 mins


• preheat oven to 300 degrees f (150 degrees c). grease 2 loaf pans.
• place raisins into a large saucepan, cover with water, and bring to a boil. cover and reduce heat to medium; boil until raisins are plump, about 5 minutes. drain and transfer to a large bowl.
• stir 1 cup flour into raisins and add gum drops and walnuts; mix to coat ingredients with flour. beat butter, brown sugar, and eggs together in a separate bowl until creamy; mix in applesauce. stir remaining 5 cups flour, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice into batter. dissolve baking soda and hot water in a small bowl and stir into batter. fold floured raisin mixture into batter. divide batter between the prepared loaf pans.
• bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 2 1/2 hours.