Old Fashioned Gumdrop Cake

A rich and moist cake, filled with
 with bright coloured gumdrop candies.

Great for afternoon tea, snack

and children will love it.

This is a large recipe which makes

 1 large bundt cake or 2 loaves.

 I used a small 

tube pan and a loaf pan. 

I buy gumdrops (baking gums) 

at the Bulk Barn store, 

I also have used the large gumdrop 

 candies in stores,  and cut them smaller,

omitting the black or purple ones.

Baking Gums

Ingredients

1 cup butter at room temperature

2 cups sugar

3 eggs

2 tsp vanilla extract

Zest of one lemon

3 cups flour

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

3/4 cup evaporated milk

2 1/2 cups baking gumdrops, 

coated with a 1/4 cup flour.

Directions

Preheat oven to 300 deg.F

Grease and place parchment paper in 

a bundt pan or 2 loaf pans. 

With an electric mixer, cream 

together the butter and sugar.

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well

 after each addition until light and fluffy.

Add the vanilla and lemon zest.

In a bowl, whist together the flour and baking powder.

Fold the dry ingredients into the 

creamed mixture alternately with the 

evaporated milk beginning and 

ending with the dry ingredients.

Fold in the gumdrops, that has

 been tossed in 1/4 cup flour,

used from the measured amount above.

Fill the pans.

Bake 300deg. F. for 1 - 1 1/2 hrs.

 Depending on the size of your pan.

 Loaf pans may take shorter time.

 Do the toothpick test. 

When a tester or toothpick

 inserted in the middle 

comes out clean, it is done. 

Do not overcook, or it will be too dry.

Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes 

before turning it out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

I sprinkled some powdered sugar/icing sugar on the top.

I also make a smaller recipe, Gumdrop Loaf, 

enhanced with coconut.

click here to view my recipe.

Enjoy!

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