Gumdrop Cake

Gumdrop Cake


1/2 cup solid shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups unsifted all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 pound black and orange-flavored gumdrops, 1/2-inch size
1/2 cup golden or dark raisins or currants
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup milk

Heat oven to 300F. Grease a 10-inch tube pan; set aside.

In large bowl, using mixer, beat together shortening and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs.

Sift together flour, salt and baking powder. Mix 2 tablespoons flour mixture with gumdrops and raisins. Add vanilla to milk.

Alternately add milk and flour mixture to sugar-egg combination, beginning and ending with flour. Stir in floured gumdrops and raisins.

Pour batter into prepared pan; bake 1 1/2 hours, or until cake tests done. Cool in pan for 30 minutes, then remove to cool completely.
Yields 12 servings.