It time for rustic Christmas cooking. I have my mother’s old tattered cookbook and found this recipe for Gumdrop Cake. Tried it today and it turned out nicely... I may have over cooked it a little but it tasted good.

The Recipe makes two loaf pans.
Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C)
Cream together:
1 C. Butter with 1 1/2 C. White Sugar.
Add:
2 tsp. Vanilla
4 Eggs...beat in one at a time
2 C. Milk
4 C. Flour
2 tsp. Baking Powder
1/2 tsp. Soda
1 C. Gumdrops (cut in bits)
2 C. White Raisins ( used dark raisins because it was what I had on hand.)
2 C. Sweet Coconut flakes
Divide batter evenly between the two pans and pop into preheated oven.
Cooking time can vary depending on the pan you use.
I cooked the cakes for 1 hour at 350 F then tested with toothpick and it needed a bit more. I dropped oven temperature to 300 F (150 C) and let the cake bake another 15 min. ..In hindsight I should have taken them out at the hr!
Let gumdrop cake ripen in frig for a couple days...I already cut into one and ate a few pieces...sorry Santa..I’ve been naughty! 🎅