Gumdrop Cake

You'll Need

• 1 cup shortening
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups applesauce with 2 teaspoons     baking soda dissolved in it
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• 2 pounds cut-up gumdrops
• 1 pound white raisins

Blend shortening, sugar, eggs and applesauce and baking soda mixture. Add cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, vanilla extract and flour, alternating with nuts, gumdrops and raisins. Bake in a tube pan lined with brown sugar at 350 degrees F for 1 1/2 hours. This does not need frosting