Gumdrop Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 5 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 lb gumdrop (no black ones)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1 cup milk

Directions

1. 1

   Cream butter and shortening together.

2. 2

   Gradually beat in sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, until light and fluffy.

3. 3

   Beat in eggs, one at a time.

4. 4

   Combine flour, baking powder and salt.

5. 5

   Cut up the gumdrops into the flour mixture and stir to coat them with the flour.

6. 6

   Add vanilla and lemon extracts to milk.

7. 7

   Fold dry ingredients into batter alternately with milk mixture.

8. 8

   (3 dry and 2 milk additions, starting and ending with dry).

9. 9

   Spoon batter into greased and floured tube pan.

10. 10

    Bake at 300F for 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until done.