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Gumdrop Cake

Decadent and delicious Gumdrop Cake! Perfect for your next party or holiday gathering!

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 547 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter room temperature
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 4 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons almond extract
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 1/4 cups of gumdrops chopped if large
Cherry Icing Glaze
  • 1 3/4 cups icing sugar
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 teaspoons melted salted butter
  • 2-3 tablespoons milk add until desired consistency is achieved

Instructions

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  1. Pre-heat your oven to 325 °F
  2. Beat the butter in a large mixing bowl until smooth.
  3. Add in the white sugar and beat in completely.
  4. Add in the eggs, beat until smooth again, then mix in the extracts completely.
  5. Whisk dry ingredients together in a medium sized bowl.
  6. Add one third of the dry ingredients into the butter mixture, combine completely.
  7. Add in one third of the milk, beat in completely.
  8. Repeat steps until flour and milk are used up, ending on milk.
  9. Stir in the gum drops.
  10. Spray a 9 or 10 inch bundt pan with cooking spray.
  11. Spoon batter into the pan, spreading out evenly.
  12. Bake in the oven for 65-75 minutes until a cake tester inserted comes out clean.
  13. Cool completely.
  14. Whisk together icing ingredients until smooth and the pour over the cake.
  15. Slice and serve!

Notes

  • Bake this low and slow at 325, it's a pound cake after all! If you bake it hotter it will rise and crack in the middle and the edges will be sunken.

Nutrition Information

Calories 547kcal (27%) Carbohydrates 90g (30%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 18g (28%) Saturated Fat 11g (55%) Cholesterol 99mg (33%) Sodium 284mg (12%) Potassium 163mg (5%) Sugar 55g (110%) Vitamin A 605IU (12%) Calcium 77mg (8%) Iron 1.7mg (9%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 547

% Daily Value*

Calories 547kcal 27%
Carbohydrates 90g 30%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 18g 28%
Saturated Fat 11g 55%
Cholesterol 99mg 33%
Sodium 284mg 12%
Potassium 163mg 3%
Sugar 55g 110%
Vitamin A 605IU 12%
Calcium 77mg 8%
Iron 1.7mg 9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.