Gumdrop Fruitcake 2

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Ingredients

  • 1 pound pitted dates
  • 1/4 pound candied cherries
  • 3 sliced candied pineapple
  • 5 red gumdrops (regular size)
  • 5 green gumdrops (regular size)
  • 3 orange slice candies
  • 2 cups chopped pecans
  • 2 (4 1/2 ounce) cans moist coconut
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Instructions

  1. Cut fruit and gumdrops into small pieces. Dredge with the flour.
  2. Add coconut and milk.
  3. Add nuts and mix well.
  4. Pour into a greased 8- or 9-inch tube pan which has been lined with wax paper.
  5. Bake at 250 degrees F for about 60 minutes.

Yield: two (5-pound) cakes