Gumdrop Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh lemon rind
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 cups gumdrops, chopped (omit black ones)
• 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/4 cup chopped gumdrop

Recipe

• 1 grease a 9x5 (2 l) loaf pan.
• 2 line with parchment paper, cutting to fit.
• 3 in large bowl,beat sugar& butter until light& creamy,beat in the eggs,lemon rind& vanilla until fluffy.
• 4 in a separate bowl,stir together flour,baking powder& salt.
• 5 gradually beat the flour mixture into sugar mixture alternately with the milk until mixture is smooth.
• 6 stir in gumdrops& coconut until well combined.
• 7 spoon into prepared pan and bake at 350 for 1-1 1/4 hrs.
• 8 or until tester in centre comes out clean.
• 9 don"t overbake.
• 10 let cool in pan for 5 minutes.
• 11 turn out and let cool on wire rack completely.
• 12 lemon glaze: in small bowl,whisk icing sugar& lemon juice until smooth.
• 13 drizzle glaze evenly over top of the cake& sprinkle with the chopped gumdrops.
• 14 can be refrigerated loosely covered for up to 1 week.
• 15 if you would like to store longer, freeze the cake unwrapped, then wrap carefully& store in freezer up to three months.