Gum Drop Cake

A christmas time favorite, cake and gum-drop candies!

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1.5 cups flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 8 oz (1 package) cream cheese
• 1 cup margarine or butter
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups gum drops

Directions

• Cut up gum drops and flour them with 1/2 cup of the flour. I cut them into 3 pieces and make sure each piece is floured. Refrigerate while preparing the cake batter.
• Cream 1 cup butter / margarine & 8 oz cream cheese until fluffy.
• Add 1 1/2 cups sugar, 1 tsp vanilla and 4 eggs 1 at a time beating well after adding each egg.
• Combine remaining 1 1/2 cup flour, 1 1/2 tsp baking powder and 1/4 tsp salt.
• Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture.
• Lastly add the floured gumdrops and combine well.
• Grease and flour a loaf pan or use parchment paper.

Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees.

Source: June Whitman