This is a very easy and colorful Christmas cake. It would make a fantastic centerpiece dessert for a Christmas buffet.
Ingredients
- butter: 1 cup
- white sugar: 2 cups
- eggs: 3 piece
- warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C): 1 cup
- ½ cups all-purpose flour: 3 piece
- ½ teaspoons baking powder: 1 piece
- ½ teaspoons salt: 1 piece
- lemon extract: 1 tsp
- vanilla extract: 1 tsp
- gumdrops: 1 cup (chopped)
- raisins: 1 cup
- all-purpose flour for coating: 0.25 cup
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
-
Preheat oven to 350 degrees (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 10 inch tube pan. Set aside.
-
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
-
In a separate bowl, sift dry ingredients together and fold into creamed mixture alternately with water. Coat raisins and gumdrops with flour. Stir flavorings, gumdrops and raisins into creamed mixture.
-
Mix well and pour into prepared pan. Bake for 1 1/2 hours.
