Cake Recipes - Fruitcakes

Gumdrop Fruitcake

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

Cut fruit and gumdrops into small pieces. Dredge with the flour.

Add coconut and milk. Add nuts and mix well. Pour into a greased 8- or 9-inch tube pan which has been lined with wax paper. Bake at 250 degrees F for about 60 minutes.