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Gumdrop Cake

October 10, 2015/in Christmas, Recipe /by ValleyFamilyFun

Gumdrop Cake This was my grandmother’s recipe for Gumdrop Cake. This time, I made it with both gummy bears and jube jubes that I had on hand. Gumdrop Cake ½ Cup butter 1 Cup sugar 2 eggs ½ tsp salt 1 tsp baking powder 2 Cups flour ¾ Cup milk 1 tsp lemon juice 1 […]

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

October 10, 2015/in Recipe /by ValleyFamilyFun

Sweet and Sour Meatballs This is our go-to recipe family recipe when you need a dinner in a dash! It has become a staple comfort food. All of us in my family (mother, sister, brother and I) make it slightly differently depending on our taste buds. I like it sweet with lots of sauce, […]

Gumdrop Cake

October 10, 2015/in Christmas, Recipe /by ValleyFamilyFun

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

October 10, 2015/in Recipe /by ValleyFamilyFun

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Gumdrop Cake

October 10, 2015/in Christmas, Recipe /by ValleyFamilyFun

Gumdrop Cake

This was my grandmother’s recipe for Gumdrop Cake. This time, I made it with both gummy bears and jube jubes that I had on hand.

Gumdrop Cake
½ Cup butter
1 Cup sugar
2 eggs
½ tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
2 Cups flour
¾ Cup milk
1 tsp lemon juice
1 lb gumdrops (about 2 ½ cups)
1 cup raisins (optional)

Combine all ingredients.
The batter will be fairly stiff.

Add gummy bears.

You may have to cut them into bite-sized pieces.

Pour into a bundt pan, a 9×9 pan, loaf pan, etc.
I used several smaller round pans and mini muffin tins as I was making them for gifts.

Spray the pans extremely well.
HINT: Next time, I would line the containers with parchment paper. They are VERY sticky and hard to get out of the containers.

Bake at 350 until done. Time depends on the container used. A large cake would take approximately 35 minutes. Make sure the toothpick comes out of the batter clean to ensure it is cooked through.

Remove from pan fairly quickly so that the gumdrops don’t harden and stick to the pan even more.

These were a huge hit with the kids!

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

October 10, 2015/in Recipe /by ValleyFamilyFun

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

This is our go-to recipe family recipe when you need a dinner in a dash! It has become a staple comfort food.

All of us in my family (mother, sister, brother and I) make it slightly differently depending on our taste buds. I like it sweet with lots of sauce, whereas my brother would make his less “soupy”.

As a result, there is no real recipe. We just dump in the ingredients! But, for the sake of this blog post, I will write out the standard recipe. However, mix it according to your own heart’s desire!

Sweet and Sour Meatballs
Ground Beef
¼ C vinegar
2 Tbsp brown sugar
2 Tbsp ketchup
2 Tbsp molasses
Water

Form ground beef into balls.
Cook in a frying pan over medium heat.

When meatballs are fully cooked, add the other ingredients in the pan (vinegar, sugar, ketchup and molasses).

Add water – at least 1 Cup. If you like more sauce, add more water!

Let the mixture simmer in the frying pan, stirring often. Keep it simmering until the sauce is thickened and the desired consistency.

Serve over rice with mixed veggies.
Make lots.

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