Amish Friendship Cake Initial STARTER:
Day 1-
Combine cake mix, Friendship Cake Starter, oil and eggs in bowl; mix well.
Stir in pecans.
Pour into greased and floured Bundt pan.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 1 hour.
Cool in pan for several minutes.
Invert onto serving plate.
Yield: 12 servings.
Use your favorite white cake recipe or use 1 white cake mix and bake according to instructions in 9 x 13-inch cake pan.
Let cool 10 to 15 minutes.
Poke holes in the cake with a toothpick, fork tines, etc.
Melt butter, brown sugar and 2 tablespoons of pineapple juice in a saucepan.
Spray sides and bottom of a cake pan.
Pour brown sugar mixture into it.
Arrange pineapple rings and cherries on top.
Prepare cake mix according to directions on package, or make your favorite cake recipe and pour over mixture in cake pan.
Bake in a 350\u00b0 preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes.
Let stand to cool a few minutes, then invert onto a plate.
Prepare favorite white cake recipe or boxed cake mix and divide batter between 1 (8-inch) square pan and 1 (8-inch) round pan.
Bake according to directions.
Remove cakes from pan and cool.
Use any good cake recipe
to make 4 layers.
Bake 2 plain, then add raisins, nut meats, cinnamon and cloves.
When cool stick with filling.
Stir twice daily until the 30th day.
You are now ready to share your recipe and make your Friendship Cake.
Drain off the juice and give six of your friends 1 1/2 cups each and a copy of this recipe so they can make their own Friendship Cake.
The fruit remaining will make 3 Bundt or three large loaf cakes.
In 1/2 gallon jar combine peach brandy, 1 cup of sugar and canned peaches.
Two weeks later, add 1 cup of sugar and canned pineapple.
After two more weeks, add 1 cup of sugar and cherries. After two more weeks, drain the fruit in colander.
Use fruit in cake and save 1 cup of liquid to start your next cake. Invite a friend over for coffee and cake.
Give your friend a cup of liquid and this recipe so she/he can start their friendship cake.
If you have a starter juice for the Friendship Cake, then here is the recipe:
ntil cake tester placed in cake comes out clean.
The cake may
friends along with the recipe.
There will be enough
ill be used in the cake. Pour the liquid into 3
Mix all together and bake in a Bundt or tube pan for 1 hour at 350\u00b0 or until done.
You may want to put a pan of water in bottom of oven for moisture.
Ice your cake with your favorite frosting or eat plain without frosting.
Yield:
1 cake.
Combine the first 3 ingredients in a glass gallon jar; let set for 2 weeks, covered loosely with foil with a wooden spoon inserted through the foil to stir daily.
Do not remove foil or spoon.
Be sure to stir daily.
After 2 weeks, add the next 3 ingredients; let set 2 more weeks, stirring daily.
In the fourth week, add the next 3 ingredients; stir daily.
In the sixth week, strain fruit from the juice using a plastic strainer (do not use metal).
You may use fruit for ice cream topping.
Juice is starter for Friendship Cake.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F; lightly grease a 9x13 pan.
Combine all cake ingredients and pour into prepared pan.
Mix together topping ingredients& sprinkle evenly over cake.
Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes, or until tests done.
Let cool completely, and sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.
Cut Twinkies in half lengthwise; line cake pan.
Bake a yellow cake (follow cake recipe), but add 2 packages of French vanilla (instant as directions says) pudding as a topping (for regular cake size) for cake instead of icing.
Pour over the cake.
Then drain one large can of crushed pineapple and spread all over top of pudding.
Then top pineapples with Cool Whip (1 tub).
Sprinkle with 2 cups of coconut and sprinkle chopped finely chopped pecans as decoration.
Can be frozen.
Prepare cake as directed in 13x9 pan,
Combine ingredients at room temperature in a glass jar with a loose cover.
Stir several times the first day, then once a week after that.
At the end of 2 weeks, the starter will have fermented enough to begin the steps of the Friendship Cake mix.
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