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How to Make Starter for Friendship Cake Recipe

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Initial Starter:
1. Set aside a 1 gallon jar. Purchase all of the ingredients, including caned pineapple, canned peaches, sugar, and maraschino cherries. Add brandy and nuts as optional items. Include the canned juice when mixing in the fruit.
2. Mix 1 cup cubed pineapple, 1 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons brandy (optional). Add to the gallon-jar mixture and stir daily for two weeks.
3. Combine 1 cup maraschino cherries, 1 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons brandy (optional). Add to the gallon-jar mixture and stir daily for two weeks.
4. Mix 1 cup canned peaches, 1 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons brandy (optional). Add to the gallon jar. Stir daily for two more weeks.
5. Drain the liquid into a separate bowl. Do not refrigerate it. Reserve `1 1/2 cups for five friendship starters. Use the remainder for another purpose, such as a topping for ice cream.
Directions:
Directions:
MAKING FIVE FRIENDSHIP STARTERS

1, Prepare the mixture for the five starters by combining the reserved liquid, 2 1/2 cups sugar and 28 ounces ofcanned sliced peaches. Stir every day for 10 days.
2. Mix 2 1/2 cups of sugar and one 16 ounce can of crushed pineapple. Add to the 1-gallon jar. Stir daily for 10 days.
3. Add 2 1/2 cups of sugar and one 16 ounce can of fruit cocktail. Mix in one 10 ounce jar of maraschino cherries. Stir every day for 10 days.
4. Drain the juice and divide the mixture equally into five starters, measuring two cups each. Give each starter away, including the directions to make five starters and the Friendship Cake recipe. Reiterate not to refrigerate the mixture.

FRIENDSHIP CAKE
1. Divide the leftover fruit mixture into two equal parts. Mix together two cake mixes, two small boxes of instant pudding, 3/4 cup of oil and eight eggs. Fold in the fruit.
2. Add two cups of nuts if desired. Fold in optional ingredients such as chocolate chips or coconut. Pour the mixture into two greased pans.
3. Bake at 350º Fahrenheit for 50 to 60 minute's. Cool and enjoy.
Personal Notes:
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TIPS AND WARNINGS
Do not refrigerate the mixture to allow for fermentation. Experiment with different kinds of cake mixes and flavors of puddings. F

 

 

 

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