Bon Appétit DESSERTS - COOKIES
RECIPE NAME:  FRIENDSHIP CAKE - Starter Recipe
RECIPE BY: BON APPETIT!
SERVING SIZE: Many jars
PREPARATION TIME: 30 days for the starter + 30 days for the cake
 INGREDIENTS:
- - INITIAL STARTER RECIPE -
Day One through 14
1 cup pineapple drained - cubed
1 cup sugar -
2 tablespoons brandy -
- - Day 15 -
1 cup marachino cherries including juice
1 cup sugar -
2 tablespoons brandy -
- - SECONDARY STARTER -
- - Prepare another starter from the starter above -
1 1/2 cups starter -
1 large can peaches with juice - sliced
2 1/2 cups sugar -
- - Day 10 -
2 1/2 cups sugar -
1 large can pineapple  chunks & juice
- - Day 20 -
2 1/2 cups sugar -
1 10 ounces jar Marachino cherries and juice
1 large can fruit cocktail and juice
- - Friendship Cake -
1 cake mix yellow cake without pudding in it
2/3 cup oil -
4 - eggs -
1/3 - of the fruit prepared with starter
1 cup nuts chopped
1 box vanilla instant pudding -
 
DIRECTIONS:
  • INITIAL STARTER RECIPE
  • Day One through 14
  • Combine in a glass gallon jar.  Let set it set for two weeks.  Cover loosely with aluminum foil with a wooden spoon inserted through the foil to stir daily - DO NOT REMOVE FOIL OR SPOON!  BE SURE TO STIR DAILY.
  • Day 15
  • Add the ingredients. Let set two more weeks. Stir daily.
  • On day 30
  • Strain the fruit from the juice using a plastic strainer.  DO NOT USE A METAL STRAINER.
  • The resulting "juice" is the "starter" for your friendship cake
  • SECONDARY STARTER
  • Put peaches & juice in a gallon jar.  Stir once a day for 10 days.
  • Day 10
  • Add the ingredients. Stir for ten days.
  • Day 20
  • Add ingredients - Stir for ten days.
  • Day 30
  • Drain liquid from fruit.  Divide the juice into 5 - 6 jars each containing 1 1/2 cups of juice.
  • Give to friends and keep one for yourself.
  • Your friends can now start with the starter you have given them and make the 30 day cake directly.
  • Divide fruits in thirds.  You can freeze 2/3 of the fruit to use later.
  • When putting fruit or juice in jars, leave jars on the counter. Do not refrigerate!!!
  • Do not put lid on tight!!! Set it on top of jar - loosely.
  • Do not put juice in the refrigerator!!!
  • Friendship Cake
  • Mix all ingredients together and bake in a greased Bundt pan at 350F for 50 minutes or until done.
Notes - Comments: Here is another great recipe which can be prepared and given as a present for the holidays.

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