Friendship Cake

* Exported from MasterCook II *

Friendship Cake

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Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes Fruits

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 Pint Friendship Cake Starter
16 Ounces Lite peaches -- sliced
20 Ounces Pineapple tidbits
3 Maraschino cherries; 6 oz
drained
7 1/2 Cups Sugar
2 Packages Golden Butter Cake Mixes
2 Packages Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix
8 Eggs
1 1/3 c Oil
2 c Raisins -- optional
2 c Walnuts -- optional
2 c Pecans -- optional
2 c Coconut -- optional

Day 1. Pour starter into glass gallon jar. Add can of sliced peaches
with the juice; cut each slice into 4 pieces. Add 2 1/2 cups sugar.
Stir. Cover jar loosely and keep at room temperature. Stir every day
for 10 days. All the sugar may not dissolve for several days. Don't
cover airtight.

Day 10. Add can of pineapple tidbits with juice and 2 1/2 cups sugar.
Stir. Continue as before, stirring every day for 10 more days. Your
starter has changed color and your fruit will foam when stirred.

Day 20. Add 3 6-oz jars of maraschino cherries, drained. Cut each
cherry in half. Add 2 1/2 cups sugar. Stir. Continue stirring daily
for 10 days. These are the last ten days. The cherries will give the
juice its pinkish color back.

Day 31. You will now bake your cakes. Preheat oven to 300~. Grease and
flour your pans. Drain fruit into a large bowl. Pour juice into 3 pint
jars. Into a large bowl put 1 box cake mix, 1 box instant vanilla
pudding mix, 4 eggs, 2/3 cup oil and 1/2 the drained fruit. Mix with a
spoon only until well mixed. Then stir in 1 cup each of raisins,
walnuts, pecans and coconut. Pour into prepared pans. Bake until straw
inserted in center comes out clean. Makes 2 tube pans or 12 one pound
loaves or 4 loaves, 9 1/2x5 1/2x3-inch. Bake one tube pan at a time for
approximately 60-90 minutes. Bake large loaves for 60-90 minutes or
until a straw inserted in center comes out clean.


Comments. MUST put in a gallon GLASS jar. Use fruit in juices NOT
syrup. The three pint jars of juice are the starters, one for you and
two for your friends. Never refrigerate the starter!

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NOTE: This is only ONE version. There are a kazillion variations on the
theme. :)