Amish Friendship Cake w/ Starter

[JJ Judkins]

* Exported from MasterCook *

Amish Friendship Cake w/ Starter

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Categories : Cakes Ethnic

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup cubed pineapple (drained)
2 cup sugar
4 tablespoons brandy
Add 1 cup maraschino cherries including the juice
Amish Friendship Cake Fruit Mixture:
1 1/2 cups Starter
1 large can sliced peaches (with juice)
7 1/2 cups sugar
1 large can pineapple chunks & juice (1 lb - 4oz can)
1 jar Maraschino cherries & juice -- (1 ounce) (1 to 10)
1 large can fruit cocktail & juice -- (14-1/2 oz to 15 oz can
Cake
1 yellow cake mix (without pudding in it)
2/3 cup oil
4 eggs
1/3 the fruit (prepared with the starter above)
1 cup nuts - chopped
1 box vanilla instant pudding.


Amish Friendship Cake Initial Starter
Day One through day 14
1 cup cubed pineapple (drained)
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons brandy
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 1 cup maraschino cherries including the juice
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons brandy.
Let set two more weeks, stirring 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
Amish Friendship Cake.

Amish Friendship Cake
First, Prepare the
1-1/2 cups Starter Juice (see Initial Starter recipe to right)
1 large can sliced peaches (with juice)
2-1/2 cups sugar
Put peaches, sugar, & starter juice in a gallon jar. Stir once a day
for 10 days.
On the 10th day, add:
2- 1/2 cups sugar
1 large can pineapple chunks & juice (1 lb - 4oz can)
Stir for ten days.
On the 20th Day, add:
2 -1/2 cups sugar
1 - 10 ounce jar Maraschino cherries & juice
1 large can fruit cocktail & juice, (14-1/2 oz to 15 oz can
Stir daily for ten days.
On the 30th Day:
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. You friends can now start with the starter you have
given them and make the 30-day cake directly.
Divide fruit in thirds. You can freeze 2/3 of the fruit to use later.
Note: 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!
Now, Make the Cake:
1 yellow cake mix (without pudding in it)
2/3 cup oil
4 eggs
1/3 of the fruit (prepared with the starter above)
1- cup nuts - chopped
1 box vanilla instant pudding.
Mix all ingredients together and bake in a greased Bundt pan at 350
degrees for 50 minutes or until done.
Alternate Cake Recipe:
1 1/2 cups oil
2 cups sugar
3 eggs (beaten)
1 teaspoon soda
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups flour
2 cups pecans
3 cups of the fruit mixture

Combine oil and sugar and blend in the eggs. Add dry
ingredients (flour, soda) Fold in the fruit mix. Add pecans and
vanilla. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Bake in bundt pan for about 1
hour 15 min to 1 hour 30 min. Check with knife before removing from
oven.

Freezes well!


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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 9070 Calories; 165g Fat (16.2% calories from fat); 25g

Protein; 1900g Carbohydrate; 0g Dietary Fiber; 848mg Cholesterol; 300mg Sodium. Exchanges: 3 Lean

Meat; 30 1/2 Fat; 127 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.


Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0