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Here is another great recipe, which can be prepared and given as a present for the holidays. Don't confuse this cake with the Amish Friendship Bread. This yummy cake is based on a brandied fruit starter, not a conventional bread yeast-type starter. The cake takes approximately 30 days to prepare, once you have the starter fruit juice. If not, allow another 30 days to prepare the initial "starter". This is well worth the effort! This cake is made with a brandied fruit mixture of peaches, pineapple, fruit cocktail, cherries, and sugar. There are limitless variations (you can mix and match fruit to taste). |
| Amish Friendship Cake
First, Prepare the Fruit Mixture: |
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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: |
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2- 1/2 cups sugar
1 large can pineapple chunks & juice (1 lb - 4-oz can)
Stir for ten days. |
| On the 20th Day, add: |
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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: |
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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! |
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Now, Make the Cake:
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. |