Time for Friendship

    When I was a much younger, like 20 years ago, a friend, Kayla A. in Erwin, Tn gave me a recipe this recipe. It makes a very moist cake, the catch......It takes thirty days!!

•       Friendship Cake
• You will need 1 1/2 cup Starter. 
• 1st day: In a gallon jar; place 1 1/2 cup white sugar and 1 (29 oz) can sliced peaches with their  juice. 
• Stir once every day with a WOODEN SPOON. Keep the lid on loosely. 
• 10th day: Add and stir 2 cups white sugar and 1 can (15oz) chunk pinapple with juice.
• 20th day: Add and stir 2 cups white sugar and 2 (10oz) Marichino Cherries with juice.
• 30th day: Drain liquid from the fruit mixture. Divide into 1 1/2 cup batches. Divide fruit into three batches. The liquid is the starter. Put each batch into clean, tightly covered jars and give to friends with a copy of this recipe. 

1.  The starter must be USED within 5 days. 
2.  Do Not USE Metal Containers, Bake cakes on the 30th or 31st day. You will have enough for 3 cakes, so triple the ingredients when you make the cakes. 
3. The recipe below will make 1 bundt pan or 2 loaf pan cakes.
   1. You will need 1 box Duncin Hines Butter cake mix 
   2. 2/3 cup canola oil 
   3. 4 eggs
   4. 1 box (3oz) Instant Vanilla pudding mix
   5. 11/2   batch of chopped fruit mix
   6. 1 cup chopped pecans
   7. 1 cup shredded coconut (if desired)   
   1. Mix all ingredient together with a wooden spoon in a large mixing bowl. DO NOT USE AN ELECTRIC MIXER! Pour into a greased pan. Bake at 300* for 55-70 minutes.   *If you do not have starter, start with the fruit mixture, and it will take 60 days before you can bake your cake. It is however, a cake that is worth it!