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Thirty Day Friendship Cake

“This takes 30 days to prepare the fruit for the cake but it's worth it. It's delicious. If you are lucky a 'friend' will give you 2 cups of starter along with a piece of cake so you won't have to go to all the trouble of preparing a starter. If you have the starter, begin with step 1. If you don't have the starter, follow the link to Friendship Fruit Starter. It will actually take 50 days total, if you need to make the starter.”

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Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2012

I have 4 cups of the starter and did not have the recipe. Very happy to have found it on allrecipes.com. Thank you Yvonne! I only had 4 cups of the liquid when I drained the fruit, and the recipe stated I should have 6 cups, keep 1 for me to start it again, and 2 to give away, that is 6 cups. I drained the cherry juice, as it did not state to use the juice as it did with the pineapples. My mom went to be with Jesus in 2006, and I just got around to using her starter, which was kept in the refridgerator in a glass jar. The cakes came out yummy. Are you suppose to use the cherry juice?

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dolphin94

Reviewed: Jan. 7, 2012

Hi fellow bakers, I clicked the link for the starter and it appears broken. Any advice??

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BELLEOFMAGNOLIA

Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2011

My neighbor introduces me to this recipe. But her recipe makes 3 cakes. Day 10 add 2 (15 oz.) cans pineapple with the juice and 2 cups sugar. Day 20 add 2 (10 oz.) maraschino cherries and 1 cup sugar. I bake the cakes at 300º F for 90 minutes. They are delish. Thank you for posting the recipe.

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MIMIROT

Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2011

I have been baking The Friendship Cake for a few yrs now and I had my liquid in the jar was on the 20th day....and I noticed that the spoon had mold on it. I don't know why this happened???? I followed instruction as always...do you have any idea?

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Barbara Leming

Reviewed: Feb. 10, 2011

This recipe is just the exact one that I received from my BFF 20 yrs.ago. She was killed in a highway accd. on Dec.26/2000 RIP Betty Krcel...I still have her glass jar, but could not find the recipe for the cake or the starter until I punched it up here. Thank you Allrecipes.com I love this recipe site the most of any of the ones I have belonged to over the years...this recipe is just excellent, & I thank 'Yvonne' for publishing it here!! You made my year!

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Moms little Girl

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Timmins, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2010

I searched high and low looking for this particular recipe, I couldn't believe it ! It was here on Allrecipes.com I'm on my last leg of the formula to make my cake and I can't wait. A friend long ago gave me a starter and the cake was awesome. somehow I lost track and gave up until now. Thank You Allrecipes for reconnecting me to a lost love. LOL :)

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ehmunah@optonline.net

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2010

i rated this in the middle because i do have cake but: i made this in 4 small pans per recipe. It took forever for the middle to rise. i lost track of exactly how long i baked these but the centers did not rise well and i'm thinking maybe i should make 3 recipes out of this fruit. Perhaps the fruit was the reason why the centers did not rise well. Originally i baked these small pans at 350 for 35 mi. but since i have reset the timer twice , probably 20 min more now.

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iusetobeitalian

Reviewed: Jun. 25, 2010

WOW! I remember this cake being great back in the 80's and so happy this recipe is availabe to share! I made the starter, then the 30 day fruit prep and just baked the two cakes in Bundt-style pans...they are even better than I expected!! Please note, the cakes did take 70 minutes each due to the size/style of the pan and this recipe is well worth the 50 days it takes without having the starter! I'm freezing a jar of starter so I'll always have it available! Definitely a 5-Star Cake!

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Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2010

Thanks so much for this post.My Mom made this for years when I was growing up, it was a family favorite.I have been looking for the reciepe for ever to start this tradition with my own kids. So happy to find it.Thanks again.

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wbpanda

Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2009

I am in the 2nd phase of this cake. I made the starter, and then started the cake process. I am in the add pineapple 2nd 10 day phase. It has been 4 days and I see no foam. Is all lost? Is there a way to save my efforts?

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