
by Lori Dunn
Baking 30-Day Friendship Cake spreads the joy to others.
30 days + 80 minutes
DURATION
70 minutes
COOK TIME
10 minutes
PREP TIME
3 batches starter, 1 cake
SERVINGS
Ingredients
- 1 box butter-flavored yellow cake mix
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup flaked or shredded coconut, optional
- 1 box (4-1/2-cup servings) instant vanilla pudding
- 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
- 2/3 cup oil
- 1/3 of the fruit, drained
Starter Ingredients by Day
- 1-1/2 cups starter (not necessary)
- 2-1/2 cups sugar
- 1 large can (28 ounces) sliced peaches and juice
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 large can (20 ounces) crushed pineapple and juice
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cans (10 ounces each) maraschino cherries and juice
Directions
- 1-1/2 cups starter (not necessary)
- 2-1/2 cups sugar
- 1 large can (28 ounces) sliced peaches and juice
In glass jar, stir together starter, sugar and peaches. Stir every day for nine days. Use wooden spoon; do not use metal. Keep lid or cover loose.
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 large can (20 ounces) crushed pineapple and juice
Stir every day for nine days.
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cans (10 ounces each) maraschino cherries and juice
Stir every day for nine days.
Note:You do not need starter to make this cake. Use the starter within 5 days. Do not refrigerate any of the above. You have enough fruit for three cakes, so triple the ingredients when you shop if using all the starter yourself.
Drain juice from fruit and share with a friend to make this 30-day fruit cake, also known as a friendship cake, recipe shared by Lucile Gaskins, Lakeland, Florida.