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Ingredients
- 1 pint friendship cake starter
- 16 ounce lite peaches, sliced
- 20 ounce pineapple tidbits
- 3 (6 ounce) maraschino cherries, liquid removed
- 7-1/2 c. sugar
- 2 pkg. golden brown butter cake mixes
- 2 pkg. instant vanilla pudding mix
- 8 large eggs
- 1-1/3 c. oil
- 2 c. raisins, optional
- 2 c. walnuts, optional
- 2 c. pecans, optional
- 2 c. coconut, optional
Directions
- Pour starter into glass gallon jar. Add in can of sliced peaches with the juice; cut each slice into 4 pcs. Add in 2 1/2 cups sugar.Stir. Cover jar loosely and keep at room temperature. Stir every day for 10 days. All the sugar may not dissolve for several days. Do not cover airtight.
- Add in can of pineapple tidbits with juice and 2-1/2 cups sugar.Stir. Continue as before, stirring every day for 10 more days. Your starter has changed color and your fruit will foam when stirred.
- Add in 3 (6 ounce each) jars of maraschino cherries, liquid removed. Cut each cherry in half. Add in 2-1/2 cups sugar. Stir. Continue stirring daily for 10 days. These are the last ten days. The cherries will give the juice its pinkish color back.
- You will now bake your cakes.Preheat oven to 300°F.
- Grease and flour your pans. Drain fruit into a large bowl. Pour juice into 3 pint jars. Into a large bowl put 1 box cake mix, 1 box instant vanilla pudding mix, 4 large eggs, 2/3 cup oil and 1/2 the liquid removed fruit. Mix with a spoon only till well mixed. Then stir in 1 cup each of raisins, walnuts, pecans and coconut. Pour into prepared pans. Bake till straw inserted in center comes out clean.
- Makes 2 tube pans or possibly 12 one lb loaves or possibly 4 loaves, 9-1/2 x 5-1/2 x 3-inch.
- Bake one tube pan at a time for approximately 60-90 min. Bake large loaves for 60-90 min or possibly till a straw inserted in center comes out clean.
- Note: MUST put in a gallon GLASS jar. Use fruit in juices NOT syrup. The three pint jars of juice are the starters, one for you and two for your friends. Never chill the starter!
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 352g | |
| Recipe makes 12 servings | |
| Calories 1128 | |
| Calories from Fat 372 | 33% |
| Total Fat 42.86g | 54% |
| Saturated Fat 6.07g | 24% |
| Trans Fat 0.63g | |
| Cholesterol 139mg | 46% |
| Sodium 163mg | 7% |
| Potassium 462mg | 13% |
| Total Carbs 188.78g | 50% |
| Dietary Fiber 5.5g | 18% |
| Sugars 176.0g | 117% |
| Protein 8.03g | 13% |
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