Friendship Fruit Starter & Cake |
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Prep Time: 817 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 817 Minutes Servings: 24 |
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Ingredients:
8 1/2 cups sugar |
1 cup peach juice |
1 cup pineapple juice |
1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries |
1 (15 1/4 ounce) can peaches |
1 (20 ounce) can chunk pineapple |
1 (15 1/4 ounce) can fruit cocktail |
1 (18 ounce) package yellow cake mix (no pudding) |
1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding (small box) |
4 eggs |
2/3 cup oil |
1 cup chopped nuts |
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese |
1 lb powdered sugar |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
1/2 cup margarine |
Directions:
1. (Do not refrigerate). Keep on counter top in gallon jar.
2. Stir several times daily.
3. This will make enough fruit for 3 cakes.
4. Cover jar with a cloth, not a lid.
5. Combine 1 cup sugar, peach juice and pineapple juice, stir everyday for 2 weeks.
6. Next combine 1 1/2 cups starter, 2 1/2 cups sugar and cut up peaches with juice, stir for 10 days.
7. Then add 2 1/2 cups sugar and pineapple with juice, stir for 10 more days.
8. Then add 2 1/2 cups sugar, fruit cocktail with juice and chopped up cherries, stir for 10 more days.
9. Then drain fruit juice from fruit and give to friends for a starter 1 1/2 cups to 4 or 5 friends.
10. To make the cake: mix all cake ingredients together, pour into greased and floured bundt pan.
11. Bake at 350°F for 50 to 55 minutes.
12. This cake freezes well if you would like to freeze a couple for later.
13. To make the icing: Beat all icing ingredients until fluffy.
14. Double icing recipe for three cakes.
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