Recipe - Brandied Friendship Cake And Starter

1 One half cup Brandy
1 cn (1lb) peaches with juice
6 (up to)
7 One half cup Sugar; divided
1 cn (1lb) pineapple tidbits or
chunks; with juice
1 cn (1lb) fruit cocktail; with
juice
1 Jar (10oz) Maraschino
cherries
1 Box yellow cake mix
One half (up to)
Three fourths cup Oil
2 (up to)
4 Eggs
1 pack (small) vanilla instant
pudding
1 One half cup Fruit from starter
1 cup Nuts; chopped

From: Wendy Lockman wlockman@ra1.randomc.com

Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1996 18:21:10 0400
For starter: Mix thoroughly brandy, peaches with juice and 2 to 2 One half cups
of the sugar. Put in glass jar loosely covered. Let stand 10 days at room
temperature. Stir every day. On the 11th day, add 2 to 2 One half more cups
sugar and pineapple with juice. Stir every day. On the 21st day add
remaining 2 to 2 One half cups sugar, fruit cocktail with juice and Maraschino
cherries. Stir every day. On the 31st day, drain juice; save for starter or
give to a friend. Use fruit for cakes. Makes enough for 3 to 5 cakes. Fruit
can be frozen to keep or is great over ice cream. Starter can be kept in
refrigerator 4 weeks.

Cake: Mix together cake mix, oil, eggs, pudding mix, 1One half cups fruit from
starter and nuts. Grease and flour Bundt or angle food cake pan. Bake @
350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes, until golden brown. This cake burns
easily, so check it often.

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