Brandied friendship cake & starter

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1½ cup Brandy
1 pounds Peaches with juice; can
6 cups Sugar, divided (to 7 1/2 cup )
1 pounds Pineapple tidbits or chunks can, with juice
1 pounds Fruit cocktail; can, with j ice
10 ounces Maraschino cherries; jar
1 Box yellow cake mix
½ cup Oil; to 3/4 cup
2 Eggs; to 4 eggs
1 Vanilla instant pudding (sma l package)
1½ cup Fruit; from starter
1 cup Nuts; chopped

Directions

For starter: Mix thoroughly brandy, peaches with juice and 2 to 2½ 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 ½ more cups sugar and pineapple with juice. Stir every day. On the 21st day add remaining 2 to 2 ½ 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, 1 ½ 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. Submitted By MISS HULLING'S FAVORITE RECIPES On 03-01-93 (15:31) Via: mmdoor@the_secluded_forest_bbs.bbs, 11-08-1994, recipe # 4470 in MAIN [not registered] Submitted By MARY LOU KAKANOWSKI On 11-08-94

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