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We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Brandied Friendship Cake And Starter

January 27, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits, Eggs, Grains		Cake	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	c	Brandy
1		1-lb peaches with juice
6		up to
7 1/2	c	Sugar, divided
1		1-lb pineapple tidbits or
		chunks with juice
1		1-lb fruit cocktail with
		juice
1		Jar, 10-oz Maraschino
		cherries
1		Box yellow cake mix
1/2		up to
3/4	c	Oil
2		up to
4		Eggs
1		small vanilla instant
		pudding
1 1/2	c	Fruit from starter
1	c	Nuts, chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

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 1/2 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 1/2 more cups sugar and  pineapple with juice. Stir
every day. On the 21st day add remaining 2  to 2 1/2 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, 1-1/2 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.  MC-RECIPE@MASTERCOOK.COM
MASTERCOOK RECIPES LIST SERVER  MC-RECIPE DIGEST V1 #55  From the
MasterCook recipe list.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe  Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 993 Calories From Fat: 210 Total Fat: 24.1g Cholesterol: 62mg Sodium: 2009.9mg Potassium: 326mg Carbohydrates: 190.5g Fiber: 2.5g Sugar: 151.9g Protein: 10.6g