A recipe for Friendship Cake-Amish. Follow the simple recipe instructions for Friendship Cake-Amish shared by other home cooking experts.
Ingredients
1 c. Butter/Margarine, Melted1 3/4 c. Sugar
3 c. Unbleached All-purpose Flour
1 Tsp. Baking Soda
1 Tsp. Ground Cinnamon
1/2 Tsp. Salt
1/4 Tsp. Ground Cloves
1/4 Tsp. Ground Nutmeg
2 Large Eggs
2 c. Brandied Fruit
1 c. Chopped Pecans
1/4 c. Brandied Fruit Juice
BRANDED FRUIT STARTER: 15 1/2 oz. (1 Cn) Pineapple Chunks
16 oz. (1 cn) Sliced Peaches
17 oz. (1 cn) Apricot Halves
10 oz. (1 jr) Maraschino
1 1/4 c. Sugar
1 1/4 c. Brandy (Any Brand)
Directions
Combine butter and sugar in large mixing bowl. Beat well. Combine next 6 ingredients. Beat well. Add eggs. Coarse chop brandied fruit and stir into batter. Add pecans and juice. Mix well. Pour batter into well-greased 10 inch Bundt pan. Bake at 350 degree F. oven for 1 hour. Cool in pan 10 minutes, then remove from pan. BRANDIED FRUIT STARTER: Drain all canned fruit. Combine all ingredients in clean, nonmetallic bowl. Stir gently. Cover and let stand at room temperature for 3 weeks, stirring twice per week. As you use it, replace the amount taken with 1 cup sugar. Cover and let stand at room temperature 3 days before using again. Yields 6 cups of brandied fruit. Submitted By MICHAEL ORCHEKOWSKI
