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Herman Friendship Cake??

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  • I've heard it described as Amish Friendship cake. Should be a suitable recipe amongst that lot ;)
  • Becles
    Becles Posts: 13,166 Forumite
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    I can remember doing that when I was little. The girls used to pass the dough round the class at school.

    I might start it off with my boys after Christmas as they love baking.
    Here I go again on my own....
  • I love Herman the German cake - maybe because I am German - it was lots going round when I was growing up as well - my grandmother often made it when she large occasions for church to cater for.
  • Tashja
    Tashja Posts: 1,214 Forumite
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    Oh wow !!!

    Might give this a go !! Sounds great !!

    T xx
  • Nanaof2
    Nanaof2 Posts: 104 Forumite
    This thread has brought back old memories from the 1980s

    I used to make this when my children were little as a friend gave me some of the dough to start me off

    I've always thought of it as German Friendship cake and I might just have another go in the new year. As has already been mentioned the only way I remember you could stop making any more when fed up with it was to be ruthless and throw the dough away
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  • jfennell
    jfennell Posts: 26 Forumite
    Does anyone remember the frienship cakes that used to going around in the 80s? I seem to remember that there was a yeast based starter that had to be fed for a week. You kept a cup for the next cake or gave it to a friend and used the rest of the mix to a type of fruit cake. I would loave to try this again if anyone has a recipe.

    Jane
  • Chris25
    Chris25 Posts: 12,918 Forumite
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    oh yes, I loved the smell of that culture. It was doing the rounds here as late as about 5 years ago - had forgotten all about it.

    there's one on here not sure if it's the same one http://www.recipezaar.com/26995

    and there's one on here which is slightly different. http://www.selfsufficientish.com/index.php/recipes/34-recipes/62-friendship-cake-starter-recipe
  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,675 Forumite
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    Hi jfennell,

    There's an earlier thread with recipes for that cake so I've added your post to it to keep the replies together.

    Pink
  • oldMcDonald
    oldMcDonald Posts: 1,945 Forumite
    A few years ago my friend gave me a starter for what she called a 'friendship cake'. It was a little like sourdough in that you added a little sugar and flour to it each day for so many days - using airbourne yeast - and then halved it, carried on feeding one half and used the other to make a cake. I remember having to add an eating apple to the mix at some point!

    Does anyone know a recipe similar to the above? I remember it was really nice and I made several cakes before the started died. I asked my friend if she had the recipe, but she had been given a starter herself and she has since moved to Australia and lost contact with the person who gave it to her:(

    Anyone able to help?
  • oldMcDonald
    oldMcDonald Posts: 1,945 Forumite
    **Note to self, oldMcD

    Do a search first!

    MSE thread

    Sorry board guides - please either delete this or join it to the other one :D
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