Friendship cake?

Question

Cant believe i am using points for this question lol.... When i was at primary school, every so often people would bring in bits of manky sloppy cake mixture that u used most of,then passed on again to another "friend"......i havent seen this kinda thing happeningfor years - i really LOVED that cake damn it and i wanna know if anyone A) remembers what the HELL i am on about and B)knows how to MAKE it???????? I am in the UK so i dunno if its a English thing.....I am aged 24yrs - maybe this was an eighties/early nineties kinda thing - like skipping elastic and those balls on string that u put on ur ankle and jumped over!!!!

Answer 1

INGREDIENTS
1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
4 eggs
2/3 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups fruit cocktail, drained
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
In a large bowl, combine cake mix with eggs and oil. Mix thoroughly and stir in fruit and nuts. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

Answer 2

Friendship espresso Cake: 40 min 10 min prep 24 servings a million 9x13 espresso cake 2 cups friendship lively starter a million/2 teaspoon salt 2 eggs a million/2 teaspoon baking soda a million a million/2 teaspoons cinnamon 2 cups flour a million cup sugar 2/3 cup oil 2 teaspoons baking powder Topping a million tablespoon flour a million/2 teaspoon cinnamon a million cup brown sugar a million/4 cup margarine, softened a million. Preheat oven to 350 levels F; gently grease a 9x13 pan. 2. combine all cake components and pour into arranged pan. 3. combination mutually topping components& sprinkle flippantly over cake. 4. Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes, or till exams finished. 5. enable cool thoroughly, and sprinkle with powdered sugar if wished.

Answer 3

Yeh I remember what you are on about,I used it a lot in the 80's and I'm from the N.E England. Never knew how to make the base mix though,just kept getting the cup of 'slop' then following the recipe. Didn't it have fruit in too,sultanas or something?

Answer 4

I believe I know what you are referring to, and I spent my early, formative years in Sweden. In the US (where I live now), it's most commonly called "Amish Friendship Bread", though I'm not certain what the Amish have to do with it, if anything at all. It can be baked as a cake or a quick bread or cookies - lots of things, really - and is quite tasty. Here's a recipe for the starter and the basic 'bread' ---->

Important Note: Don't use metal spoons or equipment. Do not refrigerate. Use only glazed ceramic or plastic bowls or containers.

1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
3 cups all-purpose flour, divided
3 cups white sugar, divided
3 cups milk

In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Let stand 10 minutes. In a 2 quart container glass, plastic or ceramic container, combine 1 cup flour and 1 cup sugar. Mix thoroughly or flour will lump when milk is added. Slowly stir in 1 cup milk and dissolved yeast mixture. Cover loosely and let stand until bubbly. Consider this day 1 of the 10 day cycle. Leave loosely covered at room temperature. On days 2 thru 4; stir starter with a spoon. Day 5; stir in 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Days 6 thru 9; stir only. Day 10; stir in 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Remove 1 cup to make your first bread, give 2 cups to friends along with this recipe, and your favorite Amish Bread recipe. Store the remaining 1 cup starter in a container in the refrigerator, or begin the 10 day process over again (beginning with step 2).

To make the bread or cake mix well together:

1 cup starter
1 cup oil
1/2 cup milk
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla

In a separate bowl combine the following dry ingredients and mix well:

2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1-1/2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 - (5.1 oz) box instant vanilla pudding
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup nuts

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Mix and pour into two well greased and sugared bread pans. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour.

There are a lot of variations on the bread, both in flavor and form. You can make cookies, biscuits, cakes - all kinds of things with the starter. The flavors are limited only by your imagination. Here's a link to some variations to get you started. http://www.armchair.com/recipe/amish/amish.html

I don't have many friends who cook, so I freeze my 'leftover' starter in 1 cup measures to use another time. I then give them away when I meet someone who is interested in the recipe or use them myself when I go on one of my infamous baking binges. You just thaw the starter and then use it in your recipe, or thaw and start a fresh batch. Most of all, you just have fun with it.

~Morg~

Answer 5

i remember my mum doing that, always thought it was a bit strange. is this the cake where you take it home add more mix and leave it for 9 days or something strange, btw i'm in north east uk just near boro but not sure if it was regional or not. oh yes i should say i'm 35

Answer 6

it was an 80's thing, ur correct.
here in the UK, we believed it was an American thing.
i never liked the idea myself, being a vegetarian & not knowing what was in it, i'm afraid i said thank u very much & threw the slop away.
seemed a tad unhygienic 2 me, friend or not. anyway
recipes below.
hope u find what u need.
:)

Answer 7

I'm 35 and live in the states, and yes, we do friendship cakes here. I last had one three year ago. Here is a link to how to start one: http://frugalhomemaker.com/recipes/friendship_cake.htm

Answer 8

I found a recipe for the Friendship cake and starter which you are referring to on this website, http://recipes.chef2chef.net/recipe-archive/7/AO7589.shtml

Answer 9

I remember that! Our version- I imagine there were many. Had yeast in it, and you put apples in it to bake it, it was like a desert cake.

Answer 10

OMG I so remember doing that in school! I am also 24 but I went to school in America, unfortunately I don't remember how to make it, sorry :(