Friendship Fruit Starter & Cake

Submitted by Tonkcats

• Ready In: 817hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• Starter

• 8 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 1 cup peach juice
• 1 cup pineapple juice
• 1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries
• 1 (15 1/4 ounce) can peaches
• 1 (20 ounce) can chunk pineapple
• 1 (15 1/4 ounce) can fruit cocktail

• Cake

• 1 (18 ounce) package yellow cake mix (no pudding)

• Friendship starter

• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding (small box)
• 4 eggs
• 2⁄3 cup oil
• 1 cup chopped nuts

• Icing

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1 lb powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 cup margarine

directions

1. (Do not refrigerate). Keep on counter top in gallon jar.
2. Stir several times daily.
3. This will make enough fruit for 3 cakes.
4. Cover jar with a cloth, not a lid.
5. Combine 1 cup sugar, peach juice and pineapple juice, stir everyday for 2 weeks.
6. Next combine 1 1/2 cups starter, 2 1/2 cups sugar and cut up peaches with juice, stir for 10 days.
7. Then add 2 1/2 cups sugar and pineapple with juice, stir for 10 more days.
8. Then add 2 1/2 cups sugar, fruit cocktail with juice and chopped up cherries, stir for 10 more days.
9. Then drain fruit juice from fruit and give to friends for a starter 1 1/2 cups to 4 or 5 friends.
10. To make the cake: mix all cake ingredients together, pour into greased and floured bundt pan.
11. Bake at 350°F for 50 to 55 minutes.
12. This cake freezes well if you would like to freeze a couple for later.
13. To make the icing: Beat all icing ingredients until fluffy.
14. Double icing recipe for three cakes.

Reviews

[Dwifey]

I have made this cake many times. It is wonderful. Very moist and delicious. It is even better with just a light glaze. Always a winner.

 

[Janet3]

I have made this fruitcake many times and always to rave reviews (especially from people who don't like fruitcake) but...I don'tuse fruit cocktail, just marachino cherries (2 small jars- no juice) and when I mix the cakes, I add 1 cup raisins, 1 cup walnuts, 1 cup pecans, and 1 cup coconut. It's rich but oh so tasty! With all that added, I never frost it.