Friendship Fruit Starter & Cake

• 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

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 350u0b0F 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.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/friendship-fruit-starter-cake-3476 (may not work)