Comments on: Being Neighborly (recipe: Friendship Cake)

By: Marie Nelson

Marie Nelson — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 22:18:31 +0000

Thank you so much for this recipe. I got tired of dealing with keeping my fruit going and let it go. That was a good 30 years ago. I’ve been wanting to start it up again but didn’t know how without a starter. I even threw the cake recipe I had away not 2 weeks ago because it didn’t include instructions on how to make a starter. Again, thank you for sharing this recipe. This one isn’t exactly like the one I had but it’s close enough and I’m sure it will be wonderful.

By: Barbara Bliss

Barbara Bliss — Sat, 14 May 2011 05:31:40 +0000

He has not made any yet…..he is type one diabetic…..So he is trying to feel better!!

By: Jackie Garvin

Jackie Garvin — Thu, 12 May 2011 22:48:10 +0000

In reply to Barbara Bliss. How many cakes has he made now?

By: Barbara Bliss

Barbara Bliss — Thu, 12 May 2011 03:12:17 +0000

He asked me again for the recipe……. : )

By: Jackie Garvin

Jackie Garvin — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:26:23 +0000

In reply to Barbara Bliis. I hope Billy enjoys making the Friendship Cake again!

By: Barbara Bliis

Barbara Bliis — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 04:57:38 +0000

In reply to Jackie Garvin.

Thanx!! I told him I him that I found the recipe again…he got all excited!! We used to laugh about Billys baking bust,on time after school he came home to make his bread(WE were tired of the bread by this time!!)…he was stressed about it and he dropped all the batter all over the place.. He is a good cook!

By: Jackie Garvin

Jackie Garvin — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:19:06 +0000

In reply to Barbara Bliis.

Barbara,

I’m going to make it again as soon as I can light for 40 days. I’ve never photo-documented the whole process ste-by-step. I want to do that. Good for your son for doing this! Bravo!

By: Barbara Bliis

Barbara Bliis — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:16:44 +0000

: ) my son made this Forever when he was about 10…..

By: Jackie Garvin

Jackie Garvin — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 05:50:28 +0000

In reply to SweetJeanette. It is good. Rich, but good. You should try it. I am going to get a new batch started as soon as I can light long enough.

By: SweetJeanette

SweetJeanette — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 05:31:43 +0000

Wow, I’ve never had friendship bread with fruit. That sounds great!!! ok, I’m drooling here.

By: Jackie Garvin

Jackie Garvin — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:06:31 +0000

In reply to Mona Stout.

Mona,
I’m sure our Grannies are best friends in Heaven! As soon I can light long enough, I’m starting up a batch again. This really is a fun recipe to make and share.

By: Mona Stout

Mona Stout — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:14:02 +0000

I think I told you before, Jackie, that our grannies must surely be enjoying each other’s company in heaven. I’ve imagined that one fine, sunny day (they’re all fine sunny days in heaven, of course) your granny Virginia tells my granny Clairebele about this friendship cake … to which I can just hear my granny say “oh, I’d have liked to have that recipe!”. I’ve got to make this now, you know. Just happen to have some neighbors who are very nice even though we don’t talk much. Yet. 🙂

By: Jackie Garvin

Jackie Garvin — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:33:50 +0000

In reply to MommyMatter. Mommymatter, I'm so glad you found your way here. We love having you as a reader. Keep me posted on your Friendship Cake.

By: MommyMatter

MommyMatter — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:23:06 +0000

I have been looking all over for this recipe, couldn’t remember what it was called, used to make all the time and then misplaced my recipe. Thanks so much, can’t wait to get started.

By: Jackie Garvin

Jackie Garvin — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 03:18:53 +0000

In reply to Danny Taylor. Danny, Thanks for the comment. So glad you enjoyed the post.

By: Danny Taylor

Danny Taylor — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 02:11:22 +0000

Yes Jackie, that what it was all about…they all shared and was always neighborly in any way possible. The Phillips were just that!

Thanks for sharing.

By: Jackie Garvin

Jackie Garvin — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:16:27 +0000

In reply to Janice Marra.

Janice,
You have such a sweet, sweet spirit. That’s what our family was all about. Helping people out was a way of life for them. You are carrying that on and you should feel so good about it. Janice, YOU are goodness!

Love,
Your cousin

By: Janice Marra

Janice Marra — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:07:55 +0000

Jackie When I retired 6yrs ago I said to my husband I wanted to get to know my neighbors better. Two of our neighbors were widow’s and I would visit them sit and talk or just listen to them.We help them out in Hurricane season.They have become part of our lives and we love them. I can’t wait to share this with them. I would love to be your neighbor too.Janice

By: Jackie Garvin

Jackie Garvin — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:09:19 +0000

In reply to cayancy.

Chris,
This is a fun recipe. I haven’t done in a quite sometime. As soon as I can light long enough, I’m getting my starter started. The fruit is similar to brandied fruit so I would cook it in the same fashion. Just add a little butter and roast it until it starts to caramelize a little. That would add a lot of flavor to it. It would be especially good over ice cream.

By: cayancy

cayancy — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:24:14 +0000

There was an Amish dessert bread going around my circle of friends a few years ago. It was so moist and delicious, and it was fun to always have something to bake and something to share. This recipe sounds especially good with all that fruit in it!

How do you sugggest cooking the left-over fruit and juice from the starter so that it’s safe to eat? Would you boil it first? (Just curious because that part sounded delicious too.)