IF someone gives you a Friendship Cake, one thing is certain. They must really like you. And if they give you a cake and starter syrup, you must really rate. How else to explain a cake that takes more ...

Friendship cake made with brandied fruit as a starter is the subject of today's column. It is a rather lengthy process _ 30 days by the calendar _ but it really takes just a few minutes each day to ...

Friendship cake is so named because the cook ends up with so much of the basic sour-dough starter–even after the cake is baked–that there`s plenty left over to give away to friends. The basic sour ...

Last week, readers shared recipes for friendship bread. This week we focus on friendship cake, which begins with either a yeast mixture or a brandy mixture. Making the starter is a lengthy process but ...

Those who make the Friendship Cake are exceptionally friendly. When Helen Blakey of Baltimore and Sharon Cramer of Perry Hall, requested a recipe for a friendship cake, particularly the starter, there ...

Mary Phillips died last week, but her legacy lives on in recipe boxes far and wide. Friendship cake, potato chip cookies and sauerkraut surprise cake had no better friend than Mary, who in almost 20 ...

A big thank you to reader Carol Potocki for inspiring us to improve our service to all of you who like recipes and sometimes misplace them. Because of her note to me in January, we are now archiving ...

Chef Carla Hall had never heard of "friendship bread" before someone gave her a plastic zip-top bag full of a yeasty, mushy starter. As a young caterer just starting out, she got busy baking up a ...

On Nov. 23, 1969, two friends baked a cake in Monmouth County. Now, each time Nov. 23 falls on a Sunday, they get together and do it again.

Robyn Alderton gives us a recipe for friendship cake which you can bake over 10 days. 1. On the first day combine a cup each of sugar, plain flour and milk in a bowl. 2. Divide into three portions, ...

DEAR DOROTHY: I am interested in finding a recipe for a starter for Friendship Cake. This cake has become quite popular among my friends and family. DEAR MARY: Starters are simple mixtures of flour, ...