Herman the Friendly Cake Starter Recipe
 
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Recipe type: Cake
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 460g flour
  • 500ml milk
  • 230g sugar
  • 90ml warm water
  • 2 tbsp active dry yeast
Instructions
  1. Sprinkle 1tbsp of sugar over the warm water
  2. Sprinkle the yeast over the sugar and water and leave in a warm place for about 10 minutes to double in size.
  3. Mix the milk, remaining sugar, flour and the yeast mixture in a large bowl, stir using a wooden spoon.
  4. Cover loosely.
  5. Place in a warm place and stir every day.
  6. Then:
  7. Day 1 Today Herman is given to you. Congratulations you have a friend. Pour him into a bowl as he will continue to grow.
  8. Day 2 Stir Herman 2-3 times a day with a wooden spoon
  9. Day 3 Stir Herman, talk to him!
  10. Day 4 Herman is hungry. Feed him 200mls milk, 200g caster sugar and 250g sifted self-raising flour
  11. Day 5 Stir Herman
  12. Day 6 Stir Herman
  13. Day 7 Stir Herman
  14. Day 8 Stir Herman, don’t forget to talk to him
  15. Day 9 Feed Herman as for day 4. Then split into 5 little Hermans and give 4 away with these instructions
  16. Day 10 Feed your remaining Herman with 150g Self raising flour, 3 beaten eggs, 150g caster sugar, 2 tbsp cinnamon powder, 100g chopped nuts or dried fruit, 2 finely chopped apples, 100ml of oil.
  17. Cook Herman in a lined 7″ cake tin for about an hour at 180ºC.
  18. Personalise your Herman Friendship cake with the following for example,
  19. On day 10 I changed the recipe slightly, I added to the original Herman: 150g self raising flour, 3 beaten eggs, 150g caster sugar,100ml rapeseed oil, 2 large grated carrots, 100g dessicated coconut, 50g chopped walnuts and a tsp of vanilla extract. It cooked in about 1hr 10 minutes and then once cooled I decorated with glace icing. you really can be inventive with this part.
Recipe by Cherished By Me at https://cherishedbyme.com/2011/03/herman-the-friendly-cake/