Instructions for the German Friendship Cake Hello, my name is Herman, I am a sourdough cake.

Im supposed to sit on your worktop for 10 days without a lid on. You cannot put me in the fridge or I will die. If I stop bubbling then I am dead! Day 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Herman arrives put him in a large mixing bowl. Stir well. Stir well. Herman is HUNGRY! Add 1 cup each of flour, sugar and milk and stir well. Stir well. Stir well. Stir well. Stir well. Hungry again! Add the same as day 4 and stir well. Divide into 4 equal portions and give three away to friends with a copy of these instructions. Keep the 4th portion. 10. Herman is HUGELY hungry AND READY TO BE BAKED. Stir well and add the following ingredients: 1 cup sugar, tsp salt, 2 cups plain flour, 2/3 cup vegetable oil, 2 eggs, 2 tsp vanilla extract, 2 cooking apples cut into small chunks, 1 cup raisins, 2 heaped tsp cinnamon, 2 heaped tsp baking powder. Mix together well and put into a greased tin 21 x 28cm. Sprinkle with cup brown sugar and cup melted butter. Bake 45mins at 170-180o C. (Freezes well, substitute chocolate chips for raisins if preferred.) __________________________________________________________________________________ Instructions for the German Friendship Cake Hello, my name is Herman, I am a sourdough cake. Im supposed to sit on your worktop for 10 days without a lid on. You cannot put me in the fridge or I will die. If I stop bubbling then I am dead! Day 11. Herman arrives put him in a large mixing bowl. 12. Stir well. 13. Stir well. 14. Herman is HUNGRY! Add 1 cup each of flour, sugar and milk and stir well. 15. Stir well. 16. Stir well. 17. Stir well. 18. Stir well. 19. Hungry again! Add the same as day 4 and stir well. Divide into 4 equal portions and give three away to friends with a copy of these instructions. Keep the 4th portion. 20. Herman is HUGELY hungry AND READY TO BE BAKED. Stir well and add the following ingredients: 1 cup sugar, tsp salt, 2 cups plain flour, 2/3 cup vegetable oil, 2 eggs, 2 tsp vanilla extract, 2 cooking apples cut into small chunks, 1 cup raisins, 2 heaped tsp cinnamon, 2 heaped tsp baking powder. Mix together well and put into a greased tin 21 x 28cm. Sprinkle with cup brown sugar and cup melted butter. Bake 45mins at 170-180o C. (Freezes well, substitute chocolate chips for raisins if preferred.)