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These are the instructions that should be given away with your three portions of Herman starter mix.

Print them from here or for a better version, follow this link – German Friendship Cake Instructions (opens a new PDF document).

Herman The German Friendship Cake

Hello, my name is Herman.

I am a sourdough cake. I’m 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, I am dead.

Day1: Put me in a large mixing bowl and cover loosely with a tea towel.
Day 2: Stir well
Day 3: Stir well
Day 4: Herman is hungry. Add 1 cup each of plain flour, sugar and milk. Stir well.
Day 5: Stir well
Day 6: Stir well
Day 7: Stir well
Day 8: Stir well
Day 9: Add the same as day 4 and stir well. Divide into 4 equal portions and give away to friends with a copy of these instructions. Keep the fourth portion.
Day 10: Now you are ready to make the cake. Stir well and add the following:

• 1 cup of sugar (8oz or 225g)
• 2 cups plain flour (10oz or 300g)
• half tsp (teaspoon) salt
• 2/3 (two thirds) cup of cooking oil (5.3oz or 160ml)
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla essence
• 2 cooking apples cut into chunks
• 1 cup raisins (7oz or 200g)
• 2 heaped tsp cinnamon
• 2 heaped tsp baking powder

Mix everything together and put into a large greased baking tin. Sprinkle with a quarter of a

cup of brown sugar and a quarter of a cup of melted butter. Bake for 45 minutes at 170‐

180C. You may need to cover in tin foil and bake for a further 20 minutes to make you’re your Herman is done in the middle.

When cold cut into finger pieces. The cake freezes well and is also delicious warm

with cream or ice‐cream.

Starting Your Own Herman

If you don’t want to wait until you are given a Herman starter, you can find a list of ingredients and the easy instructions here. There is even a video to watch! (coming soon).