Friendship Cake with Brandied Starter

1 pk Cake mix

1 pk Instant pudding mix; 3 oz

2/3 c Vegetable oil

4 Eggs

1 c Nuts; chopped

Brandied fruit 1/2 of fruit from starter

Combine cake mix, instant pudding mix, vegetable oil and eggs. Beat until smooth with electric mixer at medium speed. Fold in chopped nuts and one portion fruit, about 1 cup. The batter will be thick. Pour into a greaed tube pan. Bake at 350~ for 50 to 60 mintues. Turn out while hot. Note. The cake freezes very well. The choice of which cake mix and which pudding mix to use is your. White, yellow or furit flavored cake mixes can be used. Coconut may be substituted for nuts. Here are some combinations. Yellow cake mix and vanilla instant pudding mix. Lemon cake mix and lemon instant pudding mix. Orange cake mix and vanilla instant pudding mix. Yellow cake mix and butterscotch instant pudding mix. -----