Now if you've been reading the London Metro or The Guardian, then you may have heard about this current trend that seems to have appeared (apparently it has been going for ages, but has suddenly grown in popularity).
Herman, is a German friendship cake. Working on similar principles to the evil chain letter popularity of the 90s (but much more fun and tasty), you get passed some mix, add some stuff, split it in 4, give three away, add final ingredients, then cook.
I was a bit sceptical originally, as I hated chain letters and wondered where the original mix came from : s However, my best mate convinced me and so my cake expedition started.
Each day you mainly just stir Herman, as he is a sour dough cake (which sounds wrong but its not). On certain days, you add ingredients to increase his size and then stir (literally takes a few minutes out of your day).
The whole process takes 10 days, however by day 9, you need to know who your passing him to. I was very persuasive and had been told how good it was by my best mate (we like the same things, I trust her).
Anyway, I gave away three parts of my Herman cake the other day and made mine. He actually was a rather big cake, so we made two small loaves - which have gone down very well in my house.
He is a fruit cake, but he is the most moist fruitcake I've ever had and so much tastier than past ones I've made.
So if Herman happens to be offered to you, give it a try - in a time of recession, be happy, make cake and pass the tastiness on : )
Herman, is a German friendship cake. Working on similar principles to the evil chain letter popularity of the 90s (but much more fun and tasty), you get passed some mix, add some stuff, split it in 4, give three away, add final ingredients, then cook.
I was a bit sceptical originally, as I hated chain letters and wondered where the original mix came from : s However, my best mate convinced me and so my cake expedition started.
Each day you mainly just stir Herman, as he is a sour dough cake (which sounds wrong but its not). On certain days, you add ingredients to increase his size and then stir (literally takes a few minutes out of your day).
The whole process takes 10 days, however by day 9, you need to know who your passing him to. I was very persuasive and had been told how good it was by my best mate (we like the same things, I trust her).
Anyway, I gave away three parts of my Herman cake the other day and made mine. He actually was a rather big cake, so we made two small loaves - which have gone down very well in my house.
He is a fruit cake, but he is the most moist fruitcake I've ever had and so much tastier than past ones I've made.
So if Herman happens to be offered to you, give it a try - in a time of recession, be happy, make cake and pass the tastiness on : )
He's so yummy!
The article from The Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2011/nov/30/a-friendship-cake-called-herman
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