Herman - German Friendship Cake

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Random info from wikipedia:
Friendship Bread is a type of bread or cake made from a sourdough starter that is often shared in a manner similar to a chain letter. The starter is a substitute for baking yeast and can be used to make many kinds of yeast-based breads, shared with friends, or frozen for future use. The sweet, cake-like Amish Cinnamon Bread is a common bread that is made from this starter; it is a simple, stirred quickbread that includes a substantial amount of sugar and vegetable oil, with a mild cinnamon flavor. It has characteristics of both pound cake and coffee cake. The flavor of the finished product can be altered by omitting cinnamon.
A common cycle is based on the addition of one cup each of sugar, flour, and milk every five days, with bread baked and extra starter shared every tenth day. The ten-day cycle produces five cups of starter, which must be either used to bake bread, given away, or used to start a new cycle. A common suggestion is to bake one loaf of bread, give away three cups of starter, and to save the remaining one for the next cycle.
It is not necessary to wait the canonical ten days before using one cup of starter: a cup of starter can be used as a yeast substitute at any point. However, using starter on earlier days will result in a smaller quantity of starter at the end of the cycle. To avoid running out of starter, it is normal to feed the starter (add milk, sugar, and flour) before removing a cup for use, and most recipes assume that starter is always fed immediately before being removed. A five-day baking cycle feeds the starter every fifth day and uses the resulting mixture on that day to bake one or two loaves of bread (one cup per loaf). The remaining starter is reserved to begin the next five-day fermentation cycle.
Despite common instructions to the contrary, the starter can be frozen for later use, and the cycle begun anew after thawing. The cycle can also be slowed to about half the normal fermentation rate by refrigerating the starter instead of allowing it to ferment at room temperature. Refrigeration is usually recommended if a few days' delay is desired.

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[Hortonhearsawho21]

Me and my friends all have a Herman, in Sheffield, i think it's about 70 days old now, he's been to Edinburgh, Carlisle and Keswick :D It almost feels cruel to bake him, you get strangely attached :3

[myvirginkitchen]

@Hortonhearsawho21 Haha yeah, I know what you mean...almost like pets!

[uvBev]

I am on day 10 and am about to cook my cake. Yum!. Its a great idea. 

[myvirginkitchen]

@uvBev fantastic - good work, hope it went ok for you

[bethlou30]

My sister got one the other day it is so weird

[myvirginkitchen]

@bethlou30 haha yeah, it sure is - never heard of it before

[shristhisamarpan]

Herman is a alcoholic.

[1mmAf1uffyPandA]

Are you a british

[myvirginkitchen]

@mukwah1111 a cooking fans chain letter

[myvirginkitchen]

@lcw172 Good luck :-)