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Herman is a friendship cake that you cannot buy but give away. Heman is alive . He grows slowly because of the yeast process. It also takes ten days before you can eat him. Herman shouldn’t be put in the fridge and also requires a lid or to be covered by a tea towel. He grows at room temperature.
Ingredients
460g flour
500ml milk
230g sugar
90ml warm water
2 tbsp active dry yeast
Sprinkle 1 tbsp of sugar over the warm water
Sprinkle the yeast over this and leave in a warm place for about 10 minutes to double in size
Mix the milk, sugar, flour and yeast mixture in a large bowl, stir using a wooden spoon
Cover loosely
Place in a warm place and stir every day.
The following is the instructions that you give each of your four recipients of the cake mixture but first you need to go through the process before parting with the little Hermans.
Day 1 Today Herman is given to you. Congratulations you have a friend. Pour him into a bowl as he will continue to grow.
Day 2 Stir Herman 2-3 times a day with a wooden spoon
Day 3 Stir Herman, talk to him!
Day 4 Herman is hungry. Feed him 200mls milk, 200g caster sugar and 250g sifted self-raising flour
Day 5 Stir Herman
Day 6 Stir Herman
Day 7 Stir Herman
Day 8 Stir Herman, don’t forget to talk to him
Day 9 Feed Herman as for day 4. Then split into 5 little Hermans and give 4 away with these instructions
Day 10 Feed your remaining Herman with 150g Self raising flour, 3 beaten eggs, 150g caster sugar, 2 tbsp cinnamon powder, 100g chopped nuts or dried fruit, 2 finely chopped apples, 100ml of oil.
Cook Herman in a lined 7″ cake tin for about an hour at 180ºC . Then eat!

Herman is a friendship cake that you cannot buy but give away. Heman is alive . He grows slowly because of the yeast process. It also takes ten days before you can eat him. Herman shouldn’t be put in the fridge and also requires a lid or to be covered by a tea towel. He grows at room temperature.

Ingredients

460g flour

500ml milk

230g sugar

90ml warm water

2 tbsp active dry yeast

Sprinkle 1 tbsp of sugar over the warm water

Sprinkle the yeast over this and leave in a warm place for about 10 minutes to double in size

Mix the milk, sugar, flour and yeast mixture in a large bowl, stir using a wooden spoon

Cover loosely

Place in a warm place and stir every day.

The following is the instructions that you give each of your four recipients of the cake mixture but first you need to go through the process before parting with the little Hermans.

Day 1 Today Herman is given to you. Congratulations you have a friend. Pour him into a bowl as he will continue to grow.

Day 2 Stir Herman 2-3 times a day with a wooden spoon

Day 3 Stir Herman, talk to him!

Day 4 Herman is hungry. Feed him 200mls milk, 200g caster sugar and 250g sifted self-raising flour

Day 5 Stir Herman

Day 6 Stir Herman

Day 7 Stir Herman

Day 8 Stir Herman, don’t forget to talk to him

Day 9 Feed Herman as for day 4. Then split into 5 little Hermans and give 4 away with these instructions

Day 10 Feed your remaining Herman with 150g Self raising flour, 3 beaten eggs, 150g caster sugar, 2 tbsp cinnamon powder, 100g chopped nuts or dried fruit, 2 finely chopped apples, 100ml of oil.

Cook Herman in a lined 7″ cake tin for about an hour at 180ºC . Then eat!