This Amish friendship cake uses sourdough starter. If you don't have any, see instructions to make your own that you can share with friends.
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sourdough starter
1 cup white sugar
⅔ cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped walnuts
¼ teaspoon baking soda
Step by step
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9-inch loaf pans.
Mix flour, sourdough starter, sugar, oil, eggs, baking powder, vanilla, and salt together in a bowl. Stir in chopped walnuts. Stir in baking soda and pour batter into the prepared pans.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
