How are you all doing?
Today we are bringing you guys a guava cake. Not filled with guava, but actually MADE with guava.
Let’s do this.
You’re gonna need:
-Stand mixer + bowl
-Microwave
-Oven
-9x9x1.5 (or taller) baking pan
-1 extra bowl
Ingredients:
-1/2 cup of unsalted butter, at room temperature.
-1 cup granulated sugar
-1/2 cup guava paste
-1/2 cup sour cream
-1/4 tsp baking soda
-1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
-3 large eggs
Instructions:
-Pre-heat the oven to 325°F.
-Line your baking pan with foil or grease it and dust it with flour. We use foil here.
-In a bowl, combine flour and baking soda. Set aside.
-In the mixer, beat the butter with the sugar until creamy.
-In the meantime, start melting your guava. You’ll have to do this FAST because guava paste goes back to its consistency within a minute or maybe even less. Grab a bowl, put enough guava paste to be either 1/2 cup or more (you do not want to do this process twice, so better to have more than necessary than less here), melt it in the microwave for 30 seconds, and stir a bit, another 30 seconds, stir, and maybe you’ll have to do this once or twice more. You’re looking for a “lava”, bubbly guava paste. As soon as you get this done, measure it to get exactly 1/2 a cup, and add this to your mixer, which is STILL ON, CREAMING THE BUTTER. Beat this for a minute or so, then continue.
(alright, the danger is over now, let’s calm down now, breathe, and follow the rest of the recipe)
-Add in the eggs, one by one, beating for a bit after each addition. Add in the sour cream. Keep beating.
-Add in the flour, gradually, beating only enough to combine everything. Don’t forget to scrape the sides.
-Pour your batter into the prepared pan, and bake it until it passes the toothpick test. It’s on the 38-minute mark for us but remember: each oven is different, so keep an eye on it.
That’s it! This cake is absolutely delicious by itself, but feel free to have it with some coffee 😉
See you guys soon!
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