Traditional Guava Cake

"An island treat! A simple and not too sweet cake I found off of justfruitrecipes.com and decided to post it here for ZWT5. Hope you enjoy it!"
 
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Ready In:
1hr
Ingredients:
7
Yields:
1 Cake
Serves:
4-6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Cream butter and add sugar little by little.
  • Add eggs one at a time, followed by the vanilla.
  • Sieve flour and baking powder and mix in to the butter eggs and sugar.
  • Pour half the batter on a greased mold.
  • Place the guava paste (cut in slices) so as to cover all the batter.
  • Pour the rest of the batter and bake for 45-60 min, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

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Reviews

  1. The batter for this was really thick, almost like cookie dough. The cake comes out nice and moist (not to mention deslicious) with the top almost crunchy cookie-like. The guava is divine. I made this in a loaf pan and it is more like 8 servings, unless you are a piggie like me!
     
  2. I have made this several times, using an 8x8 square pan. It is more like a big jelly-filled cookie than a cake, but delicious! It is sometimes a little difficult to spread the thick batter in the oiled pan, but a wet spatula helps. Here's a variation you may like to try to make the cake look prettier. If you have some shaped vegetable cutters, cut a slice of extra guava paste and cut out little shapes. Push them into the top layer of the batter.
     
  3. This was the best ever! I am once again baking it for company today. I am adding a layer of puerto Rican white cheese on top of the guava. Can't wait to see how it turns out. Wonderful recipe. Thanks.
     
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