A VERY
UNIQUE CAKE AND VERY EASY TO MAKE
Ingredients
* 2 cups white sugar
* 1 cup butter room temperature
* 4 eggs large room temperature
* 1 cup guava pulp
* 1/2 cup guava nectar
* 3 cups cake flour
* 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
* 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
* 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
* 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
For the frosting
* 2 cups white sugar
* 1 cup butter room temperature
* 4 eggs large room temperature
* 1 cup guava pulp
* 1/2 cup guava nectar
* 3 cups cake flour
* 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
* 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
* 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
* 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
For the frosting
Cream Cheese Layer:
1 package cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup castor sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (8 ounce) container Cool Whip, thawed
Guava Topping:
2 cups guava juice
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 13x9 inch pan.
2. In a medium bowl Sift together the flour, nutmeg, soda, cinnamon, and cloves.
3. In another bowl, mix together the guava pulp and juice.
4. take a large bowl,and with an electric beater cream together the butter and sugar till creamy . Now Add in the eggs, one at a time beating well after each addition. After this Add in the flour mixture and guava mixture (flour guava flour guava )alternately to the creamed mixture. Pour this cake batter intothe prepared cake pan.
5. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30-35 minutes.Allow the cake pan to remain the oven for 10 minutes to cool .
FOR THE FROSTING
Add sugar and vanilla and beat in.
Slowly fold in the Cool Whip and refrigerate until ready to use.
For the Guava Topping: In a medium sauce pan, bring the 2 cups guava
juice and sugar to a boil.
Make a paste out of the cornstarch with about 2-3 tablespoons of water.
Remove guava juice from heat and stir in the cornstarch mixture until
combined well. Return mixture to heat and bring back to a boil and boil for one
minute stirring constantly. Cool in refrigerator.
To assemble cooled cake: Thickly ice the cake with all of the cream
cheese mixture. Glaze the top of the cake with guava topping. Refrigerate u
For the cream cheese layer: In a medium mixing bowl, beat cream cheese
with hand mixer until fluffy.
until ready to serve.
