Just My Culinary Concoctions

I recently found out I love almonds at the local art fair. I mean, really love them. While I had the almond cup cake, my mom, who LOVES guava, had the guava cup cake. And even though I’m not a fan of guava, I thought I’d try to re-create her guava cup cake with a cream cheese frosting which is a classic combination in latin desserts. This is basically just a moist yellow cake with guava paste (which can be found at many mega-marts) bits in it. Next time I make these, I have a Guava liquor that I might add into this recipe to give it an extra kick. Until next time…

Guava Cup cakeswith Cream Cheese Frosting

1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups white sugar
8 egg yolks
3/4 cup milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 – 8 inch round pans (or line cup cake pans). Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated. Pour batter into prepared pans.
Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until tops spring back when lightly tapped. Cool 15 minutes before turning out onto cooling racks.

Click here for the frosting recipe.