Grace'S Guava Cake

Name: Grace'S Guava Cake
Ingredients: 1/2 cup softened butter; 4 tablespoons cooking oil; 1 cup palm sugar or 1 cup brown sugar; 2 eggs; 1 cup guava, pulp (this is just guava put in the blender, but don't forget to run through sifter to trap the tiny seeds); 1 teaspoon almond extract; 2 cups flour (sift flour and baking powder together); 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 fresh guava, shredded; For topping; 2 cups powdered sugar; 3 tablespoons guava juice (or any fruit juice); 1/2 lime, juice of; 1 teaspoon almond extract; crushed peanuts (I prefer honey roasted); grated coconut

16 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup softened butter
4 tablespoons cooking oil
1 cup palm sugar or 1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup guava, pulp (this is just guava put in the blender, but don't forget to run through sifter to trap the tiny seeds)
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups flour (sift flour and baking powder together)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 fresh guava, shredded
For topping
2 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons guava juice (or any fruit juice)
1/2 lime, juice of
1 teaspoon almond extract
crushed peanuts (I prefer honey roasted)
grated coconut

Directions

1

Grease baking pan and preheat oven 180 C or 350 degrees F.
2

Cream butter, sugar, and almond essence.
3

Add eggs, one by one, followed by the guava pulp.
4

Add the flour/baking powder mixture, little by little.
5

When it's all in, beat on high speed for approximately a minute.
6

Clean mixer.
7

Fold in shredded guava using a spatula.
8

Bake 45-55 minutes.
9

Decorate when cool.
10

To make topping, combine powdered sugar, almond extract, guava juice, and lime juicetill smooth.
11

Glaze over cooled cake, then top with peanuts and coconut.