GRACE'S GUAVA CAKE

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Much better than good old momma's apple cake! This recipe happened when my cousin Jess happened to be sleeping over and we decided to make ourselves a tasty midnite snack. You "sweet tooth"s out there, be ready to get your tastebuds tickled!

Provided by ambernova

Categories Dessert

Time 1h10m

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 15

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
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

Steps:

Grease baking pan and preheat oven 180 C or 350 degrees F.
Cream butter, sugar, and almond essence.
Add eggs, one by one, followed by the guava pulp.
Add the flour/baking powder mixture, little by little.
When it's all in, beat on high speed for approximately a minute.
Clean mixer.
Fold in shredded guava using a spatula.
Bake 45-55 minutes.
Decorate when cool.
To make topping, combine powdered sugar, almond extract, guava juice, and lime juicetill smooth.
Glaze over cooled cake, then top with peanuts and coconut.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 4155.3, Fat 159.4, SaturatedFat 69.1, Cholesterol 616, Sodium 1330.5, Carbohydrate 649.3, Fiber 12.2, Sugar 445.8, Protein 42

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