Good Evening Every one, Here is a cake you must try: GUAVA UPSIDE DOWN CAKE Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and line a round cake pan Prepare guavas 3 large guavas thinly sliced 1/2 water 1/4 c sugar 1 stick cinnamon 2 whole star anise Combine water, sugar, cinnamon stick and star anise. cook until sugar dissolves and the syrup thickens. Place guava slices in a bowl. Pour syrup over. cover with plastic wrap. chill for about 1 hour. you can add some red food color if you wish. For cake batter 6 ozs butter 1/3 granulated white sugar 1/3 icing sugar 2 eggs 1/4 c guava jam 1 1/4 c flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder zest and juice of 1 lime. 1 c buttermilk(add 1 tsp vinegar to milk and leave for a while) Method Cream butter. Add sugar gradually while creaming. Cream until light and fluffy. Add eggs one by one beating after each addition. add zest and juice to the mixture. Stir in jam and mix until combined. sift flour, baking soda and baking powder together and add alternately with the butter milk to the creamed mixture. Begin with flour and end with flour. Remove guava slices from the syrup. Arrange at the bottom of the lined pan. Add pieces of cherries in between each slice. Pour creamed mixture over the slices. Bake until the mixture shrinks away from the sides or for approximately 45 minutes Remove from the oven and cool. Remove from the pan and put onto a cake plate. Decorate the sides if you wish. This is cake is so delicious. Try it.
Posted on: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 23:49:28 +0000