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Guava Chiffon Cake
A Hawaiian style guava chiffon is a guava flavored
cake made fluffy and light by adding beaten egg whites,
topped with guava flavored frosting, and drizzled
with a deep-colored guava glaze.
Guava Chiffon Cake Ingredients
2 C Sugar (or 2 2 1/2 Cups of Cake Flour
1 tsp Salt
3/4 tsp Baking Powder
3/4 C Vegetable Oil
4 Eggs
1/2 C. Guava Nectar Concentrate, thawed
1 tsp Vanilla
1/2 tsp Red Food Coloring
12 Egg Whites
1 1/4 C Sugar
Pinch of Cream of Tartar
Guava Icing
Guava Glaze
Guava Chiffon Cake Instructions
Sift 2 cups sugar, flour, salt, and baking powder together.
Blend together oil, whole eggs, guava juice, vanilla, and coloring in a large bowl.
Add dry ingredients, mixing at medium speed for 5 minutes.
Whip egg whites until triple in volume.
Slowly add 1 1/4 cups sugar and cream of tartar.
Whip egg white mixture until soft peaks form.
Fold guava mixture into egg white mixture and mix until smooth.
Pour batter into two 9-inch rounds (ungreased) and bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until done.
Remove from oven, immediately turn cake over onto a rack. Cool with pan in place.
Place in freezer until firm, then fill and ice with Guava Icing (work fast, as icing will melt).
Fill center of top with well-chilled Guava Claze.
Guava Icing Ingredients
1 Pint Whipping Cream
1 C Guava Nectar Concentrate
Guava Icing Instructions
Whip cream at high speed until soft peaks form.
Fold in guava juice and blend well.
Guava Glaze Ingredients
1 C Guava Nectar Concentrate
1 Tbsp Cornstarch
2 Tbsp Water
Guava Glaze Instructions
Dissolve cornstarch in water..
Bring guava juice to a quick boil.
Stir in cornstarch.
Simmer until mixture thickens.
Chill well before topping cake.
Variations:
You can use any flavor of frozen juice concentrate for this
recipe. Note that a product labeled "nectar" will give you a stronger
taste than a product simply labeled "juice"
In dry climates, try adding 1/2 cup water to the 5 eggs
before blending with the other liquids.
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See also:
More Hawaiian Cake Recipes
Hawaiian Dessert Recipes
Alphabetical Index to All Recipes
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