Fresh Guava Layer Cake

Name: Fresh Guava Layer Cake
Yield: serves 12 to 16
Ingredients: Nonstick cooking spray; 3 cups cake flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 6 large eggs; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar; 2/3 cup buttermilk; 2 pounds fresh ripe guavas (each about the size of a golf ball), brown tops removed; 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar; 4 ounces cream cheese; Three 8-ounce packages cream cheese, at room temperature; 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 1/4 cups powdered sugar; 2 cups chopped unsalted pistachios

December 20, 2011

Not only is this giant layer cake a stunner, it is absolutely delicious with its creamy guava filling and fluffy buttercream frosting. We had a guava tree in my mom’s garden, and when the fruit was in season, we ate our share of guava cakes, guava tarts, guava water, and pretty much guava anything. This is my homage to my mom’s guava tree.

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