Guava Chiffon Cake Recipe

A recipe for Guava Chiffon Cake. See also more Recipes from Hawaii, about Hawaii Dining and our Hawaii Travel Guide.

Ingredients

Guava Chiffon Cake Ingredients
- 2 cups of flour (or 2-1/2 cups of cake flour
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 3/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 3/4 cup of vegetable oil
- 4 Eggs
- 1/2 cup o0f frozen guava nector concentrate, thawed
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon of red food coloring
- 12 Egg whites
- 1 1/4 cup of sugar
- Pinch of Cream of Tartar
- Guava Icing (recipe below)
- Guava Glaze (recipe below)

Guava Icing Ingredients
- 1 pint of Whipping Cream
- 1 cup of Guava Nectar Concentrate

Guava Glaze Ingredients
- 1 cup of Guava Nectar Concentrate
- 1 tablespoon of Cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons of Water

Instructions

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 Instructions
Whip cream at high speed until soft peaks form. Fold in guava juice and blend well.

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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