Found a can of guavas in your pantry? Use them up by making this warm guava sponge. Our tip: definitely drizzle it with warm custard!
Ingredients
- 410g Koo guavas, seeds removed
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 375ml self-raising flour
- 150g butter
- 5ml vanilla essence
- 125ml milk
Method
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Step 1Preheat the oven to 180 C. Grease and line a baking dish.
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Step 2Cream butter and sugar until a pale yellow colour. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Add vanilla essence. Add milk. Mix well. Fold in flour.
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Step 3Spread mix over baking dish. Gently push the guavas half-way into the cake mix. Drizzle with a few teaspoon of guava syrup from the can. Bake for 40 minutes.
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Step 4Sprinkle with icing sugar and serve with warm custard.
Recipe Notes
It's important to remove the guava seeds before placing them into the cake mix because they don't soften in the oven.
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