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June 19, 2014

Guava and Cream Cheese Bundt Cake #BundtBakers

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Guava Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is a great treat for any day of the week!
  

This is my first #BundtBakers entry. I don’t know why I didn’t join earlier, because I really do love bundt cakes. Of course, when I told Mr L&C I was making a bundt cake, he immediately quoted the lines from “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” – “This cake has a whole in it”.

Growing up in Miami, guava pastelitos were everywhere and they were delicious! This cake reminds me of those treats, with the guava center and cream cheese frosting – a match made in heaven. This cake is a bit dense, like a pound cake, and I’m sure I will experiment more with this recipe in the future, but for now it satisfied my pastelito craving.

Guava and Cream Cheese Bundt Cake
adapted from “A Taste of South Florida” cookbook
Click here for printable recipe

Guava Bundt Cake Ingredients:
 – 1 stick Unsalted Butter, room temperature
 – 1 cup Granulated Sugar
 – 2 Eggs, room temperature
 – 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
 – 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
 – 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
 – 1/2 cup Heavy Cream
 – 1/2 package Guava Paste, thinly sliced


Guava Bundt Cake Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Thoroughly coat a bundt pan with baking spray.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the Butter and Sugar, until light and fluffy.
3. Add in Eggs, one at a time, then scrape down the sides of the bowl.
4. While on low, add the Flour, a half cup at a time, followed by the Baking Powder. Scrape the sides of the bowl.
4. Add in the Vanilla Extract and while on low, slowly drizzle in the Heavy Cream.
5. Pour half the batter into the bundt pan. Layer the sliced Guava Paste to cover the batter. Top with remaining batter.
6. Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out and continue to cool completely on a wire rack before frosing.

Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients:
 – 4 ounces Cream Cheese, room temperature
 – 3 tablespoons Unsalted Butter, room temperature
 – pinch of Salt
 – 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
 – 2 cups Powdered Sugar
 – 3-4 tablespoons Heavy Cream

Cream Cheese Frosting Directions:
1. In the bowl of a stand mixer, or with a hand mixer, cream together the Cream Cheese, Butter and Salt. After every step, crape the sides of the bowl to make sure everything is incorporated.
2. Add in the Vanilla Extract and blend together.
3. With the mixer on low, add in the Powdered Sugar a half-cup at a time. Scrape down the sides of the bowl
4. Add in the Heavy Cream, one tablespoon at a time, mixing until desired consistency
5. Pour over cooled cake and enjoy!

Until next time
LOVE & CONFECTIONS!


BundtBakers



A big thanks to Lauren from From Gate to Plate for hosting this month. Check out all the Tropical Bundts below:

  • Guava and Cream Cheese Bundt Cake by Love and Confections
  • Guava and Pineapple Impossible Cake by Passion Kneaded
  • Pineapple Macadamia Nut Bundt Cake by Sew You Think You Can Cook
  • Passion-Orange-Guava Bundt Cake by All That’s Left are the Crumbs
  • Mini Spiced Upside Down Caramelized Pineapple Bundt Cakes by From Gate to Plate
  • Hibiscus Lime Bundt Cake by Brooklyn Homemaker
  • Mango Brown Sugar Glazed Bundt Cake by Noshing with the Nolands
  • Pineapple Pound Cake by Magnolia Days
  • Mango Ginger Bundt Cake by Food Lust People Love
  • Almost Pina Colada Bundt Cake by Tea and Scones
  • Mexican Mango Cake by My Catholic Kitchen
  • Mango Coconut Bundt by Jane’s Adventures in Dinner
  • Mini Pineapple Lime Mojito Bundt Cakes by Blahnik Baker
  • Tropical Pineapple Bundt Cake by Bizzy Bakes

Interested in learning more about us?? #BundtBakers is a group of Bundt loving bakers who get together once a month to bake Bundts with a common ingredient or theme.  Follow our Pinterest board right here. Links are also updated each month on the BundtBakers home page.

We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient.

If you are a food blogger and would like to join us, just send Stacy an email with your blog URL to foodlustpeoplelove@gmail.com.

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  1. Renee says

    June 19, 2014 at 10:48 am

    Nice combo with guava and cream cheese (especially the cream cheese part that gets me every time). Glad you join in the Bundt Bakers fun.

    Reply
    • Terri Truscello Miller says

      June 20, 2014 at 4:05 pm

      Thanks Renee – the cream cheese is my favorite part!

      Reply
  2. June Baby says

    June 19, 2014 at 11:14 am

    That looks awesome! Guava is one of my favorite fruits, I'm sure they're lovely in cake! 🙂

    Reply
    • Terri Truscello Miller says

      June 20, 2014 at 4:06 pm

      Thanks June. I grew up eating guava pastries so making a cake seemed like a great idea

      Reply
  3. Anonymous says

    June 19, 2014 at 11:35 am

    Looks and sounds absolutely delicious! Welcome!

    Reply
    • Terri Truscello Miller says

      June 20, 2014 at 4:06 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  4. Tara Noland says

    June 19, 2014 at 2:59 pm

    I have never really had that much guava, your cake looks amazing!!

    Reply
    • Terri Truscello Miller says

      June 20, 2014 at 4:06 pm

      Thanks Tara. Guava is really tasty

      Reply
  5. Shaina Wizov says

    June 19, 2014 at 5:40 pm

    That cream cheese frosting looks absolutely amazing! I tasted a guava pastry for the first time when I went on the South Beach Miami Culinary Tour…what a delicious flavor!

    Reply
    • Terri Truscello Miller says

      June 20, 2014 at 4:07 pm

      They are! I grew up eating them. One of my favorite pastries ever!

      Reply
  6. Kelster says

    June 19, 2014 at 6:36 pm

    Those guayaba y queso pastelitos are delicious! I never miss an opportunity to make a dessert featuring those two.

    Reply
    • Terri Truscello Miller says

      June 20, 2014 at 4:07 pm

      Thanks! Yes they are a favorite of mine. I need to post my own pastelito recipe here soon

      Reply
  7. Carol at Wild Goose Tea says

    June 19, 2014 at 6:57 pm

    Good Job!!!!! It looks delicious!!!! I would love to taste a cake with guava in it.

    Reply
    • Terri Truscello Miller says

      June 20, 2014 at 4:07 pm

      Thanks Carol! Wish I could send you a slice

      Reply
  8. Laura@Baking in Pyjamas says

    June 19, 2014 at 8:50 pm

    That icing looks great, I love thick glazes like this. I've never tried guava before, it's a fruit on my list of ones to try.

    Reply
    • Terri Truscello Miller says

      June 20, 2014 at 4:08 pm

      Thanks Laura. I love the combination of guava and cream cheese, and the frosting was so good!

      Reply
  9. Lauren Everson says

    June 19, 2014 at 9:40 pm

    Welcome to the group! I've never had guava before but your bundt is beautiful.

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    • Terri Truscello Miller says

      June 20, 2014 at 4:08 pm

      Thank you Lauren!

      Reply
  10. Chaya says

    June 19, 2014 at 10:32 pm

    I am a new member also so welcome to both of us. I am not sure, I have ever had guava but I love tropical fruits. Cream cheese frosting is another of my favorites. You made a beautiful cake.

    Reply
    • Terri Truscello Miller says

      June 20, 2014 at 4:08 pm

      Thanks so much Chaya!

      Reply
  11. Veronica Gantley says

    June 20, 2014 at 11:11 am

    I have never had guava. Now I have to try it and this cake too.

    Reply
    • Terri Truscello Miller says

      June 20, 2014 at 4:09 pm

      You won't regret it Ronnie!

      Reply
  12. Stacy Rushton says

    June 20, 2014 at 3:12 pm

    What a wonderful idea to use the guava paste as filling, Terri! I just happen to have a block in my refrigerator that needs using up. So glad you joined Bundt Bakers this month!

    Reply
    • Terri Truscello Miller says

      June 20, 2014 at 4:10 pm

      Thanks Stacy! This cake was originally for a rectangle pan (which it would look good in that too) and I adapted it for a bundt pan.

      Reply
  13. Felice Geoghegan says

    June 22, 2014 at 1:45 am

    So glad to be baking with you in the group. I love guava, although I have not tried the paste. I'll definitely be looking for it now so I can try your bundt cake.

    Reply
    • Terri Truscello Miller says

      June 26, 2014 at 9:12 pm

      Thanks! Such a fun group to be a part of!

      Reply
  14. Bea Long says

    June 24, 2014 at 6:37 am

    Guava is one of my favorite flavors also, beautiful cake!

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    • Terri Truscello Miller says

      June 26, 2014 at 9:11 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  15. Solana B. says

    February 18, 2019 at 8:06 pm

    It was delicious. Instead of cream cheese frosting though, I used lime buttercream. Yum!

    Reply
    • Terri says

      February 19, 2019 at 1:17 am

      Lime buttercream sounds delicious!

      Reply
  16. Denise says

    January 19, 2020 at 12:09 pm

    Excellent recipe. My family loved it!

    Reply

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