Equipment

• Stand Mixer

• 3 x 6 Inch Round Cake Pans

• Piping Bag

• Icing Smoother
• Cake Turntable

Guava Cake

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare three 6-inch round cake pans.

2. Bring 3 cups of guava nectar to a boil and reduce heat to low and allow to gently simmer. Remove from heat after quantity has reduced in half, approx. 10 minutes. Let cool while mixing up the cake batter.

3. In the bowl of a stand mixer cream butter and sugar on high for 1 minute.

4. Add egg whites and mix on high for 2 minutes.

5. Add the yogurt and vanilla extract and mix on high for 2 minutes.

6. Combine all the dry ingredients into the mixer and mix on low

7. While the mixer is on low slowly pour in ⅔ cup of reduced guava nectar and mix until combined. Be careful to not overmix the batter.

8. Divide batter between pans and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with a few crumbs.

9. Cool in pans for 10 minutes and then invert on a cooling rack to fully cool.

Guava Filling

1. In a medium pot combine sugar, cornstarch, and water and mix until smooth.

2. Cook mixture on medium-low heat constantly stirring until mixture thickens and comes to a boil. Let boil for 1 minute and remove from heat.

3. Add in the reduced guava nectar, lemon juice, and butter and stir until melted and fully combined.

4. Let fully cool before filling cake.

Chocolate Wasabi Buttercream

1. In a small pot over medium heat, bring the milk to a boil. Add the wasabi peas and allow them to come back up to a boil and then remove from heat. Allow to fully cool to room temperature and strain out the wasabi peas.

2. In the bowl of a stand mixer beat the butter and shortening on high speed with the paddle attachment until light and fluffy. Approximately 5-10 minutes.

3. Add the powdered icing sugar, salt, vanilla extract, and wasabi-infused milk and mix on low until combined.

4. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the chocolate chips in 30-second intervals until fully melted and smooth. Slowly pour melted chocolate into the buttercream and mix on low.

5. Turn the mixer up to medium and let mix for 5 minutes until smooth and creamy. Scrape the sides of the bowl when necessary.

Cake Assembly

1. Place one leveled layer of guava cake on a cake board or plate. Top with approximately 1 cup of buttercream.

2. Pipe a border of buttercream around the edge and fill with approximately ⅓ cup guava filling. Repeat with the remaining layers and apply a thin coat of buttercream all over the cake. Refrigerate for 20 minutes.

3. Cover the cake with another layer of buttercream and smooth sides.

4. Decorate as you please. I left the top edge raw and unfinished for a rustic aesthetic and used leftover wasabi peas, chocolate, and dried guava to decorate a top border. Enjoy.