It’s guava season and the heady aroma as you pass by carts laden with these delicious fruit can’t escape your notice.Besides don’t you just love seasonal fruit in a cupcake…
These guavas were from a fruit seller on Hill Road. I was in a hurry and walked past his cart, then stopped, back-tracked and picked up the biggest, most intoxicating of the lot he had…
Here are the ingredients -
3 – 4 guavas (scoop out the seeds and grate)
1 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 – 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
3/4 cup vegetable oil (or 3/4 cup melted butter)
3 large eggs
1 cup light brown sugar (packed)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees C for 20 – 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool the cupcakes completely on a wire rack before frosting.
And for the ‘Zesty Frosting’ you’ll need -
1 1/4 cups white powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon orange zest (grated)
2 1/2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
And the result….
