Guava Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

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*Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To learn more, please go here.At my brand new job they have these little puff pastries filled with guava paste and cream cheese. It was one of the best things that I had tried in a long time. I wanted to use those flavors and make them into a cupcake and they sure did not disappoint! So I found some guava paste at a grocery store I use to go to when I was in college and I was surprised at how much you got in a box for a good price! Being from a very small town in North Dakota that not all stores (or any) will carry guava paste, but you can always get it from amazon! Is there anything you can't buy online these days?Now I took the easy route when it came to adding the guava paste into the cupcake. That was just by cutting it into small cubes and putting it in the center of the batter before baking. If you don't want it to sink, coat it with a little flour to prevent it from sinking. (That was something I forgot to do). If you don't want it in a big chunk, then combine it with a 1/4 cup of water and boil it down into a smooth paste. Then put it into a piping bag and swirl it into the batter.

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Above are some products that I personally use and recommend for this recipe and to have for everyday use. For these cupcakes you need the guava paste!! If you can't find it in your local grocery store, which you should be able to find it in the ethnic aisle, than get it off of amazon.

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guava cupcakes

these cupcakes have a guava filling that compliments the cream cheese buttercream perfectly.

cupcakes

• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cup cake flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp almond extract
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 8 oz guava paste

buttercream

• 8 oz cream cheese
• 2 sticks unsalted butter
• 5 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2-3 tbsp heavy cream

cupcakes

1. preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line cupcake pans with liners. in a large bowl, combine the cake flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt and mix until incorporated. in another bowl, combine the oil, eggs, almond extract, vanilla, and buttermilk and whisk together. pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix until fully combined. take the guava paste and cut into small cubes and then coat in a tablespoon of flour. scoop the batter in the cupcake pan and place a cube of the guava paste in the center and bake for 12-15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. let the cake cool for 10 minutes before frosting.

buttercream

1. in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine the cream cheese and butter and beat until smooth, about 2 minutes. scrap down the sides of the bowl and then add the vanilla and powdered sugar and continue mixing until fully combined. gradually add in the heavy cream until it is a spreadable consistency.