![]() It appears that there are basically three variations of guava cake in Hawaii: Guava Chiffon Cake, Guava Spice Cake, and (plain old) Guava Cake. I did internet searches and combed through my Hawaiian cookbooks (of which I have a goodly number). Almost any recipe with the degree of cultural significance that guava cake seemed to garner grabs my attention. I became fascinated by guava cake without having even made one. Receiving the recipe from Jim was merely the beginning. The back of the Oscar Mayer house in Palm Springs, California Inside the Oscar Mayer House The front of the Oscar Mayer House We had a delightful luncheon at tables set up around their pool with guava cake for dessert. Every winter they rent the Oscar Mayer House. ![]() Since Jim and Bill rent a home in Palm Springs just steps from our house, and since baking cakes at nearly 8000 feet where I live in New Mexico is an iffy proposition, at best, I said I’d bake the cake in Palm Springs. Not wanting to keep his original, I scanned it into my recipe database and returned the hardcopy. Shortly thereafter, the original recipe arrived in the mail still affixed to the index card. I was, and I said that I’d make it for him. Jim offered to share the recipe with me if I was interested. Late in 2016, the subject of the guava cake came up somehow at a dinner party at Jim and Bill’s house. Jim printed out the email and affixed it to an index card and put it in his recipe box. Van Sant, Jim to the rest of us, had complimented the resort on its guava cake and Mr. #GUAVA NECTAR FREE#Sign up for my free recipe newsletter to get new recipes in your inbox each week! You can also find me sharing more inspiration in Pinterest and Facebook.So began a 2003 email from Simon Rusconi, the Hotel Manager of the Sheraton Moana Surfrider Resort on Oahu. Really, just about any appetizer your little heart desires is a good complement to this refreshing and delicious drink. But don't keep this cocktail all to yourself, share with your friends! This refreshing guava lime cocktail goes great with mini empanadas, mango tomatillo salsa, or a nice shrimp ceviche. Guavas possess vitamin C, B complex, various vitamins as well as lycopenes which are helpful in cancer fighting. ![]() Guava juice is very nutritious, well maybe not once you add tequila, but you know what I mean.
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