Panetela de Guyaba (Guava Cake) - Easy Puerto Rican Recipes

This delicious little guava cake was made famous (at least for me) by Carla's Sweets--a trendy bakery when I was growing up. I remember, as a kid, going to the mall and seeing these delicious cakes all lined up in the store window--they looked so delicious! So now I want to make them for you, to help spread that childhood feeling of delight.
Ingredients:
15 oz guava paste
2 cups sugar
1 cup of unsalted butter (2 sticks) at room temperature
4 eggs
½ tsp almond extract
4 cups of self rising flour
½ tsp salt
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[@johnlaprairie341]

This looks amazing! I will be making it this week.

[@ferchosgirl]

I cut the recipe in half and made it in a loaf pan....flawless and easy recipe 🌹❤💯

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Awesome!! Great idea!! 😋😘

[@appl3jax498]

My college roommate's mother made these for us in college 30 years ago. I lost touch with her and never got the recipe. So now I can make it! Thank you

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Awesome!!

[@angelaambriz9517]

I made this twice already and it was a hit! So simple and yummy. I am not a baker, but you can’t go wrong with this one. Thank you!!

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Yes!! So great to hear 🥰

[@florencehendrick4781]

Looks amazing will give this a try.

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Thank you!

[@milagrosroman2882]

Wonderful! Thank you for posting!

[@TheloniousJackson]

Looks delicious

[@T_Money1]

Looks bangin! Love how you keep it authentic. Keep em coming

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Thanks so much Thomas! 😃

[@laurafermin3026]

I love the music!!! I'll be making this recipe for Thanksgiving.

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Awesome!!

[@coronellopez7908]

That is a very good looking recipe! Simple and awesome flavor I bet! Thanks again for the awesome content!

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Whoo! Glad you enjoyed 😄😄

[@aileenrivera6498]

Love the recipe thanks for sharing.

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

You are welcome! Thanks for watching! ☺️

[@Mrsveroship]

This is going to be so great to try!

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Hope you enjoy!! 😄

[@laurafermin3026]

Thank you for the recipe. I'll make this recipe for Thanksgiving.

[@benvale4887]

*OH IT'S SO GOOD‼️* I am making 'Panetela de Guayaba' after the Video.! Jeff and Jo's Happy New 2021 Year. We had so many guava trees and still do around my father's landmarks in Moca. When the trees are on Bloom around February's, the flowering nectar aroma is intoxicating and magnetically inviting to all birds and bees. 🐦 🐝I used to climb them trees and playing n the branches while getting and tossing guavas to everyone, when I was young. I along those days...I also used to sell each guava at 5¢ some largest 25¢ those Primary's school days... I was a fast climber especially when we were making either juice or guava paste and I competed with my younger brothers in gathering the most. The key to avoid any little crawler infected guava is in gathering each guava before ripened off the trees. Organically speaking. I enjoyed guava on pastelillos most. And with 'queso fresco.' I madee those for New Year and ice-cream. Today I am making 'Panetela de Guayaba' Yes to Culture and Jeff and Jo's recipe I get to make it reality. It is so good. Thank You guys for providing more than a recipe but a memory in time and that is just as *PR*iceless.

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Yay! So glad you enjoyed 🤗 And thanks for sharing that awesome memory of Moca! I can totally smell that aroma of guava when you mentioned it!! 😍😍 Now if only I could buy guavas for 5 cents now 😂

[@b.comeau2597]

Cannot wait to try this recipe for the upcoming holidays! Thank you for this lovely recipe!

[@rosauragarciamarcheco9749]

I have made these 3 times in 2 weeks and it's a big hit everytime .....soooo easy to make and d'lish...thanks for sharing

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

That's awesome! Everyone loves guava 😄

[@osvaldojimenez2682]

I was introduced to Panetela by the Cuban community living in PR. They also call it "Mata Hambre" since a small piece can go long ways and it's better with a cup of coffee. Thank you for the recipe.

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Yes! Best with a cup of coffee!!

[@osvaldojimenez2682]

I forgot to say that it is also known as “Masa Real”

[@carmencamacho2520]

Wow! I am going to get motivated and try making. Thanks for the recipe. Dios te bendiga. ❤🙏🏼

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Yes, you can do it! Que dios te bendiga a ti tambien!

[@terys275]

I love Guava. thanks for this recipe friends

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

You are most welcome!! 😍

[@jionimorales2829]

I tried the recipe, it came out really good!!! Thank you!!!

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Yes!!! That’s awesome! So glad you like it too!

[@osimeon00]

This is the easiest and best recipe on the net for guava cake. I've made this 2 or 3x times and it was a smash with my fam! only difference is I use less eggs and flour and gluten free flour and stick this in the refrigerator after baking to become bar-like. It actually taste like a healthier poptart. Thank you Jeff and Jo! 💥🙏

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

You’re welcome! Love the modifications

[@b.comeau2597]

With GF flour, sounds like a great idea to try for my GF 92 year old mama! Just curious as to your specific mods , and brand of GF flour?

[@vilmabracero2429]

Very nice !!! Weeepaaa🇵🇷 Rico, rico y súper ricooo !!! Thank you 🙏 ♥️👏

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Riquísimo!

[@frankcolon7528]

Saludos desde Maryland USA

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Saludos!! Gracias por compartir con nosotros 🤗

[@lisamolinar4224]

Oh my goodness this has got to be a treat it's so simple but yet so decadent thank you so very much trying it this weekend and amazingly all I have to do is buy the self-rising flour you're the bomb loving you from out here in San Francisco California

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Yay! Glad you enjoyed it 😊😊 So great to hear from people on the other side of the country! As for the self-rising flour, you can also make it yourself, you just need to add some baking powder and salt to the flour: For each cup of flour, whisk together with 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Make sure to whisk all of these ingredients together well so that the baking powder and salt are both evenly distributed within the flour.

[@lisamolinar4224]

@@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen Oh look @U my new best Amiga, so cool (HellOoo, I'm so not the baker Lord Knows)Lmao I need u in my life so greatful..Well I'm out here in Beautiful San Francisco California & I'm. A LOYAL New Fan. Yay ~Yay..xoxo

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

💕💕💕

[@auroradejesus5667]

Happy New Year! 🎊 Thank you again! Yummy 😋 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Happy new year to you too! And thanks for joining is again! 🤗

[@rosaguzman2791]

Buenicimo love your.videos god bless you and family

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Muchisimas gracias! Y que dios te bendiga tambien! 🤗

[@mariaealbizu903]

Que rivooo yo la hago también es rica gracias.saludos desde Puerto Rico 🥰

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Gracias!!

[@thestormlscoming]

Thank you! I didn't know guava paste existed - I'm so excited to try this. Can't get ripe guavas up north so finding a paste online to make desserts would be ideal

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Yes! A lot of stores carry this in the Hispanic section.

[@irenehigh3175]

The recipe is definitely one I will bring for Thanksgiving. Will the outcome be similar if I cut the sugar down to one cup?

[@franciscorodriguezjr.2305]

I don't have self rising flour. Could I use regular pastry flour, and add the yeast, and how much yeast should I use for the 4 cups of flour?

[@benvale4887]

For each one cup of a/p flour add 1.1/2 teaspoon of baking power. And additional 1/4 spoonful of salt. If this recipe has 4 cups of flour then you must add 6 tea spoon of baking powder to your 4 cups of a/p flour. I have one in the oven baking right now as I just have explained and it works tastefully. Good Baking!

[@franciscorodriguezjr.2305]

@@benvale4887 Thank you.

[@franciscorodriguezjr.2305]

@@benvale4887 There's only one problem. You got me confused because first you say baking powder, then you say baking soda. Which one do you recommend I use? Baking powder, or baking soda?

[@benvale4887]

@@franciscorodriguezjr.2305 *My bad!. It is Baking Powder!.*

[@benvale4887]

I just tasted the one I've baked and it came out perfectly. 350° for 45 minutes exactly. happy baking!*

[@Speakupok]

If i double the recipe because i want to use a larger pan will that work too?

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Sure does!!

[@amarisdiaz3434]

What can I do if i want to use all purpose flour?

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

You can make self-rising flour from all-purpose flour pretty easily. For each cup of flour, whisk together with 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Make sure to whisk all of these ingredients together well so that the baking powder and salt are both evenly distributed within the flour.

[@marczavier1888]

Fantastic 😍💋 💝💖♥️❤️

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Thanks 🤗

[@lisavazquez1986]

Just a quick question I did it the way you show it but my dough was really thick what was it that I did wrong

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

What size pan did you use?

[@lisavazquez1986]

@@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen 9x13 pan

[@lisavazquez1986]

@@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen it was the dough that was very thick

[@yomariehabenicht2292]

@@lisavazquez1986 I see! Hard to troubleshoot but would try to make sure you start with room temperature butter and then cream the butter and sugar for a while to add air into the mixture

[@patriciamalave3715]

Mine is very thick and it’s hard to spread on pan ,what can I do

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

I’m so sorry that it turned out too thick. Maybe whip the butter longer when you try it next time.

[@franciscorodriguezjr.2305]

How come you don't put your recipe of panetela so as to be able to print it complete with instructions?

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Hi there! The recipe is in the video description but you can also find it in our blog here: www.jeffandjopr.com/post/panetela-de-guayaba-guava-cake

[@franciscorodriguezjr.2305]

@@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen Thank you.

[@carlam2710]

Sabe igual que la de carlas sweets?

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Sabe muy parecido. Eso es la inspiración pero jamás me atrevería a decir que saben igual igual pero tal vez son mejores 😝

[@sonialeon4480]

😢😢en español soy P.R.

[@user-qk8zx1uv6u]

زبونش نفهمیدم اما کارش خوب بود

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

از اینکه تماشا کردید خیلی متشکریم! 😃😃

[@barrettkamari3907]

2:32 I like that😍💋 💝💖❤️

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

😃😃