Cake with guava!

J's mum mailed us some guava paste ages ago, it has been sitting in the fridge ever since.
Despite liking guava paste, as long as there's quince jam in the fridge we never touch the guava.

However, J's been pestering me about his nan's kickass swiss roll filled with guava paste, and daring me to have a go myself.
So... to shut him up I made him a cake filled with guava paste.
This way he wouldn't be disappointed in case my swiss roll was crap and wouldn't mention how my baking skills are inferior to his nan's.

So, here's what I used:

• 200 g margarine (I melted in the microwave)
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 cups flour (I used self-raising)
• 3 eggs
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 cup of milk
• Guava Paste (you may use any jam or filling - I would recommend nutella as well!)

Get a round baking tin ready with spread and flour and set aside.

In a big bowl, add margarine and sugar.

After beating until smooth, add eggs (one by one).

Stick a finger in it and lick it - yum!

Add milk and flour little by little, always mixing it well.

Pour it onto the tin.

Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180ºC for 50 minutes.

Let it cool down for a bit (about 10 minutes) and remove it from the tin.

With a wet knife, cut cake in half (be delicate as the cake may fall apart)

Add filling to the bottom part of the cake.
(my guava paste was really hard, so I had to cut thin slices instead of spreading it all over the cake)

Put top bit on and press a down so the filling glues to both parts of the cake.

Wait for the cake to cool down and serve... or if you're like us who can't wait - at least be careful when cutting it hot as it can be quite crumbly. 

J the butcher did the honours of almost destroying my cake! 

Less than 24 hours later, there's only one slice left... so I guess despite it not being J's nan kickass swiss roll - my cake must have hit the spot!