This morning there was no beach weather in sight, and outside play was out of the picture as well.
The mangoes that my husband picked last week were ripening fast, so I decided to make a mango cake.
I looked through several recipes online, but I did not find one that fit my need perfectly, so I decided to make my own version.
I wanted to add mashed mangoes to the cake, but I did not want the cake to get too mushy, so it was a trial and error with the consistency.
Tropical Mango Cake
2 cups of mashed ripened mangoes
2/3 cup of sugar
2 1/2 cups of flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup of butter (I used smart balance w/olive oil)
2 eggs
2 tbsp maple syrup (the real kind)
2 tbsp vanilla
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1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp butter
- 1. Peel the mangoes. I used four very ripe mangoes (when they are yellow/red and smell sweet).
- 2. Cut what you can into nice pieces, and save about two cups for mashing.
- 3. Mix sugar, butter and eggs
- 4. Add flour, baking powder, salt
- 5. Mix syrup and vanilla into the batter, and pour it into a greased baking pan.
- 6. Put it in a pre-heated oven at 350 degrees F
- 7. Bake for 10 minutes
- 8. Take out baking pan and spread the leftover mango pieces over the cake.
- 9. Drizzle brown sugar and butter over the mangoes.
- 10. Bake for 40-50 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
Look at this colorful beauty.
The cake is not particularly sweet, so adding vanilla ice cream makes a perfect combination.
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Comments: 34
that looks soooooo good!
One word... YUM!
That looks fantastic.
Sounds and looks yummy.
That looks so yummy
oh my,...did I tell you my B-Day is coming soon?
Looks perfectly yummy.
Sounds and looks very yummy
looks yummy
looks yummy!
awww man looks sooooo good
Looks so good
looks good
I'm not particularly fond of mangos. That looks good but not sure how my taste buds would like it.
I love anything with mangoes in it. This sounds delicious!
That does look delicious.
My mouth is watering...I must make it as soon as I get some good Florida mangos. Yummy!!!
Not a fan of mangos but the cake turned out wonderful
It looks good and sounds delicious.
Sounds wonderful, jr! Bet it tastes fabulous - and love the color!
That does look delicious! I would love to make this if I had an abundance of mangos!
Must be nice to be able to do that.
Thank you everyone, it really is a great cake. My husband came home from work early today, and he almost started drooling, when he saw it. He does not like sweet stuff, and he does not like cake, but there are not much left of it by now:)
This is rather creative. I know you'll figure out a way to put every mango to use!
It looks great !
Yummm. That looks sooooo good!!
omg that looks delicious
This cake looks sooooo gooooood! I will have to give this a try. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
looks tasty :)
Wonderful use of the mangos! :)
This looks delightful! I love anything with Mango.
Oh wow - my taste buds are jumping up and down:) Great essay and pics, JR.
looks yummy
looks soooooooo good!