Mango Cake

Mango Cake

From   Tea Time

Prep: 35 minutes

Cook: 40 minutes

Method: Easy

Course: Dessert

Type: Fusion

The heavenly flavour of mango is so enticing that you will be drawn to this cake

Ingredients

  • Alphanso mango puree 1 cup
  • Refined flour 1½ cups
  • Butter 1 cup
  • Castor sugar 1 cup
  • Eggs 2
  • Vanilla essence 1 tsp
  • Walnuts, chopped ½ cup
  • Baking soda 1 tsp
  • Buttermilk 2 cups
  • Mango truffle
  • Alphanso mango puree ½ cup
  • White chocolate 1 cup
  • Fresh cream 1 cup
  • Whipping cream ½ cup

Methods

  • Preheat oven to 180º C. Grease a baking tin.
  • Take butter and castor sugar in a mixing bowl and cream with an electric beater till light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla essence and beat well. Add walnuts, refined flour and baking soda and fold in well.
  • Add mango puree and buttermilk and mix well.
  • Pour batter into the greased tin, keep the tin in the preheated oven and bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes.
  • To make mango truffle, heat cream in a non-stick pan. Add this to a bowl with white chocolate and mix well. Add Alphanso mango puree and mix well. Keep the bowl in the refrigerator to cool.
  • Remove the mango cake from the oven and let it cool down to room temperature.
  • Unmould it and keep on a serving platter.
  • Bring the mango truffle from the refrigerator, add whipped cream and mix. Decorate the cake with some mango truffle and serve immediately.