Mango Cake
A soft mango sponge with fresh mango folded into the batter and a lime icing on top.
Making Mango Cake Ahead
Keeps in the fridge for 3 days.
Mango Cake: The Method
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Heat the oven to 170°C / 340°F and line a 20 cm round tin. Puree 200 g of the mango and dice the rest.
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Beat the butter and caster sugar for 4 minutes until pale. Beat in the eggs one at a time.
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Fold in the flour, milk and mango puree, then the diced mango.
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Spoon into the tin and bake for 40 minutes until a skewer comes out clean. Cool completely.
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Stir the icing sugar with the lime juice and spread over the cake.
A Few Pointers
- Use very ripe mango.
- Fold in the diced fruit last.
- If your oven runs hot, check at 32 minutes.
- Ice the cake only when cold.
Behind the Recipe
Mangoes, butter, eggs, sugar, flour: five things and about an hour. The fruit does the work.
Puree 200 g of ripe mango to a smooth sauce and stir it into the batter. Dice another 100 g and fold it in at the end, so the cake has both a mango flavour and a few soft pieces. The riper the mango, the better the cake. A firm, pale mango tastes of very little once baked.
Cream the butter and sugar, add the eggs one at a time, and fold in the flour with the puree and milk. The batter looks thicker than a plain sponge, which is correct.
Bake in a lined 20 cm tin at 170°C for 40 minutes. If your oven runs hot, check at 32 minutes. Cool completely and spread with an icing of icing sugar and lime juice. Cut it with a long knife dipped in hot water for tidy slices through the soft fruit.
Good Alongside
Whipped cream · Coconut yoghurt · Hot tea · Iced coffee
Changing the Recipe
- No self-raising flour to hand? Use the same weight of plain flour plus 2 teaspoons of baking powder per 150 g.
- Lemon is the everyday swap for lime in this kind of dish — the acidity plays the same role even though the flavour is not identical.
Quick Answers
How long does Mango Cake take to make?
About 1 hour in total — 20 minutes of preparation and 40 minutes of cooking. The recipe serves 10.
What are the key tips for making Mango Cake?
Use very ripe mango. Fold in the diced fruit last. If your oven runs hot, check at 32 minutes. Ice the cake only when cold.
What should I serve with Mango Cake?
Whipped cream; Coconut yoghurt; Hot tea; Iced coffee.
How should Mango Cake be stored?
Keeps in the fridge for 3 days.
Is Mango Cake suitable for a special diet?
This recipe is vegetarian. Those labels are checked against the ingredient list, so a dish is only marked when nothing in it contradicts the claim.
How many calories are in Mango Cake?
About 304 kcal per serving, with 4 g protein, 45 g carbohydrate and 12 g fat. The figures are calculated from the ingredient list and are an estimate.
What's in a Serving
Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list. Treat these as an estimate — brands and cuts vary.
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