Mango season is on and the “King of the Fruits” has been
ruling the market. There are piles and piles of mangoes everywhere with each
vendor swearing his fruit to be the sweetest of all. Various Varieties, different flavours are all
there each juicy and delicious in its own way. Who does not love a squirt of nectar
whooshing out into the mouth as you bite into a ripe mango? I opine that the
best way to enjoy the fruit is to eat it the rustic way. Scoop out the stem and
bit into it .The juice oozes out. Lick with tongue as it trickles down the
fingers. It is fun and the feeling is heavenly.
I have been trying to incorporate mango into cakes since
long. And after a lot of heart breaks, one recipe worked fine. Here is my Vegan
Mango Pistachio Cake-
Vegan Mango Pistachio Cake | Vegan
Ingredients
1 ½ cups all purpose flour
1 ½ cups mango puree
¾ cup powdered sugar (adjust sugar according to sweetness of
mango puree)
1/3 cup olive oil
1/3 cup pistachios sliced
1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
A pinch of salt
Method
Preheat the oven to 190 degrees C. Grease and line one 6 ½
inch round cake pan.
Whisk together flour,baking soda and salt. Keep aside.
In a large bowl, mix sugar and mango puree. Add baking
powder. Leave the mixture for 3 minutes. It will start bubbling. Add oil and
vanilla essence. Mix well.
Add flour mix to wet ingredients in three shifts mixing
gently till well incorporated. Do not over mix. Reserve one tablespoon sliced
pistachios and fold in the rest. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Arrange
remaining pistachios on top. Bake at 190 degrees C for 10 minutes. Lower the
temperature to 180 degrees C and bake for another 40 to 45 minutes or till a
toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the rack. Slice next
day.
Linking to Vegan Thursdays
I am so making this soon. I have been thinking of trying a mango cake and here you are with a lovely recipe.
ReplyDeleteLovely cake- mangos are just the best fruit :)
ReplyDeletesuch a beautiful looking cake! would love to bake this soon...
ReplyDeleteSimply super! How lovely the pairing is... Mangoes and Pistachio! Yum yum yum! I should get right into baking with mangoes soon. Looks soooo good!
ReplyDeleteI love cooking with fruits and your Mango cake sounds very tempting. Baking with olive oil and fruit purees brings in so much flavor!
ReplyDeleteIts the middle of winter here on Serendipity Farm and I can only DREAM of the amount of mangoes you just used to make this amazing cake. I just discovered an amazing organic tropical fruit farm in Far North Queensland Australia (up in the tropics) that have amazing cabins to rent and they provide you with an amazing tropical fruit breakfast...I am SO thinking about saving up and taking Stevie-boy for a visit so that I can eat my weights worth of all of the gorgeous tropical fruits that you guys are able to buy all of the time. Once I eat it, I can save the seeds and give growing these amazing fruits a go on Serendipity Farm...you just never know ;). Thank you SO much for the recipe for this beautifully coloured and no doubt fragrant and delicious cake. If I ever get hold of enough mangoes to make this I will probably just eat them so I might have to attempt this cake with a less exotic substitute ;)
ReplyDelete1- Whisk together flour, soda and salt. Keep aside.
ReplyDelete2-In a large bowl, mix sugar and mango puree. Add baking powder. Leave the mixture for 3 minutes. It will start..
did you mean baking powder in step 1 and baking soda in step 2?
Hello, This is my recipe and i came across this step after three attempts. I mixed baking powder in the sugar and mango puree mix. to this I added flour, soda and salt mix. The cake came out well. However, you can make a small change also. Add baking powder and baking soda to sugar and puree mix. This also works well.
DeleteHope your cake comes out well. Happy Baking!
Thank you for answering my question , it turned out wonderfully, a bit dense yet moist, I added rose water and cardamom to the mix and a frosting made of quark, mango puree and truwhip which is a much healthier version of coolwhip.I like a no egg, butter, or margarine, and a healthier touch to desserts and this was perfect..
ReplyDeleteHello, so happy to know about your experiments. Your frosting sounds heavenly.Thank You for sharing your experience.
DeleteThanks for trying out this recipe Binu.
ReplyDeleteCould you add mango pieces also in the cake batter, or would this make it too wet ?
ReplyDeleteMango pieces will release juice at the time of baking. Puree works better. Happy Baking!
DeleteThis looks yummy!
ReplyDeleteCan we use powdered jaggery instead of sugar? If yes can you please help with the approximate proportion? TIA
Yes, you may use powdered jaggery instead of sugar. Use the same quantity as mentioned in the recipe. Taste the batter. You might require a tablespoon or more extra. Happy Baking!
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