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Mango Cake

June 22, 2022 By Gretchen Leave a Comment

If you have not yet tried adding fruit powders to your cake mixes

What are you waiting for?

You can start today with this Mango Cake!

I love the look of this cake so much I didn’t want to cut it!

Mango Cake

But you will be glad when you do because inside you will find these luscious layers of

Mango cake and a quick fresh mango compote too!

Mango Cake

Buttercream filling and icing with coconut all over the outside!

Mango Cake

Hopefully you are able to get your hands on some freeze dried fruit

So you can see how amazing it is when you add it to cake batters!

A fast whiz in your spice grinder and you have instant fruit powder!

I love adding fruit powder to cake batters and buttercream alike

It’s the most concentrated form of fruit flavor you will ever try!

Mango Cake

Instead of adding liquids from fresh fruit purees which will definitely change the texture of your cake batter

Freeze dried fruit powder is the best way to go!

Notes for Success:

I know people will ask what they can use instead of the mango powder

However I have worked this cake recipe out specifically to work with the fruit powder

I have tried making cake batter with fruit purees, but it always changes the texture of the cake to slightly too dense and rubbery

As I just mentioned above.

If the fruit powder is an absolute impossibility for you

I would recommend to make my banana cake recipe but substitute the banana puree with mango instead

The applesauce addition is to replace some of hte oil in the recipe.

Some people cannot get it or do not want to buy another ingredient

In which case you can replace the total amount below with 5 Tablespoons of additional oil

My preference in this recipe is to use a combination of all purpose flour and cake flour combined

This is a very liquid batter so the all purpose flour will absorb more of the liquids resulting in cake that will not crumble to pieces when you slice into it

If you do hot have cake flour (or don’t know what it is) CLICK HERE!

You can use ALL ~ All Purpose flour instead with a total weight of 370g

For the mango compote you can use fresh or frozen fruit and adjust the sugar amount to your liking

Depending on how sweet the mango is, I sometimes leave the sugar out altogether

You can use any buttercream recipe you like the best

Below I have listed the recipe for my “no shortening” buttercream icing

No Shortening Buttercream Icing Recipe

No Shortening Buttercream

There is no video tutorial for how to make this particular cake

However I do have a video showing you how I made this exact cake with strawberry fruit powder!

CLICK HERE FOR THE VIDEO TUTORIAL FOR STRAWBERRY CAKE

Strawberry Cake

For more summer and fruit cake recipes click the links below!

Coconut Mango Cream Cake
Mango Coconut Cream Cake
Vegan Triple Strawberry Cake
Strawberry Cake Recipe
Vegan Chantilly Cake
Chantilly Cake

Coconut Mango Cream Cake

Triple Strawberry Cake Recipe

Vegan Chantilly Cake

Mango Cake
 
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Prep time
2 hours
Bake time
25 mins
Total time
2 hours 25 mins
 
This cake recipe will make 3-7" layers or 2-8" layers or 1 9" x 13" sheet pan
Serves: serves 12-14ppl
Ingredients
  • For the Cake Batter:
  • All Purpose Flour 2 cup (250g)
  • Cake Flour 1 cup (120g) *see notes above
  • Mango Powder (from freeze dried mango fruit 10 Tablespoons (32g)
  • (this is from 4 of the small snack packages of freeze dried fruit)
  • Baking Powder 4 teaspoons
  • Salt 1 teaspoon
  • Egg Replacer 2 teaspoon *I used Bob's Red Mill
  • Granulated Sugar 1¾ cup (350g)
  • Vegetable Oil ½ cup (118ml)
  • Applesauce 8 Tablespoons (140g)
  • Soy Milk *Or any plant milk of your choice 2 cup (480ml)
  • Vinegar 2 teaspoons (10ml)
  • Vanilla Extract 2 teaspoons (10ml)
  • For the Buttercream:
  • Vegan Butter 2 cups (4 sticks) (454g)
  • Confectioners Sugar 4 cups (500g)
  • Vanilla Extract 2 teaspoons (10ml)
  • Butter Vanilla Extract 2 teaspoons (10ml) *optional
  • Salt ¼ teaspoon
  • For the Mango Compote *optional
  • 2 Large ripe mango peeled & rough chopped *fresh or frozen approx 2 cups of fruit
  • 2 Tbs water
  • 2 Tbs sugar *optional
  • Flaked Coconut for garnish *optional 1½ cups
Instructions
  1. First prepare the mango compote by placing the mango chunks with the sugar & water in a medium sauce pot and cook over low heat stirring occasionally to avoid scorching the bottom.
  2. Sugar is optional depending on how sweet your mango is, and how sweet you like your compote.
  3. Cook until the mango is almost completely broken down, then cool slightly and transfer to a blender to puree smooth
  4. Cool in the refrigerator while you prepare the rest of the recipes
  5. Next prepare the cake batter
  6. Preheat the oven to 350°F
  7. Grease and parchment paper your cake pan(s)
  8. In a spice grinder add the freeze dried mango and whiz to a powder
  9. Combine the soy milk with the vinegar and whisk, let stand for 5 minutes to thicken
  10. In a large mixing bowl combine the sugar, oil, applesauce, vanilla extract and thickened plant milk together and whisk smooth to dissolve the sugar
  11. Sift together the flour(s) and the mango fruit powder, salt, baking powder and egg replacer
  12. Add the sifted dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in the large mixing bowl and whisk smooth
  13. Pour into the prepared pans and bake in the preheated 350°F oven for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  14. Cool in the cake pans, then flip onto a serving platter.
  15. Prepare the buttercream recipe by creaming the vegan butter smooth with an electric mixer so it is even and no lumps
  16. Add the salt and whip on high speed to smooth
  17. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl to make sure it is evenly mixed
  18. Add the sifted confectioners sugar all at once.
  19. Mix on low speed until incorporated , scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl and then mix on high speed for 3 minutes.
  20. Add the extract then scrape the bowl again and increase speed to high and whip for another 2 minutes
  21. The air will make your buttercream whiter as it whips
  22. Build the cake with a layer of buttercream & mango compote between each cake layer (leaving about ½ cup of mango compote for the topping *optional)
  23. Ice with the remaining buttercream and garnish with the coconut flakes
  24. Optional mango compote & fresh mango slices on top
Notes
Mango cake can be kept at room temperature for up to 2 days

For longer storage refrigerate for up to 1 week, bring to room temperature before serving
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