Mango & Spice Cake
Author: Emma
Recipe type: Cake
Serves: 12
- 2 cups (275g) wholewheat pastry flour
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp allspice
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 4 large mango, divided
- ¾ cup (165g) + 2 tbsp raw turbinado sugar, divided
- ½ cup vegetable oil (or any flavourless oil)
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- ¼ cup (60ml) water
- Preheat oven to 350F/180C
- In a large bowl, whisk flour, spices, baking soda and salt, set aside
- Peel and roughly chop two mangoes, puree until smooth and transfer to a bowl
- Add ¾ cup sugar, oil and vinegar to the pureed mangoes
- Add the flour mix to the mango mix, and stir until fully combined
- Pour mixture into a greased 8x8 inch baking pan
- Cook on top shelf for 35-40 minutes until a knife comes out clean and cool on a wire rack
- Take the remaining two mangoes, and peel and dice them
- Put into a medium saucepan with the remaining 2 tbsp sugar and ¼ cup (60ml) of water
- Simmer with the lid on for 30 minutes until the fruit has softened and started to break down
- When the cake is cooled, cut into slices and drizzle a little compote over each slice
Recipe by Emma's Little Kitchen at https://www.emmaslittlekitchen.com/mango-spice-cake/
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