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Kids Birthday Cake - Mango Cake

Mango Cake

Madhavi’s Kitchen
Mangoes are available in plenty. Afterall, this juicy fruit only appears in the months of summers. So, let’s make the most of the season. How about yummy, refreshing Mango cake for the entire family?
Total Time 2 hours
Course Cakes, Dessert
Cuisine Multi Cuisine

Ingredients
  

  • 1 big Ripe Mango
  • 1 cup Powdered sugar (Cup measure – 200 – 250 ml)
  • 2 cups Rava/Sooji
  • ½ cup Oil
  • 2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 cup Raw milk
  • 2 tsp Oil (to grease the cake pan)
  • 1 Melted dark chocolate or Cadbury Dairy Milk (for decoration)
  • Chopped dry fruit, e.g. raisins, almonds, pistachios, walnuts (for decoration)
  • 1 sheet Butter paper (over which we bake the cake)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 300 F and adjust the oven rack to center.
  • Take the rava/sooji in a mixer and grind it well into a fine powder.
  • Transfer the contents to a deep bowl and add oil.
  • Take the ripe mango, peel off the skin, and cut it into small pieces. Grind it well in a mixer with 1 cup of powdered sugar so that you get a smooth and yummy mango paste.
  • The mango paste is then added to the bowl of rava. Whisk the mixture well.
  • Add milk to the mixture and blend it well to get a smooth cake batter of  a slightly thick consistency
  • Cover the batter and keep it aside for a minimum of 30 minutes.
  • Grease the cake tin/plate with oil and place the butter paper over it. You can grease the butter paper as well with a little ghee.
  • Add baking powder to the cake batter and mix it well.
  • Add ½ cup of milk as well and whisk the mixture well to get a thick flowing consistency.
  • Pour the prepared cake batter into the tin evenly. Tap the tin to release any air bubbles within the batter.
  • Sprinkle the chopped dry fruits all over the top (cashews, almonds, raisins, elaichi (cardamom pods etc.)
  • Place the tin in the oven and bake the cake for about 35-40 minutes. An alternate if you don’t have an oven at your disposal, is a kadhai or a cooker. The steps are as follows:
  • Take about 200 gms of salt in a kadhai/cooker and place a small rack or a stand over it.
  • Heat the contents covered in a medium flame for about 10-15 minutes. 
  • Remove the lid and place the cake tin with the batter on the stand.
  • Close it with the lid and heat it for about 35-40 minutes.
  • We are basically creating the same heat as in the oven using a kadhai/cooker to bake the cake.
  • Remove the baked cake and insert a toothpick or a knife to check if it comes out clean. If it does, your cake is ready. If not, you can heat it again for another 5 to 10 minutes and remove the cake.
  • Cool it down completely, tilt the tin upside down onto another plate and remove the cake. Remove the butter paper from the top of the cake.

Notes

The delicious Mango cake is ready. Cut the cake into pieces and serve fresh. The choice rests with you on how to decorate the cake and make it more visually attractive for your kids.
PS. Ingredients mentioned for decoration are absolutely optional and it is up to you to add whatever you would like to. 
Happy Baking!
Keyword Cakes, Mango cake