I‘m not sure whether to call it a bread or a cake. While the texture is that of a bread the taste is like a cake. Last year I missed baking cake while the mangoes were in season but this time I did not want to miss it. So it was only fitting to bake a mango cake from the freshly picked ripe mangoes my SIL brought home when she visited me. As she hates travelling, she visits me very rarely and during those rare visits she loves to watch baking as she is very much fascinated with the science of it. I decided to make this eggless as she does not eat eggs. In fact this one tasted so similar like the Carrot cake. I adapted this cake from the Choco chip nut cake.
Following the same method you can use eggs also. Also this cake tasted simply wonderful the next day. I stored the slices in the refrigerator. And yes it will harden but a few seconds in the microwave was enough to bring it back to life and trust me you will not have the heart to leave the kitchen while this cake bakes. The aroma is so heavenly.
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Eggless Mango Bread / Mango Loaf Cake
You’ll need:
- All Purpose Flour – 1 1/4 cup
- Baking powder – 1 tsp
- Baking Soda – 1/2 tsp
- Ripe mango – 1
- Oil – 4 tbsp
- Milk – 2 tbsp
- Sugar – 1/2 cup (heaped)
- Cardamom - 2
- Cashew nuts – 1/4 cup
- Chocolate chip – 2 tbsp (optional)
Method:
Preheat the oven at 180 Degrees C. As I used a non stick bread / loaf pan I did not grease and flour else do it and keep it ready.
Sieve together flour, baking soda, baking powder and keep it aside.
Cut the mango on both the sides of the nut and scoop the pulp with the help of a spoon. In a mixie jar, pulse the cashew nuts coarsely and keep aside. In the same jar place the sugar and cardamom seeds (discard the skin) and grind to a powder.
Add the mango pulp and pulse a few times till the mixture appears smooth. Now add milk, oil and pulse once more till all are mixed properly.
Transfer the pulp mixture to a bowl. Add the flour mixture in batches while mixing all the while to avoid any lumps. Add the coarsely ground cashew nuts and mix once. Finally add the chocolate chips if using and give it a final stir.
Transfer the thick batter into the readily kept loaf pan and place a few chopped cashew nuts on top if preferred like I did and shove into the oven. Bake for 45-50 min or till a skewer inserted comes out clean.
Let it cool in the pan for 5 mins then transfer to a wire rack to cool well. Slice and serve as it is or with some chocolate and sauce or sweetened cream.
I sliced half the cake without giving enough cooling time as the kids wanted to taste it immediately so the slices may appear uneven but when I cut the other half the next day it was just perfect and tasted even more delicious.
Notes:
- I used just 1/2 cup sugar as the mango was very sweet as it is else use 3/4 cup.
- I did not use essence or food color but you can use it if you wish. The cardamom was enough to give much need flavor and aroma.
- You can replace the milk with curd/yogurt.
- Use any nuts of your choice.
- Oven timings may vary accordingly.
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Perfect bake! Cake looks so yummy n colorful..love to have it now 🙂
Cheers!
Vani
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looks very spongy.. making me hungry here 🙂
Everyone seems to be enjoying mangoes these days..even I made Mango Kesari today..will be posting it soon..
I still have to try out the mango cake.
Delicious cake with bright color.
Super moist cake, lovely bake.
Wow very tempting mango cake. very nice clicks and presentation. Bookmarked to try sometime.
Looks yummy!
omg suddenly fall in love with this cake 🙂 mouth watering
Mango cake looks super delicious. Love it.
LOOKS delicious…
very delicious n tempting me this mango cake!!
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very soft and moist mango cake
Lovely presentation. very delicious and healthy.
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Its perfect, loved it so much.. 🙂
- Sarika
I just love the colour of this cake - how tasty does it look too. I’m a big fan of mangos so this is certainly getting added to my to bake list!
Love the colour and looks so moist… yummm
Looks amazing
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wow!this looks so lovely and tempting ..loved the colour..and thanks for this eggless version:)
very colorful and delicious mango loaf…lovely recipe too!!
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i am sure the rich flavor of mango wld taste awesome
looking yummy and delicious 🙂
Looks very yummy!!!Tempting to have a bite…
So soft n moist cake, absolutely awesome…
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Love this tangy cake forever….
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Very yummy cake…Nice color
A very beautiful cake, love the cardamom in it.
The pictures are great too.
So moist and nice..mango cake looks perfect!
Beautifully baked mango loaf.
Yummy! This cake looks so good and I like the colour! thanks for sharing!
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looks like a keeper recipe- nice
I just bought a box of mangoes yesterday - this recipe looks AMAZING - will try this week!
This is a great recipe… the amount of oil used is so less and love the addition of cashewnuts… Will try this version… I’m hooked to mango cakes now…
Colorful and moist!! Looks yummy
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how much cardamom? Thanks! Wanna try this recipe tomorrow 🙂
@Anonymous It is 2 nos. already mentioned in the ingredients list.
Hi it looks wonderful… However when i tried to make this, the batter was too thick. i baked it anyway and turn out, its just very very dry mango bread. where did i go wrong? any fixes for the next time? or any sauce suggestions so in can dip this into something?