Mango Cake

5 from 2 votes

This delicious Mango Cake is layered with vanilla cake, mango puree and cream cheese frosting. The cake is topped with fresh mango for even more flavor.

Prep Time35

Cook Time25

Total Time1

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Mango Cake

Servings:

Calories: 1099kcal

Author: Carrie Barnard

Ingredients

For the Cake:

2 ¼ cups cake flour
1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups butter softened
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
¾ cup buttermilk

For the Filling and Topping:

4 Mangos
1-3 Tablespoons Granulated Sugar

For the Cream Cheese Frosting:

16 oz Cream Cheese softened
1 Cup Unsalted Butter softened
3 ¼ cup Powdered Sugar
2 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Instructions

For the Cake:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two 8″ round pans.
Combine the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until fluffy with a hand held mixer or stand up mixer.
Once combined, add the eggs and vanilla and mix until combined. Next, alternate between adding the flour mixture with the buttermilk until combined.
Pour the batter evenly into the 2 prepared cake pans. The batter will be thick. You may need to use a spatula to spread it out, so the top is even. Gently tap the pans on the countertop to even out the batter and remove any air bubbles.
Bake for 20-25 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean.
Allow to cool for 5 minutes in the pan. Then carefully remove and place on a wire rack to cool completely.
Once the cake is completely cool, cut each cake into 2 layers horizontally.

For the Filling:

Puree 2 of the mangoes in a blender or food processor until smooth.
Adjust the sugar to taste depending on the sweetness of your mangoes. Start by adding 1 Tablespoon of sugar to the blender and food processor until combined. Then continue to add more sugar as needed to your preference. Set aside.

For the Cream Cheese Frosting:

Combine the cream cheese, butter, vanilla extract and 1 ¼ cups powdered sugar. Beat on low and increase the speed to high once well combined.
Add the remaining 2 cups of powdered sugar to the bowl. Mix on low speed until just combined. Then increase the speed to high and mix for 4-5 minutes. Scrape down the bowl to make sure everything is combined. The frosting should be light and fluffy.

Assemble:

Put the first cake layer on a cake stand or platter.
Top the cake with frosting and then mango filling.
Repeat this process until all the layers have frosting and puree except the top layer.
Frost the sides and top of the cake with frosting.
Use a piping bag with a star tip and add the remaining frosting to the bag.
Pipe around the outer top border of the cake.
Use the remaining 2 mangoes and dice them into small cubes. Place on top of the cake inside the frosting border.
Refrigerate until you are ready to slice, serve and enjoy!

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