Eggless Fresh Mango Sponge CakeVeg
Celebrate mango season with this soft and delicious eggless mango cake! This recipe features a moist, fruit-packed sponge paired with a decadent cardamom-infused cream cheese frosting. It’s perfect for summer gatherings, requiring no eggs, condensed milk, or yogurt. Topped with fresh mango slices, it’s a beautiful, elegant dessert that’s as easy to bake as it is impressive to serve. Enjoy a slice of sunshine with this simple, fresh, and flavorful homemade treat!
Ingredients
For the Cake Batter:
2 cups All-Purpose Flour (Maida)
2 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 cup Vegetable Oil
1 cup Castor Sugar
1 cup Milk
1 cup Mango Puree
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
For the Cardamom Cream Cheese Frosting:
1 cup Cream Cheese (Softened)
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 tsp Cardamom Powder
1 cup Butter (Softened)
1 cups Powdered Sugar
Decoration:
as needed Mango (chopped)
Instructions
Step 1— Prepare the Cake Batter
1
In a bowl, sift together the maida (all-purpose flour), baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside.
2
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the sunflower oil and caster sugar for a few minutes until the sugar starts to dissolve.
3
Blend fresh mangoes in a blender until smooth to create mango purée. Measure 1 cup and add it to the sugar and oil mixture.
4
Stir in the vanilla extract and milk.
5
Gradually sift the dry ingredient mixture into the wet ingredients and fold gently until you have a smooth, well-combined batter.
Step 2— Bake the Cake
1
Preheat your oven to 180°C.
2
Pour the batter into an 8-inch cake pan lined with parchment paper.
3
Bake for 40 to 45 minutes.
4
Repeat the process if you wish to make a second layer for the cake.
Step 3— Prepare the Frosting
1
In a mixing bowl, beat together the softened cream cheese, softened butter, vanilla extract, and cardamom powder until the mixture is light and fluffy.
2
Sift in the icing sugar and continue to beat with an electric mixer until the frosting is smooth.
Step 4— Assembly
1
Pipe a border of the cream cheese frosting around the edges of the first cake layer.
2
Spread a generous layer of fresh mango purée in the center.
3
Spread a thin layer of the cream cheese frosting on the second cake layer, then carefully flip and place it on top of the first layer.
4
Pipe more frosting over the top layer and decorate with thinly sliced fresh mangoes.
