Ingredients:

• For Mango cake:
• 2 cups – all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup – unsalted Butter
• 1.5 cup – Sugar
• 1 cup – fresh Mango puree
• 1 tsp – vanilla essence
• 1/2 cup – chopped Mango or 8 to 10 slices
• 1 tsp – baking powder
• 1 tsp – baking soda
• 1/2 tsp – salt
• 2 – eggs
• For streusel topping:
• 1/2 cup – walnuts, finely ground
• 1/2 cup – Brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp – Nutmeg or Cardamom
• 3/4 cup – flour
• 1/2 cup – Butter

Method:

1. To make the streusel topping, combine all the ingredients listed above with hand until it forms a crumbly mixture.
2. Heat the oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit.
3. Lightly coat a 9 x 9 inch cake pan with butter and dust with all-purpose flour, or use non-stick cooking spray.
4. Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a large mixing bowl.
5. Beat the butter and sugar in a separate bowl until light and fluffy.
6. Now beat in the eggs, one at a time, whipping a lot after each addition. Mix till soft peaks form.
7. Now slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, beating continuously as you combine the two.
8. Finally add in the vanilla essence and mango puree and blend everything together.
9. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and top with mango slices.
10. Cover completely with the streusel mixture.
11. Now bake for 35-40 minutes at 350 degrees centigrade, or until the edges have separated from the sides of the pan and a wooden toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
12. Remove from the oven and let the cake cool on a wire rack for at least 15-20 minutes.
13. Cut into wedges, top with vanilla ice cream, garnish with more mango slices and serve.

Recipe courtesy of Mansi Desai