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Mango, lime and ginger loaf cake

Published: 11 Feb 19
Updated: 18 Mar 24

This tropical loaf is made using mango purée and lime to add some zing and zest into every bite. Plus, it only requires 10 minutes of work before popping in the oven. It makes a wonderful treat with afternoon tea.

Easy
January 2019

Test kitchen approved

Serves 10
Hands-on time 10 min, oven time 55-60 minutes

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 333kcals
Fat: 15.2g (8.7g saturated)
Protein: 6.2g
Carbohydrates: 42g (22.5g sugars)
Fibre: 2g
Salt: 0.7g

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Ingredients

150g softened unsalted butter
160g caster sugar
4 medium free-range eggs
250g mango pulp
250g self-raising flour
¾ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
Finely grated zest of 2 limes and juice of 1
1½ tsp ground ginger
2 finely chopped balls of stem ginger in syrup
4 tbsp natural yogurt
Extra mango pulp and grated lime zest, to serve

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Method

Heat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/gas 4. Cream the softened unsalted butter and caster sugar in a large bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy. In another bowl, beat the eggs with the mango pulp.
In a third bowl, mix the self-raising flour, baking powder, salt, the finely grated zest of 2 limes and the ground ginger. Add a third of the mango/egg to the butter/sugar mix, then add a third of the dry mix. Stir until just combined. Repeat twice.
Add the stem ginger in syrup, then beat until smooth. Fully line a 900g deep loaf tin with non-stick baking paper, then spoon in the batter. Bake for 55-60 minutes or until risen and a skewer pushed into the middle comes out clean.

Mix the lime juice with the natural yogurt, drizzle half over the cooled cake, then drizzle with a little mango pulp and sprinkle over grated lime zest. Serve with the remaining lime yogurt and mango pulp.