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Coconut Mango Ginger Cake

Mango Coconut Ginger Cake

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword coconut cake, ginger cake, loaf cake, mango cake, sunflower oil cake, tropical cakes, tropical desserts
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings 8
Author Lora Wiley-Lennartz

Ingredients

Cake:

  • 1 cup grated coconut
  • 1 cup cornstarch
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 large ripe mango
  • 3 tablespoons grated ginger
  • 2+1/4 cups powdered sugar sifted
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 t salt
  • 1 cup mild sunflower oil

Frosting:

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 3/4 cup cream cheese
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup grated coconut
  • 1/4 cup candied ginger chopped

Instructions

  1. Preheat the one to 350F.

  2. Grease and flour a loaf pan.

  3. Toast the coconut flakes in a naked frying pan. Let cool completely.

  4. Whisk the starch, flour, ground ginger, and baking powder together. Set aside.

  5. Strip the flesh from the mango and puree. Reserve 3 Tablespoons for the frosting.

  6. Beat eggs, vanilla extract, and salt until thick and foamy.

  7. Slowly add the powdered sugar.

  8. Stir the sunflower oil, then the mango puree, and the grated ginger.

  9. Slowly add the flour mixture to the batter

  10. Stir in the coconut flakes.

  11. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.

  12. Bake 1 hour or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

  13. Let cake cool in the pan for 1/2 hour

  14. De-pan and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

  15. Frosting:

  16. Beat butter and cream cheese together.

  17. Add the powdered sugar a bit at a time.

  18. Beat in the vanilla extract and the reserved pureed mango.

  19. Spread the frosting on the cooled cake.

  20. Sprinkle the coconut flakes and candied ginger over the top.

  21. Plate and serve.