Moist cake, fresh mangoes and all stacked beautifully in a jar – what’s not to love? Give this as a gift or party favours – they’re bound to be a hit!
Cuisine : Baking Course : Dessert Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 20 mins Cook : 20 mins Ready in : 40 mins Serves : 2
INGREDIENTS:
Classic Genoise
- 240g Whole eggs
- 120g Sugar
- 22g Unsalted butter, melted
- 5g Vanilla extract
- 135g Cake flour, sifted
- Strawberries, as needed
- Simple Syrup
- 100g Water
- 100g Sugar
- For the Mango Mousse
- 90g Mango puree
- 120g Cream
- 35g Sugar
- Fresh mango, as needed
DIRECTIONS:
- Prepare the workstation.
- Scale the ingredients.
- Whisk up eggs and sugar till ribbon stage.
- Remove a small portion of the whipped up egg mixture and mix together with the melted butter and vanilla extract. Set aside.
- Fold sifted cake flour into the egg mixture, do not over mix. Carefully fold in the reserved butter mixture.
- Spread the batter onto a paper-lined sheet pan. Bake at 220ºC until light brown and springy to the touch.
- Set aside for assembling.
For the Mango Mousse
- Prepare the workstation.
- Scale the ingredients.
- Place mango puree and sugar in a pot and heat it high enough to melt the sugar. Set aside to cool it down.
- Whip up cream to medium-stiff peaks.
- Gently fold cream and mango puree mixture.
- Assemble the Alphonso Mango Cake in Jar using the baked genoise, mango mousse and fresh mango to your liking.