Tag: Mango

Coconut Tres Leches Cake

This cake is full of coconut flavor. This would also taste great topped with dulce de leche.

Coconut Tres Leches Cake

Ingredients

For the Cake

  • 3 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
  • 2 c. granulated sugar
  • 1 tbs. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
  • 1 c. salted butter, softened and diced
  • 1 c. coconut heavy cream, divided use
  • 4 large eggs, room temperature
  • 2 large egg yolks, room temperature
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp. coconut extract

For the Milk Soak

  • 1 13.5 oz. can coconut heavy cream
  • 1 12.2 oz. can evaporated coconut milk
  • 1 11.25 oz. can sweetened condensed coconut milk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon

For Topping the Cake

  • 1 13.5 oz. can coconut heavy cream, chilled
  • 1 tbsp. granulated sugar
  • 10 oz. fresh mango, diced
  • ground cinnamon for topping
Coconut Tres Leches Cake

For the Cake

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Beat the flour mixture with the butter until the butter is incorporated into the mixture. Scrape the bowl.

In a small bowl, beat together the 1/2 the coconut heavy cream, eggs, egg yolks, vanilla extract, and coconut extract.

Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and beat until combined. Scrape the bowl, then add the remaining coconut heavy cream and mix until just combined. Pour batter into a greased 9×13 baking pan. Bake for 45-50 minutes until an inserted toothpick comes out clean with a few moist crumbs. Set cake aside to cool.

For the Milk Soak

Whisk together the heavy coconut cream, evaporated coconut milk, sweetened condensed coconut milk, vanilla, and cinnamon. Once cake is completely cooled, poke the cake full of holes using a fork or wooden skewer. Pour the milk mixture over the cake. Cover cake and refrigerate for at least six or before serving. The more soak time is better.

For Topping the Cake

In a cold bowl, whip the coconut heavy cream and granulated sugar until soft peaks form. Spread the whipped cream over the cake. Place diced mangoes on top of the cream and sprinkle with the ground cinnamon.

Tropical Banana Bread

This banana bread has pureed banana, pineapple, and mango to give it lots of fruit flavor.

Tropical Banana Bread

Ingredients

  • 1/2 c. canola oil
  • 3/4 c. brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 cup banana, pureed
  • 1 c. pineapple, pureed
  • 1/4 c. mango, pureed
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cardamom
  • 4 c. all-purpose flour
  • 2 c. unsweetened coconut milk

Yields Approximately 48 slices

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Beat together the oil, sugar, and eggs until the mixture is lighter in color. Add the pureed fruit and vanilla extract and beat to combine. In a bowl, sift together the salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and cardamom.

Add the flour mixture and coconut milk in two alternating additions, scraping the bowl after each addition. Divide the batter into two greased 9×13 pans and bake for 45-50 minutes until an inserted toothpick comes out clean with a few moist crumbs.

Mango Con Chile Snickerdoodles

These cookies are a play on the snack of mango con chile. They’re smoky and a little tangy from the addition of crystalized lime powder. If desired, you can use a store-bought chile mix like Tajin and add two tablespoons of it to a half cup of granulated sugar.

Mango Con Chile Snickerdoodles

Ingredients

  • 1/2 c. unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1/2 c. granulated sugar
  • 1/2 c. light brown sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 tbs. lime juice
  • 1 tsp. lime zest
  • 2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tbs. ground cinnamon
  • 1 c. dried mango, diced

Sugar Mix

  • 1/2 c. granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tbs. Kosher salt
  • 1/4 tbs. Chipotle chile powder
  • 1/4 tbs. Ancho chile powder
  • 1/8 tsp. Cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 tbs. ground cinnamon
  • 1 tbs. crystalized lime powder or citric acid
  • Mix ingredients in a bowl and see aside

Yields Approximately 30 Cookies using 1 tablespoon-sized scoops.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Cream butter, then add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Scrape bowl. Next, add eggs and beat until fully incorporated and the batter is lighter in color. Add vanilla, lime juice, and zest. Mix until combined.

In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, Kosher salt, and cinnamon. Add dry ingredients to bowl, a little at a time, scrapping bowl after each addition. Lastly, add in dried mango and mix until just combined.

Using a cookie scoop or spoon, take tablespoon-sized scoops of dough and roll in sugar mixture. Place dough onto parchment paper lined baking sheets and bake for 10-12 minutes until golden brown.