Easy Eggless Mango Tea Cake

After my last attempt with Eggless Mango Cake received much appreciation, I was motivated to experiment again with Mango. However, I wanted to try something different this time, preferably without condensed milk. So when I discovered this recipe, I was super excited to try it out! Made few variations and to my utter delight, it came out awesome!

I served this at tea time and it became an instant hit! A slightly dense cake, the Semolina gives it a wonderful texture, while the Cardamom flavour is just heavenly! The best part was that the cake tasted even tastier the next day!

Ingredients

Wholewheat flour/Atta - 1 Cup

Semolina/Rava - 1/2 Cup (The original recipe mentioned thin rava however, I had the thick one available so I used that and the cake came out equally good)

Baking Soda - 1/2 tsp

Baking Powder - 1 tsp

Salt - a pinch

Mangoes - 1-2 No., chopped

Mango emulsion/mango essence - 1 tsp

Grain Sugar - 3/4 Cup

Green Cardamom/Elaichi - 3-4 No.

Curd - 1/4 Cup

Refined Oil - 2tbsp

Warm Milk - 2tbsp

Walnuts - 1/2 Cup, chopped

Method 

1. In a blender jar, take the chopped Mango, sugar and green cardamom and blend into a smooth paste.

2. Transfer the Mango-Sugar-Cardamom mixture to a mixing bowl.

3. Add the curd, mango emulsion and oil. Mix well using a whisk. The wet mixture is ready. 

4. Sieve together the wholewheat flour, rava, baking soda and baking powder. The dry mixture is ready. 

5. Add the sieved dry mixture to the wet mixture and gently fold. If the mixture is too thick, add 1 tsp warm milk at a time and adjust the consistency to a smooth batter neither too thick, nor runny.x

6. Add the chopped walnuts and mix slightly.

7. Transfer the batter to a greased loaf tin. Tap lightly to even the batter.

8. Bake in a preheated oven at 190 degree celsius for around 35 minutes or till a knife comes out clean when pricked in the cake. 

9. Demould and cool on a wire rack for 15-20 minutes. Enjoy the cake with tea or as a dessert. 

The softness test...