Dessert for 12

Mango Layer Cake

Name: Mango Layer Cake
Total time: 95 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 large eggs; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1 lb fresh mangos peeled and thinly sliced into strips; 1 lb fresh mangos 1 1/2 cups puréed; 2 1/2 tbsp sugar; 16 oz cream cheese; 1 cup unsalted butter; 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar; 2 tsp vanilla extract

$7.58for 495 minServes 12

A light mango sponge cake is baked, cooled, filled with mango puree, and covered with cream cheese frosting and mango slices.

Photo: natashaskitchen.com

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Eggs, 6$0.30 each typical	6	$1.80Typical price
	Pineapple and mango, 2$3.49 each typical	2	$6.98Typical price
	Cream cheese, 16 oz$0.30/oz typical	16 oz	$4.80Typical price
	Butter, 8 oz$0.40/oz typical	8 oz	$3.20Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$22.74

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Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

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95 minstart to table
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American Vegetarian Budget Desserts

Typical price

$1.89 per serving$7.58 for 4

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Ingredients

6 large eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 lb fresh mangos peeled and thinly sliced into strips
1 lb fresh mangos 1 1/2 cups puréed
2 1/2 tbsp sugar
16 oz cream cheese
1 cup unsalted butter
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
Beat the eggs and granulated sugar for 5 minutes, then fold in the flour and baking powder.
Spread the batter in the pan and bake for 28 minutes, until the center springs back.
Cool the cake in the pan for 25 minutes, then cut it into two equal layers.
Beat the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla for 5 minutes until smooth.
Spread the mango puree and half the frosting between the cake layers, then cover the cake with the remaining frosting.
Arrange the sliced mango over the top and chill the cake for 20 minutes before cutting.

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