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    Home » Precious Kitchen

    PUBLISHED: Aug 2, 2017 · UPDATED: Nov 26, 2022 by Precious · This post may contain affiliate links · 23 Comments

    MANGO UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

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    One of my favorite things to do on a Saturday is watch cooking shows. I watch a lot of cooking shows from the Great British Baking show to Martha Bakes hosted by Martha Stewart. So I was watching Martha Bakes weeks ago when I saw her make a mango upside down cake. Let's just say that I fell in love with the concept IMMEDIATELY.

    ½ inch thick mango slices

    The cake batter is poured over a layer of mangoes, baked, turned upside down and served.

    I hopped on the internet to find recipes for mango upside down cakes. Most recipes included ingredients I didn't want to include in the cake like rum, bananas, buttermilk, mango syrup (from a can). I mean, I just wanted a simple moist cake topped with the beauty of fresh mangoes.

    sliced mango

    So I had to concoct my own cake batter which is so simple but incredibly moist! The ingredients include good ole' flour, sugar, butter, vanilla, baking powder, salt, milk and eggs (see full recipe below for quantities).

    mango upside down

    The mangoes cook beneath the cake batter over a decadent sugar and butter mixture. The taste after baking is to die for! I'll let you bake the cake and try it for yourself. This recipe is a MUST-MAKE.

    I start by greasing my cake pan then coating the bottom with a sugar and butter mixture. Then I arrange freshly sliced mangoes over the sinful sugar-butter mixture.

    upside down cake baking

    Then I mix my batter and pour over the mango goodness.

    cake batter

    Then I bake to golden brown perfection!

    mango upside down cake baked

    Then turn the cake upside down!

    mango upside down cake recipe

    Yummy to the 1000th power! This cake is fruity, sweet, bursting with flavors from the tropics due to the abundance of fresh mangoes. Enjoy!

    upside down cake recipe

    upside down mango cake

    Mango Upside Down Cake

    A classic upside cake made with mangoes. Fruity, incredibly moist and insanely delicious!
    5 from 2 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 50 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
    Servings: 10 servings
    Calories: 388kcal
    Author: Precious

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups flour (250 g)
    • 1 ½ cups sugar (300 g)
    • 2 large mangoes sliced into ½ inch slices
    • 1 ½ sticks unsalted butter (12 tablespoons) melted
    • 1 cup whole (liquid) milk (240 ml)
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 3 eggs
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder

    Instructions

    • Grease a 10 inch baking pan with oil or melted butter, preheat oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C.
    • Mix one third (½) cup of melted butter with ½ cup of sugar then spread mixture to coat the bottom of the baking pan.
    • Arrange mango slices over the butter and sugar coating. They should be tightly packed, leaving no space in between.
    • Make the cake batter. In a large bowl, mix together melted butter, sugar, milk and vanilla extract. Add in eggs and mix well. Then add in flour, baking powder, salt and whisk together to form a smooth batter.
    • Pour batter into prepared baking pan and smoothen the top with a spatula. 
    • Bake in prepared oven for about 50 minutes until it is golden brown ontop and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
    • Turn cake upside down and serve!

    Notes

    1. You may want to reduce the sugar content of the batter to half or a quarter cup if you do not have much of a sweet tooth,

    Nutrition

    Calories: 388kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 88mg | Sodium: 211mg | Potassium: 157mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 982IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 85mg | Iron: 2mg
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    Comments

    1. Nora says

      August 02, 2017 at 9:19 am

      My to-cook list is overflowing, thanks to you!! I am definitely going to give this a try. I am drooling just looking at it and to think I am not so a cake person! Way to go Presh!! 🙂

      Reply
      • Precious says

        August 02, 2017 at 9:35 pm

        Awww, thanks darling! This one is a keeper. It is great for those days when you want to indulge. A must-cook!

        Reply
    2. Bisola says

      August 02, 2017 at 12:13 pm

      It looks so normal after baking, then you turn it upside down and it's a delightful yummy looking colourful mango filled surprise.
      I want. I want.

      Reply
      • Precious says

        August 02, 2017 at 9:38 pm

        Exactly Bisi! I love the pleasant surprise when the cake is 'unveiled'.

        Reply
    3. claudine efenge says

      August 03, 2017 at 4:56 am

      you will adopt my 14 year old daughter. She watches all cooking shows, master chef, cooking with pankash,celebrity chef...etc... the pikin too much. Now she's hooked to Aunty Precious...i don suffer try and error recipes...
      she read this and said deli deli....trouble. we will try this on saturday

      Reply
      • Precious says

        August 04, 2017 at 11:01 am

        Awww she's my kind of girl!
        I LOVE cooking shows. This recipe is a show-stopper. Hope you guys enjoy it much as I do.
        Have a great weekend!

        Reply
    4. Longchi theresia says

      August 03, 2017 at 1:34 pm

      Great woman,magic, I can say,could not believe this.

      Reply
      • Precious says

        August 04, 2017 at 11:08 am

        Awww Theresia, you are so kind. Thank you!

        Reply
    5. Ajiri Faith says

      August 05, 2017 at 9:19 am

      Hello Precious,you are incredible,God bless for sharing ur ideal with us.

      Reply
      • Precious says

        August 07, 2017 at 2:01 pm

        Awww, thank you Faith!

        Reply
    6. Dominika says

      August 08, 2017 at 11:23 am

      Precious oooo, I am salivating. I love this innovative recipe. You are such a genius, I love you sister.

      DOMINIKA GOODNESS BLOG

      Reply
      • Precious says

        August 09, 2017 at 1:23 pm

        I love you too, sister. Thank you!

        Reply
    7. claudine efenge says

      August 09, 2017 at 6:49 am

      Pre, it turned out right....thumbs up

      Reply
      • Precious says

        August 09, 2017 at 1:24 pm

        Yes!!! Praise Master Jesus!
        And thanks so much for the feedback, sis.

        Reply
    8. Dremoh says

      March 27, 2018 at 10:34 am

      Hi Precious, thank you for the wonderful work you are doing to upgrade us in the power house. Please I would like to ask a question on measurements. For the recipe above; 2 cups of flour 250 grams means 2 cups of 250g or 2 cups of 125 grams each which equals 250g? I have had issues with this a couple of times and thought I should ask for clarification. Thank you and have a blessed day.

      Reply
      • Precious says

        March 28, 2018 at 6:12 am

        Hi Dremoh, 1 cup of flour is equal to 125 grams so 2 cups of flour equal 250 grams (that's 125 times 2). Hope this is clear.

        Reply
    9. Sarah says

      May 07, 2020 at 12:20 pm

      This looks amazing! Do you think it would be good if I used brown sugar instead of white sugar for the bottom of the pan? Or do you think white sugar is better for enhancing the mango flavor?

      Reply
      • Precious says

        May 11, 2020 at 7:59 am

        I think brown sugar will be just fine.

        Reply
    10. Edika A. says

      June 17, 2020 at 8:14 am

      Thanks for sharing this recipe Precious. I've just got to try it. And please keep the shares coming, they help me exercise in my hobby - experimenting in the kitchen.
      Thanks. I'll let you know how it goes 😁.

      Reply
      • Precious says

        June 17, 2020 at 9:56 am

        So glad the recipes are useful, dear.

        Reply

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