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Mango Mousse Tres Leches Cake

Fusion Of Flavors Cake
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Fusion
Keyword: fruit cake, mango, mexican, mousse, tres leches, tropical
Servings: 0
Author: RGK/FootprintTheWorld

Ingredients

Cake Ingredients

  • ¾ cup all purpose flour or Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Flour (Can use 1 cup if you decide not to use coconut flour)
  • ¼ cup coconut flour (optional)
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 10 tbsp oil
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp mango flavor/extract
  • cup mango pulp/puree

Milks To Soak Cake

  • ½ cup milk or almond milk
  • ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
  • 5 tbsp sweetened condensed milk I like to use the bottle instead of cans so I can use as needed and don't have to waste a whole can

Mango Mousse

  • 1 cup mango puree I bought mine at an Indian store
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tsp gelatin powder or agar agar powder
  • 3 tbsp hot water
  • Powdered sugar (per taste) Make sure its powdered so the mousse is not grainy

2 cubed Mangoes for topping ( optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 300° F. Grease cake pan
  • Lets bake the cake first and then while its baking we will make the mango mousse
  • With a hand mixer whisk together oil and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs (one at a time), then vanilla extract, mango puree and mango flavor mixing until incorporated.
  • Add all the dry ingredients(flour/baking powder) and mix thoroughly.
  • Pour the batter into the pan. Lightly bang the pan on the counter to evenly spread the batter.
  • Bake at 300° for 35/40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean (make sure to test the center) as oven temps
  • The cake should be lightly golden brown.
  • Remove the cake pan and place on a cake board/serving platter

Milk Blend

  • Mix the three types of milk together with a spoon and make sure the condensed milk has blended with the other two.
  • Taste and add more condensed milk if more sweetness is needed
  • Allow the cake to come to room temperature
  • Sprinkle the cake with the milk mixture and let it soak in ( the longer it soaks the better)

Mango Mousse

  • Dissolve the gelatin/agar agar powder in hot water
  • Add to mango puree and mix well
  • Using a hand mixer whip the heavy cream for approximately 3 or 4 minutes till peaks have formed.
  • Gently fold in the mango gelatin mix into the cream. Do it in a couple of batches
  • Taste and see if some sugar is needed in your mix. Sweetness will depend on the type of mangoes you used for your puree.

Assembling The Cake

  • Scoop the mousse on the cake
  • Add some fresh cubed mangoes if in season or can choose to leave it plain
  • Take some puree and add a couple of tbsps of water and a tsp of powdered sugar if needed . Taste to make sure its sweet and not tart
  • Drizzle the diluted puree mix lightly over the mangoes.