Cooking Mummy Recipe: Craze for Mango Mousse Cake

Here's the Mango craze me...

Along the stretch of road, opposite Century Square and Tampines Mall, one can see a long stretch of mango trees brimming with countless mangoes. These are just so wonderous to look at and drool. As always there is this "animalistic-human" instinct within me, the urge to pl**k and the insatiable desire to taste them. Ooo.. if only this is possible. Sigh. Forbidden fruit. We do have a Fine city, you know. LOL , get the pun ?!!

Curious to know ? Well, these are either planted by the Tampines Council or NParks. Many other estates have such similar concepts in Singapore. When these mangoes are riped, I believe they are either given to the residents or sold, although some actually rot away before anything is done about them.

So, pleaaaaseee, I beg, do remember me , I am always ever-ready to lend a hand or two.. ** wink **

Regardless, I find that this is still a sight to truly feast upon, fruits along our streets which make the streets more vibrant and shady. Honestly, to have them in the midst of our urban living is actually quite amazing ! Crazy perhaps, but still an amazing sight.

Again, my neighbour's house across the street has a mango tree, equally as fruitful. Hmm.. should I? Naughty thoughts. Tempting but Nah..

I, instead settle graciously into getting my own mangoes and baking a mango mousse cake.

Here's the recipe.

What is required for sponge cake:
(A) Cake
5 egg yolks
200 gm. cake flour
100 gm. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup cooking oil
1 tsp. vanilla essence
2 tsp. baking powder

(B)5 egg white
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
100 gm. sugar

Filling:
50 gm. Bulla pure cream
50 gm Bulla sour cream
400gm Dairy whipping cream
100 gm. sugar
3 tsp gelatine powder
5 tbsp hot water
1 cup cut mangoes

How to Do it

1. Mix all the ingredients (A) together until smooth.
2. Whisk ingredients (B) to create a stiff peak, suggests using a cake mixer. Use a metal bowl forbetter results and ensure no oil in the clean bowl (otherwise it will not form).

3. Add this whipped egg white into (A) and fold with a spatula.
4. Pour into a 9" round tin and bake for about 45 mins to 50 mins till cooked at 180C. Remove from oven and leave to cool completely on a cooling rack. Slice into 3 layers.

5. For the Dairy whipping cream, whipped the cream until stiff peak.
6. Dissolve gelatine in hot water . Mix pure cream with sugar and gelatine mixture.
7. Divide the whipped cream mixture into 3 portions.
8. Add mango cubes into 2 portions of the whipped cream. Fold in whipped cream using a spatula.

9. For 3 cake layers, divide equally the portion of whipped cream. Spread the toppings on the bottom and middle layer. For the top layer, decorate as desired with mango slices.
10. Put into the fridge to let it set.

So here it is.. presenting