Mango - Carrot cake eggless

Sweets and desserts are not a regular affair in my house.Occasionally , yes we indulge in sweets.One such is this. Sometimes , I would rather find reasons to celebrate.Today is my sister's BirthDay and there I got a reason to indulge this sinfully sweet cake .

She had been my inspiration during my initial days of cooking.By simply observing her cooking in the kitchen,I have learnt a lot of simple technics.

My sister loves mangoes.I just wanted to make use of some fresh mangoes, So quickly decided to make this cake with mango and carrot.I'm sure my sister would love to enjoy this.

 

Ingredients

Whole wheat flour ..........................1  cup
All purpose flour ............................. 1  cup
Sugar .............................................1/4 cup
brown sugar..................................... 1cup
Baking powder .................................. 1 1/2 tsp
Baking Soda ...................................... 1 tsp
Flex seed...........................................3 tbsp
Oil ..................................................1/3 cup (any neutral oil )
Mango pulp .................................... 1/2 cup ( I used 2 big mangoes to pulp)
Grated carrot ...................................1 /4 cup
Water................................................1/4 cup
Salt................................................... a pinch
ground Cinnamon  /pumpkin spice............... 1 tsp

Method 

1. Preheeat the oven to 350 F.
2. Grind the flex seeds with 1/4 cup water.
3. Mix the flours,salt,baking powder, baking soda , spice together and sift well.
4. In a large bowl , mix all the wet ingredients except carrots.
5. Mix grated carrots with the flour mix.
6. Now slowly fold in the flour mix into the wet mix, little at a time.
7. gently mix until they are just combined.
8. Prepare the baking tins by coating some oil and dusting them.
9. Transfer the batter into the baking tins and bake for 25  to 30 minutes.

 
For the mango sauce,

mango pulp ........................ 1/4 cup
Sugar ............................... 2 tsp
Lemon juice  .......................1/2 tsp

Blend every thing in a blender.
Boil the mixture over medium flame.
When you reach the thick consistency , turn off and allow it to cool.

Enjoy with family and friends !

Notes

• For health benefits, I have used whole wheat flour. If you want to use all purpose flour,you might need to reduce the amount of water accordingly.
• If you are using store bough mango pulp/puree , adjust sugar accordingly as the puree has added sugar in it.