Mango And Pistachio Cake With Lemon Syrup

This is such a perfect flavour combination. We love the texture of this cake and the taste is just amazing!

Ingredients (serves 10 | makes 10 )

225g unsalted butter, softened
1 1/14 cups of caster sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla essence
2 1/4 cups self raising flour
1/2 cup of milk
1/2 cup of buttermilk
1 mango, peeled and roughly chopped
1/4 pistachios, roughly chopped to garnish
1 mango, extra thinly sliced to garnish
Greek yogurt to serve
Lemon syrup
1 juice of lemon
1/2 cup of caster sugar

Method

Preheat oven to 160C. Grease a 25cm fluted ring tin.
Place the butter and sugar in a large bowl and beat with electric beaters until light and creamy. Gradually add the eggs one at a time and vanilla and beat well.
Sift the flour over the butter mixture and fold through, alternating with the combined milk and buttermilk. Mash the mango then fold into the cake mixture.
Spoon the cake mixture into the tin, smoothing the surface with a palate knife. Bake for 1 hour or until cooked through then invert onto a cooling rack.
While the cake is cooking make the lemon syrup. Place the lemon juice, sugar and ¾ cup water in a small pan. Stir until sugar has dissolved then bring to the boil. Simmer for 10 minutes or until thickened and reduced.
Transfer the warm cake to a serving platter and garnish with pistachio and extra sliced mango. Pour over the warm lemon syrup and serve with greek yoghurt.

33 Comments

- - TraceyGail said
  - 30 Sep 2024
    7:44 am
I’ve bookmarked this one ready for mango season.

- - mom160270 said
  - 05 Aug 2024
    1:38 pm
Thank you for posting this fabulous recipe.

- - meedee said
  - 29 Aug 2023
    10:24 am
Oh my lord this sounds divine. Love the mix of flavours

- - mom486197 said
  - 26 Jul 2023
    5:01 pm
Looks delicious and a lovely combination of flavours and fruits.

- - Frankiielot said
  - 03 Jan 2023
    7:57 pm
Wow how did I miss this recipe?! It looks so yummy.
Thank you for sharing.

- - sars_angelchik said
  - 25 Jun 2022
    12:01 pm
Definitely have to try this- love the use of mango!

- - mom112217 said
  - 06 Feb 2021
    9:22 am
Great combination of flavours! Thanks!

- - mom112217 said
  - 06 Feb 2021
    9:19 am
Great combination of flavours!

- - mom268263 said
  - 28 Oct 2020
    10:00 pm
Great use of summer fruit.

- - snazzy007 said
  - 02 May 2020
    7:33 am
Lemon is my favourite flavour in cakes

- - DaffyD said
  - 30 Apr 2020
    11:20 am
Looks amazing, thanks for sharing your recipe

- - mom62624 said
  - 14 Apr 2020
    7:47 am
Lovely and beautiful flavours.

- - mom93821 said
  - 06 Apr 2020
    8:02 pm
I love the look of this cake and it sounds so appealing. The flavours sound like a treat for the taste buds with pistachio and lemon syrup – yummy!

- - mom19782016 said
  - 05 Apr 2020
    6:46 am
Sounds amazing never come across something like this before

- - taynik46 said
  - 04 Apr 2020
    9:00 am
it’s very pretty, I bet it would taste pretty good too! – thank you for sharing the recipe

- - Petal53 said
  - 03 Apr 2020
    5:49 pm
This certainly looks the part and sounds delicious. The lemon syrup poured over the cake has my mouth watering.
- mom93821 replied
  
  08 Apr 2020 , 4:41 pm
  I love syrup cakes too!
- - mom462038 said
  - 02 Apr 2020
    12:35 pm
No idea what this will taste like, but it certainly looks the part. Would make a welcome addition to any celebratory dinner table

- - celebrity said
  - 02 Apr 2020
    9:18 am
Oh yum. Looks delicious!

- - rachelvk said
  - 01 Apr 2020
    12:56 pm
What a lovely looking cake with yummy flavours.
- rachelvk replied
  
  02 Apr 2020 , 11:20 am
  Pistachios are so lovely and not nearly used enough in my opinion.
- - rovermum said
  - 01 Apr 2020
    9:45 am
I’ve seen a similar cake made on MKR. I had never heard of it before but it looked delicious.