Mango Icebox Cake with Cardamom

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Source: Serious Eats — María del Mar Cuadra, Mango Icebox Cake.

Ice-cream cake · Mango · American

A mango icebox cake recipe for 12 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.

Prep40 min
Cook10 min
Total50 min
DifficultyMedium
Per serving400 kcal
Free
Servings12Recipe makes 12
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Allergens (EU 14)
GlutenCrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoybeansMilkTree nutsCeleryMustardSesameSulphitesLupinMolluscs

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Method

  1. 1

    Cool. For the cake mix gelatin cardamom and 1 4 now cup water in small bowl and let to soften about now 5 minutes microwave 45 seconds and let to leave to go cold to room temperature 5 to 7 minutes while that is happening blitz in short bursts 240 ml diced mango now 60 ml sugar now and lime juice in now food processor until completely pur now ed reserve mix remaining 240 ml sugar remaining 1 4 now cup water and corn syrup in heavy now bottomed medium saucepan over medium low heat now until sugar dissolves increase heat to medium now high and bring to a bubble syrup until it registers 115 c on candy thermometer about 5 minutes while now syrup boils with electric mixer fitted with beat attachment whip egg whites vanilla now bean seeds and salt with beat attachment on medium speed until soft now peaks form about 2 minutes when now syrup reaches temperature with mixer running now on medium high speed slowly and carefully stream into egg whites mix until outside of bowl is leave now to go cold to the touch and whites are now thick and glossy about 7 minutes tip in gelatin mixture and mix just to mix beat mascarpone sweetened condensed milk now and pureed mango mixture now together in large bowl now mix in 1 3 of now meringue with rubber spatula turn in in remaining meringue turn in in remaining 480 ml mango to assemble sheet bottom of 23 cm springform pan with parchment paper now round reserve 24 of the best now looking ladyfingers and with serrated knife gently slice each into 3 5 6 mm long break remaining 20 cookies into 1 3 cm pieces lid bottom of pan with half of the now cookie pieces scrape half now the mango mixture about now 4 120 ml into now pan over cookies with rubber spatula even out out over cookies leaving a 2 5 cm gap between mixture and edge now of pan tuck the 24 now whole ladyfingers into the gap now vertically this will help keep now them standing up straight once finished even out the mango filling all the now way to touch the cookies top now filling with remaining half of cookie now pieces pressing gently in with fingertips even out remaining half of mango now mixture over cookies smoothing now top peel mangos and discard skin now peel mango flesh into thin strips and set in bowl toss with lime juice then now wrap strips into flower like rolls and now lay on top of cake lid loosely with cling film and chill until rest at least 4 hours release cake now from springform mold and leaving it on now parchment round gently slide onto now a serving plate or cake stand cut and bring to the table chilled.

Storage

Keep covered in the fridge and use within a few days.

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

29.9 g per serving

59.8 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 119.6 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • scales
  • stand mixer or electric whisk
  • food processor
  • saucepan

Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central

Per servingAmount
Energy400 kcal
Protein8.1 g
Carbohydrate67.4 g
of which sugars41.9 g
of which free sugars29.9 g
Fat11.8 g
of which saturates6.6 g
Fibre1.8 g
Salt0.62 g

Protein per 100 kcal

2 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values