It is the sweet season, and the smell of ripe mangoes is everywhere. Now is the time to make and enjoy all kinds of dishes with ripe mangoes. Have you ever eaten mango cake? If not, you can quickly make mango cupcakes for a snack. Here is the recipe.

• 2 mangoes (pureed)
• 1½ cups flour
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 4 eggs
• ½ cup sugar
• Egg yolks
• ½ cup oil

First take the puree of two medium-sized ripe mangoes: cut the mangoes into small pieces and blend them. Separately, mix the flour and baking powder together and sift.

Beat the whites of the 4 eggs well, then add the sugar and beat. When the sugar has dissolved, add the egg yolks and beat well. Add the oil and beat for a while, then add the mango puree.

Beat again briefly, then add the sifted flour and baking powder mix. Fold it in gently with a spoon.

Brush cupcake moulds with oil, set paper liners in them and pour in the batter. Make sure the batter does not fill more than half the mould; if it does, the cake will rise and spill over and will not look good once baked.

Now bake in the oven at 180 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Every oven's temperature is different, so it may take more or less time; watch and judge before taking the cakes out.

Push a toothpick or shashlik skewer into a cake and pull it out. If no batter sticks to it, the cake is done. Take them out of the oven and your mango cupcakes are ready.

Recipe and photo: Jhumur's Kitchen.

Source: Jagonews24. First published in Bengali on The Agro News.