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Mango Upside-Down Cake

Place settingFrancois Dischinger
Serves 12-16 Hands-On Time: 30m Total Time: 1hr 30m

Ingredients

  • 1 box yellow cake
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
  • 7 large ripe mangoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350º F. Grease a 10-by-10-inch baking pan.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, eggs, and oil, along with the amount of water called for by the package directions. Beat until well combined.
  3. Pour the butter into the bottom of the prepared pan and sprinkle evenly with the sugar. Spread the mangoes evenly over the sugar, then pour the batter over the mangoes. Place in oven and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Let cool 15 minutes. Unmold onto a serving dish with a lip (to contain the juices).
By Sara Neumeier,  May 2004
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Nutritional Information

  • Per Serving
  • Calories 412
  • Calcium  86mg
  • Carbohydrate  71g
  • Cholesterol  55mg
  • Fat  14g
  • Fiber  3g
  • Iron  1mg
  • Protein  4mg
  • Sat Fat  4g
  • Sodium  271mg
What does this mean? See Nutrition 101.

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