Mad about Mango Mousse Cake
I’ve finally gotten round to assembling the mango mousse cake that I’d planned to make a couple of weeks ago. I think I’ve just managed to catch the tail end of the mango season.
This cake is made up of alternating layers of springy sponge cake and mango mousse, topped with a layer of mango jelly, which I made using fresh mango puree and a dash of lemon juice to prevent the deep orange colour from turning brown.
For the sponge cake, I used a recipe from my mum’s cake recipe collection. The recipe makes a very “spongey” and soft cake. I’ll definitely be using it as a base for all my sponge cake recipes in the future.
For the mousse and jelly, I adapted Jo’s mango mousse / mango mirror recipes listed in Imperial Kitchen (a local food forum), using gelatine leaves instead of gelatine powder and adjusting the amount of whipped cream in the mousse. It was my first time using gelatine leaves and I got a little worried when the jelly showed no sign of thickening after I’d added the gelatine. In my overzealousness, I think I may have added one leaf too many, resulting in a jelly layer that was a little less sweet than I’d have liked.
Still, I loved the overall look, texture, taste and aroma of this cake. I especially liked the fact that the cake is entirely covered with mousse, without any unsightly layering on the sides. Thanks Jo for sharing your recipes!
June 17th, 2007 at 6:58 pm
Your Mango Mousse Cake is making me very hungry.
Any chance you will create cakes for dogs?
June 18th, 2007 at 11:38 am
Hi Clapton. Thanks! I don’t think I’ll be venturing into cakes or cookies for pets anytime soon as I’m not sure which ingredients are good / bad for them. :o)
June 19th, 2007 at 2:11 am
Can you provide me with the mango mousse cake recipe. It looks so good that I want to bake it for my husband’s birthday. Thank you
June 19th, 2007 at 2:15 am
The only reason why I am asking for recipe is because I do not live in Singapore and that there is no where near me that has mango mousse cake for sale.
June 19th, 2007 at 9:13 pm
Oh this looks absolutely divine.
June 20th, 2007 at 5:25 am
Hey Karen! I cam to see what you had been up to and see this fantabulous mango mousse cake staring at me…and you know what? I just made a raspberry mousse cake, following the same kind of method….! Great minds think alike right?!!
In Europe, I grew up on the leaf gelatin and since I moved to the US I have been using the powdered kind, when I go home I now get nervous over the leaf one…weird!
June 20th, 2007 at 6:18 am
your mango mousse cake is so so so pretty! So are the rest of your creations!
June 21st, 2007 at 12:37 am
Yvonne: I’ve sent you an email.
Landa & Mandy: Thank you!
Helen: What a wonderful coincidence! :o) I’d used powdered gelatin when I made the smaller version earlier. I didn’t like the smell that came with the powdered version and decided to switch to leaves. I’ve decided that I like the leaves better, although I find it a little trickier to figure out how many leaves to use.
June 26th, 2007 at 5:00 am
Hi, I have been looking for a mango mousse cake recipe and came across yours which sounds and looks exactly like what I’ve been searching for. I bought one for my boyfriend’s birthday once, and it was his favorite. Unfortunately, the bakery is located in another country, so now I have to figure out how to make one myself. If you could share the recipe, that would be great. I want to make it for his birthday this week. My email is lilymho@gmail.com Thanks!
June 27th, 2007 at 11:48 am
Lily: I’ve sent you an email with a link on where to get the recipe.
June 30th, 2007 at 3:50 pm
Hi Karen
May I also have the link to the mango mousse cake recipe? Yours look so neat and delicious.
My email is renee2008@hotail.com
Thanks
Renee
July 9th, 2007 at 12:13 pm
Hi Karen, your cake looks amazing! I’ve been looking for a good recipe. Would you mind sending me the link as well? Thank you soo much!
kevin.lmk@gmail.com
July 10th, 2007 at 11:31 am
Can I please have the link too? Thanks!
July 15th, 2007 at 6:38 pm
Hi Karen! Your cake looks so neat and pretty;D Would like to get the link from you to try it out myself too. Thanks!
July 16th, 2007 at 2:19 pm
Can i have the link to the recipe too please? snufflebunni at gmail dot com. Thank you!
July 17th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
Thanks, everyone!
Please join the Imperial Kitchen forum for the recipe. You will need to sign up before you can access the other links that follow. The recipe for the mango mousse cake can be found here under the category “Various Cakes”. There is also a sponge cake recipe here (in the same category), which you can use for this cake.
August 2nd, 2007 at 7:23 pm
Hi Karen, your cake looks gorgeous! I’d like to ask how many gelatine leaves you used in the mango mousse and the mango mirror respectively. How did you convert between leaves and powder? Thanks!
August 3rd, 2007 at 12:32 am
Hazel: Thanks! I used 2 for the mousse and 1 for the mirror, but you might need to adjust it depending on the size of your gelatine leaves. You can do a goggle search for conversion, but then again, the sizes of the leaves are usually not stated.
August 3rd, 2007 at 5:18 pm
Hi Karen, I bought the gelatin leaves from Sun Lik, the lady boss says it’s 2g per sheet. I googled it and apparently that’s the standard size. Thank you!!!
August 18th, 2007 at 10:49 am
Hi Karen, I really admire your mango mousse cake, especially the sponge cake, may I have the recipe please? cos it is so tough to get into “imperial kitchen” forum. I hope you don’t mind. Many Thxs
August 18th, 2007 at 4:51 pm
Hazel: You’re most welcome.
Adeline: I’ve not had any problems joining or logging in to the IK forum. You have to join first before you can access the forum. The sponge cake shown here is my mother’s recipe. I’m using it for other cakes that I’m selling, so I’m afraid I can’t share that. Hope you understand.
January 24th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
do u have d mango cakes recipe
February 7th, 2008 at 5:40 am
wow this cake looks delicious.. i’d appreciate it if someone could please send me the recipe? sasha.ramani@gmail.com, thanks in advance!
February 20th, 2008 at 1:18 am
i´ll appreciate very much if you could send me the recipe of your lovely looking mango mousse cake and the sponge cake..
many thanks.
February 20th, 2008 at 9:45 am
Thank you for your interest in the recipe.
As I’ve already stated in the comment section above, please join Imperial Kitchen for the recipes. The recipes do not belong to me and I am not at liberty to send them to you or to publish them here. Please understand!