Mandarin Cake
This is an easy and delicious cake topped with coconut walnut sauce. The mandarin makes it very moist.
Ingredients
Serves: 9
- 1 cup (125g) plain flour
- 1 cup (250g) white sugar
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1 (410g) tin mandarin, drained
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 3/4 cup (125g) brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Directions
Preparation:20min ›
Cook:30min ›
Ready in:50min
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Grease and flour a 20cm square cake tin.
- In a large bowl mix the flour, sugar, bicarbonate of soda and salt. Make a well in the centre and add the egg, vanilla, mandarin and 1/2 cup chopped nuts. Mix well.
- Pour batter into a 20cm square cake tin. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
- While the cake is baking prepare the sauce. In a medium saucepan combine brown sugar, milk and butter. Bring to a boil and stir in coconut and 1/2 cup walnuts. While still hot pour over cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.
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Reviews and Ratings
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Reviews in English (16)
My husband and 15 yr. old son thought this cake was "the greatest"! It is very simple and the topping makes the cake. I used pecans and also added 1/2 of the mandarin orange juice to the cake mix,making it delicious and very moist. A wonderful, easy, supper dessert! - 17 May 2000 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
This is a nice easy and quick recipe. At first I couldn't believe there was no butter in the batter. But then I realized the more I mix it, the more liquid it becomes because the mandarin oranges becomes flakes. You don't taste the orange, but it is a light and refreshing cake. If you are looing for something not overly sweet and can stand alone without a glob of icing on top, this is a good recipe - 23 Sep 2007 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
I made this yesterday and it's almost gone! My husband said, "I can't stay away from this cake!" ...and this from a man who doesn't like desserts without chocolate. I didn't have coconut and didn't feel like using nuts so I made it without. The frosting really makes this cake! - 04 Apr 2004 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)