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Upside down cake recipe

Mango Upside Down Cake

Moist, sweet and packed with a mango and coconut flavor, this mango upside down cake is drizzled in homemade syrup that will make it become one of your family’s favorite cakes!

  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 6 small cakes 1x

Ingredients

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  • Box of white cake mix (with pudding in the mix)
  • 1 1/2 cups diced mango
  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 3/4 cup toasted coconut

For the Syrup

  • 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven at 350 degrees.
  2. In a mixing bowl mix cake mix, 3 eggs, 1/2 cup melted butter, 1 cup of water and 1/2 cup sour cream.
  3. Fold toasted coconut into cake batter.
  4. Grease a muffin pan.
  5. Place diced mango into bottom for greased muffin tins.
  6. Gently pour cake batter on top of each group of diced mangoes to create the small cakes.
  7. Bake for 15-17 minutes or until cakes are golden brown.
  8. Let cakes completely cool and remove from muffin tins.

For the syrup

  1. Prepare syrup by putting all ingredients in a bowl and microwave for 30 seconds.
  2. Stir.
  3. Gently pour syrup over cakes before serving.
  4. Sprinkle with additional toasted coconut.
  • Author: Alison Wood
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Inactive Time: 0 hours
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 grams
  • Unsaturated Fat: 0