Coconut-Orange Syrup Cake with Stewed Mangoes

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This was a hit. I was looking for a dessert to use my mangoes. I happened to have everything the recipe called for so I gave this a try. I did take the advice of another reviewer and only used 1/4 teaspoon of jarred chopped ginger. Next time I'll use 1/2 teaspoon since the ginger might as well have not been in the stewed mangoes. I'm wondering if the recipe should be for 1 teaspoon instead of 1 tablespoon of ginger. Two people didn't care for the mint in the stewed mangoes but I liked the freshness. As noted by another reviewer the cake batter is very thick but bakes up perfectly. Overall this was easy and well received.

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I read the previous comment before I made this cake. What a very tasty cake just by itself. I had a ladies luncheon and decided to make this for the dessert. I had a mangoes and mint theme, and this fit in well. I did however get so wrapped up in entertaining that I forgot to make the topping for it. So we ate the cake just as it was.....a cake. Everyone ranted and raved how dense and deliscious it was. And yes how the coconut and organce complemented each other nicely.
I will do this again, but next time I will make it with the topping. I couldn't find creme fraiche, but found out that it can be substituted with sour cream...just FYI.

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The cake part of this recipe was fairly straight forward and easy to make (the batter was very thick, but I think it was suppose to be. The cake was also very tasty, the coconut and oranges flavors complimented each other very well. My only problem with this recipe was in the "stewed" part. I used peaches in place of mangoes, but that wasn't the problem. The recipe calls for one tablespoon ginger, and let me tell you, THAT'S TOO MUCH! It practically ruined everything. After I finished cooking the peaches I ended up draining out as much of the liquid as I could to try and reverse the effects of the overpowering and ill tasting ginger. Then I added more orange juice, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg to try and rebalance the flavors. In the end it worked out okay, but if I were ever to make this recipe again I would probably leave out the ginger altogether.