Tropical Oatmeal Mango Cake Food

TROPICAL OATMEAL-MANGO CAKE

Steps:

• Use about 1/2 tablespoon butter to grease a 10- to 11-inch springform pan. Dust with 2 tablespoons sugar. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place oats in dry skillet, and toast until light brown. Transfer to bowl, and add 1 1/4 cup hot water. Set aside. Sift flour with cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and salt.
• Mix 1 cup granulated sugar and 1 cup brown sugar in bowl of electric mixer. Beat in eggs until smooth and mixture falls back in a ribbon when beater is lifted. Fold in vanilla, softened oats and mango. Fold in flour mixture.
• Transfer batter to pan, place in oven and bake for 45 minutes, until cake tester comes out clean and surface is lightly browned. Remove from oven. Turn on broiler.
• Mix pecans with remaining butter and remaining brown sugar. Stir in cream, and fold in coconut. Gently spread this mixture on top of cake.
• Place cake under broiler, and broil until surface is bubbly and lightly browned. Watch carefully so topping does not burn. Transfer cake to rack, and allow to cool before removing sides of pan.

TROPICAL OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray cookie sheets with nonstick cooking spray. In large bowl, combine sugar, brown sugar and butter; beat until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs; blend well. Add flour and baking soda; mix well. Stir in oats, coconut, nuts and dried fruits.
• Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto sprayed cookie sheets.
• Bake at 375°F. for 7 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets.

TROPICAL OATMEAL SMOOTHIE

Steps:

• Add the oats to a blender, cover and blend to a fine powder. Add 2 ice cubes, banana, coconut milk, lemon juice, vanilla and 1/8 teaspoon salt, cover and blend until smooth. Add the mango and pineapple, cover and blend until smooth, at least 1 minute.
• Pour the smoothie into two large chilled glasses and garnish with a pineapple wedge.

TROPICAL MANGO COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Peel the mangoes and cut off the pulp around the seed. Put in a food processor and puree.
• Using an electric mixer, cream together butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg. Stir in baking soda, fruit puree and vanilla and molasses.
• Stir together the dry ingredients until well combined. Gradually add to the butter and sugar mixture. Mix coconut and Macadamia nuts. Stir into the cookie batter using a wooden spoon.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets, flattening with a fork to make a criss-cross pattern.
• Bake 12-15 minutes or until done.