Mango Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 1/2 cups mango puree
    1/2 cup butter
    1 1/2 cups brown sugar
    2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
    1/2 cup sultana
    1 cup plain flour
    1 cup self-raising flour
    1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
    2 teaspoons cinnamon
    1/2 cup mango, fresh and chopped
Preparation
    Skin and chop up enough mango flesh which can then be pureed in a blender to make 1/1/2 cups of mango puree.
    Into a large saucepan place puree, butter and sugar, stir over a low heat until butter is melted.
    Add bi-carb soda and sultanas, stir well and cool slightly.
    Sift into the saucepan plain flour, self raising flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, and fresh chopped mango and mix well.
    Pour into a greased and floured 20-23cm tin and bake for approximately 1 hour at 175 degrees Celsius.
    Once cooked, allow cake to cool and ice with lemon icing.
    Note: Sultanas can be substituted with currents or raisins; also about 1/2 cup of walnuts or almonds can be added.

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