Rice pudding cake with mango caramel from Dessert Person: Recipes and Guidance for Baking with Confidence (page 59) by Claire Saffitz

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    See recipe for seasonal variations. Can substitute Carnaroli rice for Arborio rice.

  • jd_z77v3u on January 23, 2026

    I really liked this. it's nice that it's a bit of a change-up from the usual gluten free dessert options, and looked very impressive on the table.

  • nicole_lmgml1 on January 21, 2026

    Flop for me. I found this very fussy to make, and unpleasantly firm to eat. I'm assuming I overcooked the rice pudding, since the visual indicator she described didn't really happen for me (and I had trouble imagining what it would look like).

  • gloriole on August 15, 2021

    The mango caramel was the absolute star of the show in this recipe. It added such an amazing depth and layer of flavor. The rice pudding cake on the other hand, felt too dense. I did make the recipe in a smaller 7.5 in cake pan vs a 9 in pan, so the cake was taller in height than intended. The cake does need to be enjoyed at room temp or warmer for several reasons. 1) The caramel needs to be warm to be poured over the cake. 2) The rice pudding cake was really only enjoyable at room temperature or warmer. Any colder and the rice pudding felt too stiff and an odd contrast to the warm caramel and softness of the mango. Mango can be served either warmed up or cold. Either works. While Claire writes to serve the cake with thinly sliced mango, I found that the slices were too thin to balance out the cake and caramel. Chunks would be better. Claire rated the recipe as easy, but I'd rank it higher in difficulty due to the time and labor required in babysitting the rice pudding + caramel.

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