Delicious Mango kuchen, a coffee cake with fresh mango slices and touch of cardamom .
One of my favorite fruit in this world is Mango; and I am crazy about it. So I buy them whenever possible. If they sell it for 50 cents I am like lottery winner. I buy them that may be side effects of growing up in a tropical country. Here in Texas I can get mango throughout the year where as in India only during summer months. Once you buy the mango next is search for using them in recipes, I tried most of Indian recipes with it, so now I am in the mood of making mango muffins, mango ice cream, mango cake and cupcake. And this time I made Mango Kuchen which is a kind of coffee cake.
Kuchen means cake in German. It has wide variations, some have yeast, some have sour cream and some are kind of coffee cake. First my idea was to make with sour cream then I drop that and made a coffee cake version. During fresh cranberry season, I love to make this Cranberry vanilla coffee cake a lot. This recipe is inspired from a taste of home magazine recipe. Since I have mango in the hand I used to make a mango coffee cake. I changed the pan size as I have only 11 x7 inch pan and reduced the amount of sugar in the streusel. Also used cardamom that is spice go well with mango .
I like the fact that mango kuchen goes well the cup of coffee or tea. My daughter enjoyed it. Whereas my son who cares only about chocolate told me it is good. If you are in a mood to explore a simple recipe for cake then this is the one for you
I used mango, if you don’t like it, use any fruit. As this base recipe is highly versatile it can incorporate any fruit of your choice. I think if you are fruit person then try this at least once. You will fall in love with it for sure. Uniqueness of this recipe is it uses melted butter and you don’t need to worry about creaming. You can go creative on mango slices arrangement I am lazy so added only cut pieces. Here is the delicious cake slices you can enjoy any time.
Mango Kuchen
Ingredients
- 1-½ cups (195g) all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup (150g) sugar
- 2 teaspoons (10g) baking powder
- 1-½ teaspoons grated lemon peel
- ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
- ¼ teaspoon (2g) salt
- ⅔ cup milk
- ¼ cup butter , melted
- 1 large egg , beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups fresh Mango Chopped into 2 inch pieces
- For Topping
- 2 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon sugar
- 3 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoon butter , melted
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Add the milk, butter, egg and vanilla. Beat for 2 minutes or until well blended.
- Pour into a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. spread with Mango. In a bowl, combine sugar and flour; add butter. Toss with a fork until crumbly; sprinkle over mango . Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until lightly browned.
Notes
cardamom and lemon zest
In another bowl melted butter
to this add milk, egg and vanilla extract
Mix in with dry ingredients
Transfer to parchment lined baking sheet.
Then spread mango
In a small bow make the topping.
Bake it in 350F preheated oven for about 35 minutes or until brown in color.
Enjoy .
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This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
Kim says
I made this but with the following changes, full fat coconut milk instead of milk and use kaffir lime zest and some finely minced kaffir lime leaves instead of the lemon zest. It is amazing! Will definitely be making this over and over again. Thank you for the inspiration!💗🤗
Kim says
I made this but with the following changes, full fat coconut milk instead of milk and use kaffir lime zest and some finely minced kaffir lime leaves. It is amazing! Will definitely be making over and over. Thank you for the inspiration!💗🤗
Amy says
I am familiar with Apfelkuchen, but this mango cardamom variation looks wonderful! It takes the cake (lol!)
Jean | DelightfulRepast.com says
Swathi, I was so happy to find this - I thought, "Oh good, Swathi is doing another one of her mango things!" This kuchen looks like perfection!
Natalie says
I fell in love immediately when I landed on this recipe. This mango coffee cake looks beyond delicious. So moist and flavorful. I'm familiar with German kuchen. I can say you did a great job with this cake 🙂
Kylee from Kylee Cooks says
This looks absolutely stunning! I love these flavors, and it's perfect for summer. Yum!
Soniya says
I love mango infused cake recipes and this is an amazing recipe. Loved it!
Sara @ Modern Little Victories says
A girl after my own heart. I love mangos so much. And I also happen to love coffee cake! Combining the two is such a great idea!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Mango season is here and I love anything with mango! I am going to India this summer and will be enjoying as much as mangoes as I can stuff into myself. I would love to try this recipe for my cousins back in India.
mjskitchen says
I could make this on Monday and Bobby and I would have a tasty breakfast every morning this week. Love that cardamom!
ManilaSpoon says
I grew up in the Philippines and with a huge mango tree in our backyard so I definitely love anything with mangoes! This mango cake looks divine! I want!!
Ritu Ahuja says
This looks delicious Swati. I love mangoes and I cant wait to try this yummy recipe. 🙂
Gloria @ Homemade & Yummy says
The one think I love about coffee cakes is that they are so easy to whip up...and always so delicious.
I would eat this for breakfast...and I think it is the perfect brunch item too. It certainly would be great with my afternoon latte too.
Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says
Oh, my does this ever look delicious! The mangoes would lend flavor, sweetness, and moisture. I certainly wish I could run over and beg for a crumb or two. 😋I am definitely pinning this to try. Happy Sunday to you!
Daniela Anderson says
IT looks like a great cake for an afternoon tea, l'm not a big coffee lover, but love black tea, so l would have some with it. I love mangoes too, here in the UK we can find the yellow skinned mangoes in summer months, and they taste so nice.
Rafeeda - The Big Sweet Tooth says
Such an amazing looking cake... love that it has limited amount of butter and just one egg... Pinning this up to try!
Debbie says
I'm glad to see recipes using mangos.. This looks so delicious going to get some mangos and make it!
Veena Azmanov says
A good coffee cake is always a welcome treat in our home... I Now that summer is here I can't wait to do some stone fruit exploring.. especially mangoes... have a few recipes on my list. Adding this too... Yum
Veena Theagarajan says
This looks amazing Swathi.. Will try eggless version
Stephanie@ApplesforCJ says
I love mangos also and I can only imagine how delicious this must taste. I'm sure this would be perfect with the morning coffee.
Priya Srinivasan says
What a lovely bake swathi, we love mangoes and also the cake, it is a double treat, if i bake this!!!
Marisa González says
Dear friend. I know you adore mango and this cake is another delicious recipe you add to your blog list.
I imagine the flavor and taste because I also love cardamom.
My problem is always thinking about how to substitute butter because the result won't be the same.
Have a great weekend
😘💕
Swathi says
Marisa try with vegetable oil. let me know how it turned out.
Adriana Lopez Martn says
A coffee cake is always welcomed and more if it has real fruit and lovely spices like cardamom.