This delicious Mango Coffee Cake is a tropical sensation! Fresh mango is folded into a light cake batter before being dusted with cinnamon and sugar.
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Original content posted March 2018. Updated April 2021.
Unlike other coffee cakes you might have tried, this Mango Coffee Cake is more fluffy and less dense. And when it’s still warm and fresh from the oven? Let’s just say my willpower is severely lacking because I can’t resist taking a not so small slice.
Perfect for spring and the warmer months ahead, this coffee cake recipe is easy enough to prepare on a weekday, yet special enough for house guests or a holiday. I originally snagged this recipe from a magazine over ten years ago and it’s still something my husband requests on the regular. Talk about a resounding endorsement!
Fresh chopped mango is folded into a light and airy cake batter before being dusted with a shower of cinnamon and sugar. The smell wafting from your oven as this Mango Coffee Cake bakes is simply out of this world. I have a feeling it’ll be making a repeat performance on our Easter breakfast menu in a few weeks.
You can never have too many coffee cake recipes at the ready, am I right? You’ll also want to check out my favorite Blueberry Lemon Almond Coffee Cake, warm weather worthy Strawberries and Cream Coffee Cake and dessert like Chocolate Chip Sour Cream Coffee Cake.
How to Make Mango Coffee Cake
[1] In a large mixing bowl, add flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and nutmeg.
[2] Whisk together to combine.
[3] Add butter to bowl.
[4] Using a pastry blender, cut butter into flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs.
TIP: You’ll still want to see pea sized pieces of butter within the flour mixture. When the butter melts while baking, it will make for a light and airy cake.
[5] Add buttermilk, eggs and vanilla to bowl.
[6] Stir together until just combined.
[7] In a small bowl, add mango and flour.
[8] Stir together until mango is evenly covered with flour.
TIP: Coating the fresh fruit in a thin layer of flour insures that the mango will not sink to the bottom of the cake, rather it will stud the entire cake instead.
[9] Add mango to bowl of coffee cake batter. Stir together until just combined.
[10] Pour batter into greased 9″ x 13″ baking dish.
[11] In a small bowl, add cinnamon and sugar.
[12] Stir together to combine.
[13] Sprinkle in an even layer over coffee cake batter.
TIP: Once baked, the cinnamon sugar layer provides a crunch to an otherwise soft and airy cake. A great contrast in texture!
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until golden and toothpick inserted into center removes cleanly.
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Mango Coffee Cake
Ingredients
Mango Coffee Cake
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 cups large diced fresh mango
- 1 tablespoon flour
Cinnamon Sugar Topping
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
Mango Coffee Cake
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, add flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and nutmeg.
- Whisk together to combine.
- Add butter to bowl.
- Using a pastry blender, cut butter into flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs.TIP: You'll still want to see pea sized pieces of butter within the flour mixture. When the butter melts while baking, it will make for a light and airy cake.
- Add buttermilk, eggs and vanilla to bowl.
- Stir together until just combined.
- In a small bowl, add mango and flour
- Stir together until mango is evenly covered with flour.TIP: Coating the fresh fruit in a thin layer of flour insures that the mango will not sink to the bottom of the cake, rather it will stud the entire cake instead.
- Add mango to bowl of coffee cake batter. Stir together until just combined.
- Pour batter into greased 9″ x 13″ baking dish.
Cinnamon Sugar Topping
- In a small bowl, add cinnamon and sugar.
- Stir together to combine.
- Sprinkle in an even layer over coffee cake batter.TIP: Once baked, the cinnamon sugar layer provides a crunch to an otherwise soft and airy cake. A great contrast in texture!
- Bake for 45 minutes or until golden and toothpick inserted into center removes cleanly.
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