• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Food Trails
menu icon
go to homepage
search icon
Homepage link
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Instant Pot Recipes
  • Recipe Index
  • Privacy Policy
  • vegan recipes
  • Gluten Free
×
Home » All Recipes » Mango and Cardamom Cupcakes

Mango and Cardamom Cupcakes

Apr 22, 2019 | Last Updated: May 23, 2023 | by Swati

15 shares
Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

Mango and Cardamom Cupcakes.. soft, moist eggless cupcakes with a perfect crumb, made with seasonal fresh mango puree and flavoured with cardamom.

In India Mango season is on and we really miss the sweet and juicy mangoes that invade the markets there. Tangy Raw Mangoes or Sweet and Juicy ripe Mangoes.. it is used and relished in every form. In beverages, in desserts, in pickles or in vegetables.

Who doesn't love sweet juicy and sweet mangoes!! Ripe mangoes have their own charm. As a kid, summers was my favourite season as we had a month-long vacations and also I got to eat my favourite fruit Mango. Mango truly deserves to called the King of Fruits as no fruit can beat the taste, the sweetness of a good mango. Nothing better than having a chilled bowl of mango slices or having mangoes in the desi style!! I also love various mango based desserts and dishes. Mango Lassi, Mango Shake(Mango Smoothie), Mango Mousse or Mango Ice creams or my Mom's homemade Mango Kulfi.

This week when Sasmita who blogs at First Timer Cook from my Facebook group, Foodie Blog hop group suggested the theme One Spice Dish, where all the participants have to make dishes that has only one spice. Everyone had to scratch their heads to think about a particular dish that has only spice in it, though it is very easy . Later on everyone realised that it was not that hard too. Do check out Sasmita's blog, where she has some wonderful recipes from Odia as well as Indian and International Cuisines.

The first thought that came to my mind was to make an Eggless Basic Vanilla Cake using the spice Vanilla and Homemade Paneer Whey as an egg replacer. Just when I was gathering the ingredients for the Vanilla cake, I just saw 2 mangoes in the refrigerator looking at me . I had bought mangoes last week from the store, but those were not very sweet and kids refused to eat those as these tasted less sweet. And then my mind shifted to making these Eggless Cardamom Muffins for the themes as a Mango Cake/ Muffin recipe is still not up on the blog.

These Mango Cupcakes are Eggless, made with Whole Wheat Flour. The egg-replacer in these muffins is Paneer Whey or the buttermilk left after making Paneer or Indian Cottage Cheese at home. I had made Paneer(Indian Cottage Cheese) and I always keep the leftover whey to use it in kneading dough, adding curries or making breads. The leftover whey is very healthy and gives a soft texture to breads and cakes when used in baking. In my Pav Bhaji Stuffed Buns I had used Paneer whey to knead the dough for making rolls and it came out very soft and fluffy with much kneading. So next time whenever you make Paneer at home do not throw away the whey, use it making breads, muffins or curries. For Homemade Paneer recipe click here

What we need to make these Mango and Cardamom Cupcakes

These delicious mango cupcakes are made with Whole Wheat Flour(WWF) where I have substituted 2 Tbsp of Whole Wheat Flour with Cornstarch(cornflour in India). Cornstarch adds softness and fluffiness to the bakes. Whole wheat cakes and muffins have dense texture, adding Cornstarch to Whole Wheat flour makes it soft, light and airy.

Cake Flour is 2 tbsp of Cornstarch added to 1 Cup of Whole Wheat Flour (minus 2 tbsp of WWF) .

Cornstarch adds softness to the wheat flour based bakes and make it soft with a more tender baked crumb.

You can also use All purpose flour or 50:50 (or any ratio) of Whole Wheat Flour and All Purpose flour.

I have used Homemade Paneer leftover whey or buttermilk as an egg replacer. If you do not have that, you can add the same amount of buttermilk to the recipe.

To make Buttermilk, add 1 tbsp of Apple Cider Vinegar to the 1/2 Cup of milk( any plant-based milk) and keep it undisturbed for 5 minutes. Add to the batter when required.

I also used Butter in the recipe for the buttery taste, replace with same amount of Olive oil or any good flavorless oil, if you want to avoid butter or making it suitable for vegans.

For Mango puree,I pureed the mangoes with 1 tbsp of sugar as the mangoes are were little tart. You can also use store bought Mango Puree if you do not get sweet mangoes, as we need really sweet mangoes for the recipe. Adjust the amount of sugar as per the sweetness in mangoes.

I frosted these with Mascarpone Cheese. Added some small pieces of mango in the cheese along with the mango puree. This optional, you can relish these just like this or use any frosting of your choice.

Let's see in detail the recipe for the Mango Cardamom Cupcakes.

Mango Cardamom Cupcakes

Swati
Eggless Mango Cardamom Cupcakes made with whole wheat flour, mango puree and flavoured with cardamom. Learn how to make Mango and Cardamom Cupcakes with homemade cake flour and paneer whey as an egg-replacer.
No ratings yet
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 25 minutes mins
Total Time 35 minutes mins
Course Desserts
Servings 8 Cupcakes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Cup Whole Wheat Flour
  • 2 tbsp Cornstarch/Cornflour optional
  • 1/2 Cup Castor Sugar
  • 1/2 Cup Mango Puree
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp Cardamom Powder
  • 1/2 Cup Salted Butter
  • 1/2 Cup Homemade Paneer Whey or Buttermilk pls see notes

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F or 180 C.
  • In a bowl sieve together flour, baking powder, baking soda and cardamom powder. This makes the flour more airy.
  • In another bowl, beat butter and sugar together till light and fluffy.
  • Add mango puree and mix well.
  • Add sieved flour mix, alternating with the buttermilk.
  • Mix with light hands. Do not over mix the batter. 
  • Transfer to the muffin tray lined with the muffin liners. Bake for 20 minutes till the center from the muffins comes out clean. Do the toothpick test only after 20 mins and once the top seems to be baked.
  • Once done, take out the cakes out of the pan, cool on wire rack. Once completely  cool , store in an airtight container or relish the way you like these 

Notes

Substitute 1/2 Cup oil, incase you do not want to use butter. add 1/4 tsp of salt when using oil.
If using buttermilk, add 1 tbsp of apple cider vinegar/vinegar in 1/2 cup milk or any plant based based milk and use as required.
For vegans..use oil or any vegan butter in place of dairy butter and plant based milk.
For extra strong flavour, you can add 1 tsp of Mango Essence.
Keyword Cardamom, Eggless Baking, Eggless Cupcakes, Mangoes, Vegetarian
Did you try the recipe..Share @foodtrails25 or tag me #foodtrails25!
Tried this recipe?Share @foodtrails25 or tag me #foodtrails25!
img_6344_ezy watermark_22-04-2019_05-33-28pm
img_6345_ezy watermark_22-04-2019_05-33-29pm
fullsizerender_ezy watermark_22-04-2019_05-34-18pm
img_6378_ezy watermark_22-04-2019_05-34-13pm
fullsizerender_ezy watermark_22-04-2019_05-34-17pm
img_6379_ezy watermark_22-04-2019_05-34-15pm
img_6380_ezy watermark_22-04-2019_05-34-16pm
img_6390_ezy watermark_22-04-2019_05-35-08pm

Let's bake these soft and delicious Mango cardamom cakes bursting with the Indian flavours. Make these for kids snack time as these are healthy with the goodness of whole wheat flour and mangoes. Take it your potluck parties frosted with any mango or even plain vanilla frosting with sweet mango pieces . These stay good for 4-5 days at normal room temperature or for over a week in refrigerator. You can also freeze these for a month.

If you like the recipe or have any queries, pls give your feedback or ask in the comment section.

 

Check out more Eggless Muffins or Cake recipes from the blog..Eggless Pineapple Pastries, Chocolate Truffle Cake,Eggless Vanilla Cake.

Also, Mangoes are in season, do check out the Mango Mousse recipe for the light and delicious dessert for summer evenings.

Do visit my social media accounts.. FB, Pinterest and Instagram. Whenever you make this,do post on my FB page or tag me on Instagram. Pin the recipes for later use.

If you like my work, then do hit the follow button and subscribe to the blog to get notifications on new posts and share the blog with your loved ones. I promise won't spam your mailbox ?.

Thanks for stopping by!!

 

Like this:

Like Loading...

Related

15 shares

This post may contain affiliate links to the products/ingredients. I may earn some commission if you make some purchase. The products and resources are that I believe in and this will not affect your price.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Sasmita Sahoo Samanta

    May 19, 2019 at 12:48 pm

    Such a lovely colour of the cupcakes !!! Mango and cardamom pair I am just loving and going to try very soon also

    Loading...
    Reply
  2. Preethi Prasad

    April 30, 2019 at 11:44 pm

    Swati these mango and cardamom cupcakes look divine. I love mangoes in any recipe. Loved the idea of using whey in bakes. Lovely share.

    Loading...
    Reply
  3. mayurisjikoni

    April 30, 2019 at 5:56 am

    Swati what a wonderful idea to use paneer whey, I usually throw it away if I'm not making kadhi. Next time will save for using in cakes. Mango and cardamom go together so well so am sure these cupcakes must have tasted divine.

    Loading...
    Reply
    • Swati

      April 30, 2019 at 12:42 pm

      Thanks Mayuriji!! Do try Paneer whey, i use it to knead dough for chapatis also.. makes breads very soft.

      Loading...
      Reply
  4. Batter Up With Sujata

    April 25, 2019 at 7:26 am

    Wow these mango cardamom cupcakes looks super yummy. I can imagine the heavenly flavour and taste. I also used cottage cheese in my cakes and its really makes the cake super soft . Lovely share.

    Loading...
    Reply
    • Swati

      April 27, 2019 at 10:40 am

      Thanks Sujataji!! I do use Paneer in cakes still to post a recipe but recently I have started using this Paneer whey even in breads it makes the bakes very soft and moist also

      Loading...
      Reply
  5. poonampagar

    April 24, 2019 at 11:18 am

    The mango cardamom cup cakes look simply fabulous Swaty ! Using paneer whey as egg replacer is brilliant ! Will try it next time in my bakes.

    Loading...
    Reply
    • Swati

      April 24, 2019 at 2:35 pm

      Thanks Poonam!! Surely do try it.. it keeps breads and cakes soft and moist

      Loading...
      Reply
  6. sizzlingtastebuds

    April 24, 2019 at 3:25 am

    Whey water as an egg replacer... I hadnt heard of this technique and the cupcakes are scrupmtious , Swati ! Wish I was your neighbour... mango & cardamom .. yum !

    Loading...
    Reply
    • Swati

      April 24, 2019 at 2:37 pm

      Thanks Kalyani!! Aww I waise the same when I see you healthy bakes and dishes.. do try Paneer whey in breads and cakes..it them soft and mosit

      Loading...
      Reply
  7. Megala

    April 23, 2019 at 10:17 am

    Wonderful recipe! Just cant wait to try this.

    Loading...
    Reply
    • Swati

      April 24, 2019 at 2:38 pm

      Thanks dear!! Do try it and let me know

      Loading...
      Reply
  8. The Girl Next Door

    April 23, 2019 at 1:41 am

    Oh, wow! The cupcakes look super soft and so very delicious! I love how you have used the classic mango-cardamom combination in these pretty cupcakes. 🙂

    Loading...
    Reply
    • Swati

      April 24, 2019 at 2:39 pm

      Thanks Priya!! Mango and Cardamom is a great combination for desserts

      Loading...
      Reply
  9. tastyrecipesfrompooja

    April 22, 2019 at 11:44 pm

    Delicious! Must try!

    Loading...
    Reply
    • Swati

      April 23, 2019 at 12:34 am

      Thanks Pooja.. do try these..

      Loading...
      Reply
      • tastyrecipesfrompooja

        April 23, 2019 at 2:27 am

        Welcome ?

        Loading...
    • Swati

      April 24, 2019 at 2:47 pm

      Thanks!! Dontry these Pooja and will for your feedback

      Loading...
      Reply
      • tastyrecipesfrompooja

        April 24, 2019 at 8:58 pm

        Welcome!

        Loading...
  10. Bernice

    April 22, 2019 at 8:39 pm

    Looks delicious and so pretty! ?

    Loading...
    Reply
    • Swati

      April 25, 2019 at 9:46 pm

      Thanks Bernice for the lovely words and I am so glad that you like my work!!

      Loading...
      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

Swati Malik

A passionate foodie, food blogger.. blogging about my food experiences, and food stories.. Love to click pics and cook for my loved ones. Aham Bhramasmi!!

More about me

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube

Browse Categories

  • Air Fryer Recipes
  • Appetizers and Starters
  • Baking
  • Breads and Pastries
  • Breakfast
  • Brownies
  • Cakes and Muffins
  • Cheesecakes
  • Chilled Desserts
  • Cold Beverages(Dairy+Plant Based)
  • Condiments
  • Cookies and Crackers
  • Dal and Curries
  • Desserts
  • Dips, Jam, Chutneys and Sauces
  • Drinks and Beverages
  • Easy Lunch/Dinner Ideas
  • Egg Free
  • Fall Delights
  • Fasting Food
  • Flatbreads
  • Fusion Food
  • Gluten Free
  • Healthy Food
  • Hot Drinks
  • Indian Festivals
  • Indian Street Food
  • Indo-Chinese
  • Ingredients used in preparing other food items
  • Instant Pot Recipes
  • Kids Friendly
  • Main Course
  • Monsoon Delights
  • No onion No garlic
  • Party Menu
  • Pasta Dishes
  • Pies, Crumbles, Cobbler,Crisps
  • Recipes
  • Restaurant Style Food
  • Rice Dishes
  • Roundups
  • Salads
  • Seasonal Delights
  • Smoothies and Fresh Juices
  • Snacks
  • Soups
  • Spring Delights
  • Summer Delights
  • Winter Delights
  • With Eggs
  • Wraps/ Rolls/Sandwiches

Shop at Amazon here

Reader's Favourites

  • Namkeen Jave
    Namkeen Jave
  • Raw Papaya and Mango Salad | Vegan Thai Raw Papaya Salad with Mango
    Raw Papaya and Mango Salad | Vegan Thai Raw Papaya Salad with Mango
  • Thukpa Gyathuk
    Thukpa Gyathuk
  • Creamy Mushroom and Sweet Corn Soup
    Creamy Mushroom and Sweet Corn Soup
  • Homemade Churros (Air Fryer and Oven Baked)
    Homemade Churros (Air Fryer and Oven Baked)
  • Eggless 3 minute 4 Mug Cakes
    Eggless 3 minute 4 Mug Cakes
  • Moong Dal Idli  (No Rice, No Fermentation Idli)
    Moong Dal Idli (No Rice, No Fermentation Idli)
  • Jowar Cookies/ Sorghum Cookies
    Jowar Cookies/ Sorghum Cookies
  • Eggless Ragi Chocolate Cookies
    Eggless Ragi Chocolate Cookies
  • Jamun Kala Khatta Popsicles
    Jamun Kala Khatta Popsicles

Swati Malik

A passionate foodie, food blogger.. blogging about my food experiences, and food stories.. Love to click pics and cook for my loved ones. Aham Bhramasmi!!

More about me

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube

Footer

Links

  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
  • About

Newsletter

x

Subscribe to our newsletter!

Get yummy recipes delivered straight to your inbox!

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube

We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

Copyright © 2025 Food Trails

15 shares
%d

    Rate This Recipe

    Your vote:




    A rating is required
    A name is required
    An email is required