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Moist Mango Pound Cake
An easy and moist mango pound cake made with basic ingredients.
Posted By Savita
This moist, mango pound cake needs nothing more than a dusting of confectioner's sugar to set off it's classic looks. With rich tropical mango taste, and subtle notes of coconut, this easy cake is an excellent dessert to keep in mind when you have a houseful of guests.
Summers mark the OFFICIAL Mango season and it will not be fare if we don't enjoy some delicious mango desserts. Isn't it?
Can you believe, this is my first seasonal cake recipe, on blog, this year? Even though I love baking and addicted to baking breads whole season, cakes and desserts always take a back seat. Even at thought of making something sweet, my "savory" mind redirects me to a different route!
For similar reasons, cake I bake are often fruit cakes which need nothing more than dusting of powder sugar and a dollop of sweetened heavy cream, at the maximum! Such cakes can be served for an informal dessert course and are even great for tea-time snacking or a family brunch.
I specially love the fact that I can simply wrap the leftovers in plastic wrap and savor a slice with tea next day. Trust me, on contrary to box-mix, or artificial flavored cakes....... fresh fruit based cakes taste even BETTER the next day.
Pound cakes are mostly served dusted with powdered sugar. One reason, because these cakes are so rich and moist, that icing or frosting is not required!
To keep this cake rich and moist yet milk and cream free, I have used coconut milk instead of dairy cream. Whole-fat Coconut milk not just beautifully replace heavy cream, but also gives this cake a delicious coconut taste.
PS: To make this cake fully dairy free, you have to replace butter with canola oil, coconut oil or cocoa butter.
Always Make from Scratch!
For an authentic homemade texture, I bake everything from scratch and always use unbleached all-purpose flour or gluten free nut-flours for baking breads and cakes. For home baking, I don't want that fine texture which is courtesy of extra fine-ground flours like cake flours. Trust me, more fine the flour is; more mess it creates in our body.
I always have a container of all-purpose flour in pantry and I use it for almost everything. A good quality unbleached all-purpose flour is really good enough for most home baking. In-fact, while baking breads, I add a portion of Whole Wheat Flour to incorporate whole wheat nutrition into many baked goods.
One simple question to ask: Why are we baking at home? In my books, to keep it health-friendly, wholesome, and yet tasting good. In my honest opinion, if you need those fine, pure-white cakes, it is cheaper to buy one from store! But! Caution! It also comes laden with lots of unhealthy ingredients like - bleached extra-fine flours, corn syrup, artificial preservatives, and artificial flavor enhancers.
While baking a Pound Cake or any cake in general, a few things I always keep in mind:
1) Always use room temperature ingredients. (Never use fridge-cold ingredients, ever!)
2) Always make sure oven is well preheated.
3) Always measure ingredients properly.
4) Never over-bake the cake.
5) Don't over-mix the batter.
6) Don't remove cake from pan too early or too late.
And above all, always follow the recipe :)
Even though this is my first seasonal cake of the year...... I'm certain, my love for seasonal fruits and twisted classics have made to blog before.
Here are few of my favorites so far:
1. Coconut and Orange Marmalade Cake
3. Egg-less Mango Cake with Chocolate Glaze
Specially, if you are looking for an eggless cake, I highly recommend trying the Egg less Mango Cake with Chocolate Glaze. Try this recipe and you will be surprised - how moist, rich, and delicious an egg-less cake can be!
Don't wait friends! Weekend is finally here! Go get some mangoes, make Mango Pound Cake and enjoy with family!
Have a great weekend! -Savita
It's Mango Season!!!
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Moist Mango Pound Cake
- 1/4 Cup Coconut milk (use full fat milk, or if can't find, use heavy cream)
- 1.5 Cup All-Purpose Flour
- 2-3 Mango (or 3/4 cup Kesar Mango pulp. If using fresh mangoes, only use non-fibrous alfanso/kesar mangoes)
- 3/4 Cup Sugar
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 2 tbsp Canola Oil
- 1 tsp Coconut Extract (if can't find, use vanilla extract)
- 3/4 Cup Unsalted Butter (at room temprature)
- 2 Egg(s) (large eggs, at room temprature)
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
- Mango (fresh, diced)
- Powdered Sugar (for dusting)
Mango Pound Cake
DirectionsHide Step Photos
1. Pre-Prep - Preheat oven to 325 degree F. Prepare a 7 inch round pan (or square pan) with butter and flour. Rub the interior of pan with butter, then add flour and swirl it around to make a coating. Set aside. Also, peel mangoes, and using food processor puree the pulp to yield about 3/4 cup puree. (add 1-2 tbsp water if puree looks too thick or lumpy. It should be smooth like pancake batter. Not runny or too thick )2. Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, cream together room temperature butter and sugar until pale yellow in color.
3. Batter should be creamy, pale yellow and not gritty (sugar fully dissolved)4. With mixer running at low add 2 eggs (one at a time), blending well after adding each egg. Also add coconut extract, coconut milk, oil, and 1/2 cup mango while mixing. Mix on medium for good 4 minutes or until mixture has good volume, and is creamy.
Additional NotesMake sure you use good quality ripe mangoes like you get in Indian stores. Please don't use white, low-sweet mangoes. Those won't make good cake.
5. In a bowl, add flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda and sift together. Add 2 batch flour to wet mixture, 1/3 at a time, and fold with rubber spatula after every addition. Then add remaining 1/4 cup mango puree, last batch of flour and fold in.6. Don't over mix. Just use gentle strokes until dry flour is moistened.
Additional NotesOver-mix will make cake very dry. So use gentle few strokes.
7. Transfer batter to baking pan and bake for 65-70 minutes or until cake is golden brown and tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean.8. Leave the cake on kitchen counter for 5 minutes.
9. Then loosen the edges with knife and flip the cake on cooling rack. Cool the cake completely before slicing.
Savita's Notes:
For personal preference, I have kept this mango cake very lite sweet. You can add 1/4 cup more sugar if you like sweeter cakes.
If can't find fresh mangoes, you can also use frozen mango puree. Thaw it fully before using.
Please view video above the recipe or follow this link to view video : Mango Pound Cake Video
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115 comment(s)
Very tasty! Did not have coconut extract, so used vanilla as suggested. We served it with whipped cream and it was quickly eaten!
Hello Savita, I absolutely LOVE this pound cake. Q, Can I modify this recipe to make it a pistachio pound cake? What would be a good substitute for the 3/4 C mango purée? Thanks, KerryHi Kerry, thanks for sweet feedback. I'm glad you love this Pound Cake. I have not tried but any moist fruit puree is good substitute for mango puree. E.g Apple Sauce, Pureed canned pineapple. I hope this answers your question. Feel free to ask any other questions you have. If I have more thoughts on this, will share here again.
This recipe is fantastic! I did not change a thing. I used a 9" springform pan with perfect results. So moist and not too sweet...a keeper for sure!!!
Thank you for this recipe! I made it in a loaf pan and it turned out perfectly moist, my whole family loved it!
This cake is excellent! I'll definitely be making it over and over!
Hi, would it be okay to use salted butter? Thank youSalted butter won't work for this recipe.
This was very nice thank you. I didn't use vanilla essence nor coconut as I didn't have those. Also, since I made my mango pulp from fresh (very sweet mangos - I am in India so there are plenty of those here) so I reduced the sugar by half. I also only baked it for 45 min in the oven as it was ready after 45 min. Turned out great. Making a second one today
OMG, this cake is the tastiest cake I've ever had. Fresh mango on top is a must. I double the recipe and have made it 6 times so far. I think today's version is the best so far. I did half coconut extract and half vanilla extract— add a little extra of both. I also substituted a tbsp of coconut butter for either the oil or the butter. One of my favorite desserts to make by far.Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm glad you enjoyed Mango Cake.
Could we have measurements in Grammes and millilitres or ounces please as cups vary. It would be helpful Many thanks
Hi Savita, thank you for posting this recipe. It looks very delicious. I was trying it today but I forgot to add canola oil to the recipe. How badly will this affect my cake. Please let me know. Thank you, AnnieOil makes cake more moist. I never baked it without it though. So, can't say how much will it affect.
Hi, I tried your recipe twice. The first time the cake turned out simply awesome. The second time I followed the recipe exactly the same way but the cake sank and didn't rise well. Could you tell what makes cake sink and make it dense, moist and have gluey streaks at the base of the cake. It might look as if it's under baked but it was completely baked properly having nice soft moist texture.
OK so I made this using 1 cup of sugar and I found it really sweet....3/4 cup would have been plenty! I used sour cream in place of the coconut milk. The cake was baked in a 9 inch round cake tin... for 40 minutes( any longer and it would have burned!)The cake texture was nice and moist. My mother loved it...but I found that the mango flavours are lost after baking. Dont think I will be making this one again...unless my mother requests it!
Hi, I'm looking for a mango orange cake recipe and really like the sound of this one. Could I add an orange juice to the batter and if so, how much would you suggest?Hi Eva, I have never tried this but it should not be an issue. I think, best will be to use orange zest, and add orange juice when you make mango puree. I would make sure consistency of batter is same as shown in video. For more pronounced orange flavor, use orange essence. I hope it helps.
Can you tell me if this mango cake would freeze, I made it on Friday but don t need it until Tuesday?Hi Linda, I have never frozen this cake. Let us know if you try that would be helpful for other readers as well.
Cake is good. I put apricot jam a melted chocolate on top.
wow! this was awesome. also, it was a small cake just for our family of 3. Superb! I did not use coconut milk since did not have them!I'm glad you enjoyed Bhuvana
This came out really good
I loved it, and want to make it in a 9x14 pan this time for my daughters birthday party. Do you think there will be enough batter? Would it work doubling the recipe? Or should I make 2 separate batches of the batter and pour both into the bigger pan?Hi Diane, thanks for sweet feedback. This recipe can be doubled or halved easily. But making a bigger batch mean I would have to adjust the cooking time unless I bake two batches. I hope it helps.
Can I bake this in a loaf pan or muffin tray for cupcake sizes instead? Do you know the bake time and temperature by chance?Cindy, you can certainly bake these in muffin tins. I would bake it 10-12 minutes or until tooth pick inserted in center comes out almost clean. (just like any regular muffin recipe). I hope it helps.
I am about to try this recipe. I had one query. Can I use a regular hand whisk to mix all the ingredients instead of an electric one? We are in the middle of moving and tomorrow is my husbands birthday, hence the query!I fear hand whisk will need lot more time. For consistency, check my video from notes and see how batter looks. I would whisk eggs with suagr until creamy and sugar full dissolved. I hope it helps.
Hi Savita, I don't have a 7 inch cake pan on hand. Do you think this recipe will still work with a 9 inch cake pan?Hi Carolyn, It should work fine in 9". If you look at my mango cake video, I used same batter in 9" spring foam pan. I hope it helps.
Hi Savita, this cake is delicious - - coconut and mango taste was subtle but distinct. I used coconut oil instead of canola and added 1/4 cup sugar as you've suggested to bring forth the mango taste. However, my cake turned out wet at the bottom, even though i followed directions. I creamed the sugar and butter till light and fluffy, about 4 minutes, and added the eggs one by one, about 30 seconds each, then added the liquid ingredients, mixing for 4 mins. Where did i go wrong?Hi Peck, only thing I can think of is temperature - did the ingredient you use - eggs specially were at room temperature? Also, I shared a video of making this mango cake. Please view the video to see if things looked the way (consistency wise) as shown in video. thanks for sharing your experience.
Done baking this cake... so delicious..!! Moist and spongy... but the funny thing is, the cake taste like banana cake rather than mango cake..
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Limited edition of 5000 individually numbered copies on gold & red marbled vinyl
Black Symphony is a 2008 live album by the Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation, recorded together with The Metropole Orchestra. The album gained critical acclaim from almost every direction. The whole live experience is so well recorded, you'll feel how it had to be part of this concert. They invited several guest singers to sing together with Sharon Den Adel. Keith Caputo (Life of Agony) is bringing his vocals on "What Have You Done", while Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering) is harmonizing together with Sharon on "Somewhere". This symphonic masterpiece contains classics like "Ice Queen", "Stand My Ground", and "Memories".
Black Symphony is available on vinyl for the first time as a limited edition of 5000 individually numbered copies on gold & red marbled vinyl. The vinyl is packed in a deluxe tri-fold gatefold sleeve and it contains an 8-page booklet.
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By Antonio Gonzales
In this second part of my story, let's continue focusing on the plight of our homeless brothers and sisters, and how they are continuously misunderstood.
I want to talk a little more about Miss, the beautiful homeless woman I wrote about in my last post. What still baffles me is how someone, like Miss, can survive the streets without panhandling? The first time I introduced myself to Miss, our conversation went something like this:
Can I get you anything?
No thanks, I'm ok.
Are you sure, it will be my absolute pleasure!
Well, a small bottle of laundry detergent would be helpful, so I can wash my clothes.
Her response floored me. Although she needed food, she wanted to wash her belongings instead. (Of course, I had to throw in a warm sandwich and a drink along with the detergent I gave her.)
Now this is just one person, one story that I just described. Not every homeless person is like Miss; just like not every one is like you or me. We are all unique, with our individualized experiences.
With that in mind, there seems to be a misconception that all homeless individuals use drugs and alcohol. In fact, I often hear people say that they are afraid to give money to the homeless, for this very reason. But, I have met many sober individuals living on the streets. By sober, I mean that they don't consume any alcohol or drugs. Shocked? You can look at each sober case as another miracle of someone holding on to what they can to feel human; and more importantly, to survive the extremely dangerous streets.
My last story takes place on one early morning (6am) in Manhattan. I was handing out sandwiches, and encountered a young woman, maybe in her 20s. She was lying in the middle of the pavement on 14th St., close to 8th Ave., on a flattened, cardboard box. I approached her in my usual way:
Good morning. I have some warm fresh sandwiches and apple juice. Would you like one?
I can't. I have a gluten allergy.
In my ignorance, I had never thought of that. How could I forget that these are real people with normal health issues?
I am grateful for the amazing people I've met on the streets, who continue to change my life. They inspire me to be a better person and fight my ongoing struggles with ego and need for unnecessary material things. Most of all, they inspire me to spread the word to you all:
That the sooner we all address the homeless situation in our communities with personal interest, the sooner we can have an impact on these incredible individuals as they try to find their way. In the process, we can also hopefully find our own way.


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As the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee (JFC) began hearing briefings from various state agencies concerning their budget requests, Department of Administration Secretary Scott Neitzel used a portion of his testimony to highlight investments in K-12 education Gov. Walker is proposing. Here is what Sec. Neitzel told committee members earlier today:
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First, let me discuss student success. Access to a great education is a moral and economic imperative for the future of Wisconsin. We prioritize student success, which is why Governor Walker's budget invests $11.5 billion in K-12 education, the highest amount in state history. Of this, $508 million in additional categorical aid will be invested through a $200 per pupil increase in the first year of the biennium and an additional $204 per pupil increase in the second year of the biennium, fully meeting DPI's request. This funding will be available to school districts who have utilized the tools given to them under Act 10.
Additional funding increases for K-12 education are included in the Governor's budget through fully funding Sparsity Aid, fully funding High Cost Transportation Aid, and new mental health programs requested by DPI, as well as other programs.
The budget also includes funding for efforts to increase access to broadband across the state – similar to provisions included in Senate Bill 49, which was unanimously approved yesterday by this committee. Thank you to Senator Marklein and Representative Quinn, members of the Study Committee on Rural Broadband, and Joint Finance Committee members for your dedication to providing additional broadband access in rural communities across Wisconsin.
Governor Walker's budget also allocates $1 million over the biennium for the Fabrication Labs program to put new equipment in schools supporting hands-on science, technology, engineering, arts, and math education."
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State Enters Joint Federal-State Settlement with Newtown
Psychiatrist Resolving False Claims Allegations
A Newtown psychiatrist has agreed to a $422,641.70 joint federal-state settlement and will enter into a compliance program to resolve allegations that he submitted false claims for payments to Connecticut's Medicaid program and to Medicare, Attorney General George Jepsen said today.
The Attorney General alleged that, while enrolled as a behavioral health and psychiatric services provider in the Connecticut Medical Assistance Program (CMAP), Dr. Naimentulla Syed knowingly submitted "upcoded" claims to the state Department of Social Services (DSS) for services provided to his Medicaid patients.
The practice of "upcoding" occurs when a provider knowingly uses a higher-paying code on the claim form for a CMAP recipient to reflect the use of a more expensive service, procedure or device than was actually used or was medically necessary.
The state alleged that, from July 2009 through December 2013, while operating a private practice, Dr. Syed submitted upcoded claims indicating that he provided Medicaid and Medicare patients with 45 minutes or more of face-to-face psychotherapy and a medical evaluation and management service when, in fact, he had provided 30 minutes or less of therapy and no evaluation and management service.
Under terms of the settlement, Dr. Syed did not admit liability but has agreed to a cash payment of $401,865.71 to the state and federal governments to resolve the False Claims Act allegations and will forfeit an additional $20,775.99 in funds the state withheld paying during the pendency of its investigation. The state's share of the settlement proceeds is $185,830.66. Additionally, Dr. Syed will implement a compliance program intended to prevent fraud and will be required to report to the Attorney General on his compliance annually for three years.
"Improper billing practices involving our Medicaid program will not be tolerated," said Attorney General Jepsen. "We are vigilant in working with our federal and state law enforcement partners to identify and prosecute fraudulent and abusive conduct, and we will continue to work to hold accountable those who seek to defraud and overcharge our taxpayer-funded healthcare programs."
Attorney General Jepsen thanked the DSS Office of Quality Assurance, the State of Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, the U.S. Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General – Office of Investigations and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut for their assistance and coordination in this case.
DSS Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby said, "As administering agency for Medicaid in Connecticut, DSS joins our state and federal partners in a strong commitment to protect the integrity of the program. While this false claims case does not represent medical providers as a whole, it underscores the need for continual quality control and anti-fraud oversight. We thank Attorney General Jepsen and his staff, the state Division of Criminal Justice Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, the United States Attorney's Office, and the HHS Inspector General's Office for their outstanding work in coordination with DSS quality assurance investigators."
Today's action is part of a larger effort by the State of Connecticut's Interagency Fraud Task Force, which was created in July 2013 to wage a coordinated and proactive effort to investigate and prosecute healthcare fraud directed at state healthcare and human service programs. The Task Force includes a number of Connecticut agencies and works with federal counterparts in the U. S. Attorney's Office and the U.S. Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General – Office of Investigations. For more information about the Task Force, please visit www.fightfraud.ct.gov.
Anyone with knowledge of suspected fraud or abuse in the public healthcare system is asked to contact the Attorney General's Antitrust and Government Program Fraud Department at 860-808-5040 or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com; the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in the Office of the Chief State's Attorney at 860-258-5986 or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com; or the Department of Social Services fraud reporting hotline at 1-800-842-2155, online at www.ct.gov/dss/reportingfraud or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Forensic Fraud Examiners David Boucher and Lawrence Marini, Paralegal Holly MacDonald and Assistant Attorneys General Gregory O'Connell and Michael Cole, chief of the Antitrust and Government Program Fraud Department, assisted the Attorney General with this matter.
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A Dynasty of Antique Dealers
Jacob Stodel was born in Winschoten in 1859, the eldest son of Benediktus Stodel (1833), an antiques merchant, and his wife Marianne Slap (1838). In 1870 they settled down at Wijngaardstraat C 454 in the old city centre of Dordrecht, close to Rotterdam.
The range of wares in which they traded were primarily Dutch antiques such as copper and pewter, but also, Delft earthenware and Oriental porcelain. There was a considerable market for porcelain at that time in Dordrecht, the oldest city of the Province of Holland. It was also a time of renewed interest in antiques, likewise in England and France but also in Germany. From 1870 onwards, this period came to be known as "der Gründerjahre" (Foundation Years), in which many famous museums were also established. It is recorded that the Stodel family travelled extensively throughout these countries in search of merchandise.
Her twin sister Hannie de Löwe, had married the antiques dealer Aäron Salomon Hiegentlich from Assen in 1868. Their business was established in Amsterdam in 1893 at the Spiegelgracht 7 two doors away from today's present address of the business of Salomon Stodel. Jette de Löwe's family also traded in antiques and during the summer months conducted a business on the well-to-do northern Wadden Island of Norderney, where another Salomon Stodel was born.
In 1898 the Vecht antique dealers couple, Stodel-de Löwe, established their business at Zanddwarsstraat 9 in Amsterdam at the foot of the Zuiderkerk in 1898. It was here that six children were born. Maria (1888), married the antiques dealer Aäron Vecht from Elburg; Suzanna (1889), Salomon (1891), referred to as Boedie, a nickname given to the first boy in a Jewish family and always referred to by his German mother as Bubbie.
Clara was born in 1893 followed by Johanna (1894), and the last child and second son in the family, Bernhard, in 1897.
Johanna married the antiques dealer David Sandor from Budapest in 1925 who emigrated to England before eventually settling down in the United States of America.
Salomon and his youngest brother Bernhard became, like their father Jacob, antique dealers and entered their father's business in the 1920's. From 1910 until 1919 Jacob Stodel's business was called A. Vecht & Co until the termination of the partnership with his son-in-law Aaron Vecht. Aaron no longer desired to work with his brothers-in-law on the Nieuwe Hoogstraat 15 in Amsterdam and decided to establish his own business.
Jacob however remained an advisor until 1921. In that year the business was registered as Firma Jacob Stodel with the Chamber of Commerce in Amsterdam and Salomon and Bernhard named as partners.
The businesses of the Stodel and Vecht families thrived considerably during this period and they became internationally renowned. It is recorded that Salomon Stodel worked for the long-standing auction house Kurt Glückselig in Vienna to further himself in the business whilst his younger brother Bernhard, during the 1920's of the last century, associated himself with specialists in porcelain, the family Lissauer in Berlin. The Lissauer's departed in the latter half of the 1920's to London in order to further their prospects in Meissen porcelain.
In 1929 a shop space was rented on the Rokin 128 in Amsterdam for the grand sum of six thousand guilders per annum. Business flourished to such an extent that the Berlin address unfortunately had to be closed in 1931.
Salomon Stodel married Elisabeth Morpurgo in 1925, the daughter of the Amsterdam antiques dealer Raphaël Morpurgo. On the 11th October 1927, Jacob Junior (named after Salomon's father), was born and in 1931, his sister Selly, named after her mother Elisabeth, arrived.
During World War II, (1940-1945), the business came under the jurisdiction of the German occupation. Salomon Stodel and his family sought refuge first in Breda and later fled to Brussels where Bernhard also eventually joined them. Brussels was liberated in the Autumn of 1944 whilst the hunger winter in The Netherlands had yet to begin. Salomon Stodel lived at Avenue Louise 377 in Brussels until 1947. His wife had no desire to return to The Netherlands. After all, they had led a reasonably affluent life in Brussels and had established in the course of time, a prominent business.
On the 3rd July 1945, Bernhard Stodel renewed his registration in Amsterdam as an antiques dealer. His marriage to his non-Jewish wife Annie Verhulst had in the meantime been annulled in the Spring of 1941.
It was Bernhard who oversaw the re-establishment of the business founded on 3rd May 1935, at the large premises of the Rokin 70 in Amsterdam. Merchandise however was practically unavailable, the premises had been stripped of its soft furnishings, typewriters and telephones were missing.
Through sheer hard work and perseverance, the Stodel family re-opened their business once again to rebuild and acquire the international reputation they had held before the war, this time, with the name of Jacob Stodel.
Whilst Salomon Stodel commuted from Brussels to assist his brother and his wife Elisabeth during the week, their children Jacob and Selly attended school.
In the summer of 1947 an idea was launched by the Oude Delft medical practitioners Ressing and the in Brussels born Jean Gondrexon (1906), to initiate an art and antiques fair of some form. A fair was held in the former urban palace of Prinsenhof in Delft and became instantly well established. It was only surpassed by the older and internationally renowned Grosvenor House Antiques Fair in London which had originated before the outbreak of the war.
The photographed objects for the annual Delft fair catalogue reflected not only the highest quality available, but also the enormous variety of objects in which the Stodel business traded.
For the fourth edition of the fair in 1952, the crowning glory for their efforts was the allocation of the "Kapittel Room", the grandest and most impressive of rooms of the Prinsenhof Palace. An illustration of the 1952 presentation is recorded in a magazine and illustrated the wide range of objects which the Stodel business had on offer. After an unfortunate period of discord within the family, the Stodel's decided to split the business in half in 1957. Both brothers continued under their own name but operated in the same building at the Rokin 70 in Amsterdam.
Salomon Stodel, the patriarch of the family had the use of the ground and second floor whilst Bernhard, the junior, conducted his business from the first and third floors.
Salomon Stodel continued to participate at the Delft Fair until 1960 but passed away in 1971. Bernhard Stodel however, participated annually at Delft with grand presentations from 1949-1977.
The business was continued by the fourth generation of the family upon the death of Salomon Stodel in 1971; by his son Jacob (1927-2007) and his sister Selly, (Mrs S. Lilian née Stodel). They too, continued the tradition of exhibiting at Delft.
At the end of the 1930's, the Stodel family decided upon a representative office in London.
Sam and Mau Morpurgo, Elisabeth's brothers were flourishing merchants as well as being members of the well-known antique dealers Staal family, who were related on the maternal side of the Morpurgo's.
They were one of the first Dutch families who had migrated to London for business purposes. The Morpurgo business was situated at Wigmore Street in the direct vicinity of the Wallace Collection on Manchester Square. For many years one of the brothers had also managed the business interests and international buying of A.C. Beeling & Zoon on Nieuwstad 91 in Leeuwarden, Friesland.
Jacob Stodel returned with his parents and sister to his native city, Amsterdam in 1947 and planned to study at the Amsterdam University at "de Oude Manhuispoort". During lecture intervals and in his spare time he paid many a visit to his father's and uncle's premises at the Rokin. It was during one of these intervals, whilst making an excellent sale in the absence of his father, that he suddenly decided to abandon his promising academic career and further his knowledge as an antiques dealer, much to his mother's regret. Military conscription to the former Dutch East Indies however, nearly spoiled his chances but by being assigned by his father and uncle to develop the business interests on an international level he was permitted to be released from military service.
The business had already been granted a license in 1939 to pursue business from "the office" established on the third floor of 2 Ryder Street, St. James's, London next door to Christie's auction house where a rented apartment was stocked with merchandise.
In 1954 a retail space was acquired from the Sandor family, a relation of Johanna Stodel, at 144 Brompton Road SW3, Knightsbridge, London. Jacob Stodel married Jenny Weyl in 1955, originally from Scheveningen, The Netherlands, who was employed in London at the time. Their daughter Louisette Elisabeth was born that same year and named after both her grandmothers. Jacob had initially been sent to London by his father and uncle however following the lamentable episode within the family in Amsterdam he decided to go independent and set up shop in a large retail space at 172 Brompton Road, SW3 London. It was adjacent to a large storage space at Cheval Place, not far from the well-known auction house Bonhams on Montpelier Street. Business prospered, and a partnership was established with Anthony Embden whose young widowed mother was a specialist of old porcelain at Beauchamp Place, Knightsbridge. Anthony developed into a connoisseur of Renaissance bronze objets d'arts as well as German porcelain, especially Meissen.
In 1971 a magnificent exhibition titled "Meissen and Science" was organized at their premises at Brompton Road. An accompanying stenciled catalogue including a detachable colour supplement (unfortunately no longer traceable), was published and contained no less than 246 objects.
During the Meissen exhibition only one piece of furniture remained standing. It was the David Roentgen writing desk commissioned by Charles de Lorraine (1712-1780), Governor General of the Southern Dutch Provinces who had lived in the appropriate style and grandeur in Brussels, Belgium.
It was such a museum piece that Jacob Stodel and Anthony Embden had it transported to Amsterdam, first, to be exhibited at the CINOA exhibition, "Art Dealer and Collector" held in the newly founded Amsterdam Historisch Museum directed by Dr Simon Levie. It was sold at a later date to a famous German art historian.
Anthony Embden married a French lady and eventually decided to establish his business in Paris on 15 Quai Voltaire where it remains to this day. During the summer months, Jacob and his wife spent most of their time in Cannes and took moving to France into consideration. On the expiry of their lease of Brompton Road they closed the business and traded for a number of years from their warehouse at Cheval Place. Eventually in 1981, new premises were established at 116 Kensington Church Street in 1981 which today is occupied by Luis Alegria, a specialist of Chinese export porcelain.
After Jacob's death in 2007 it was decided to cease trading from the United Kingdom. The family then decided to conduct business only from Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
The annual "Oude Kunst-en Antiekbeurs" in Delft organised by the "Society of Dealers in Oude Kunst" in The Netherlands, had long remained the most prominent fair in The Netherlands followed by the Spring Fair in Breda which was established in the 1960's.
In 1975 a gathering of Old Master Art dealers took the initiative to organize a biannual fair at the Eurohal situated on the banks of the river Maas in Maastricht. The fair, specializing only in Old Master paintings, drawings and some sculpture became an instant success attracting many visitors within the immediate Euro zone.
In 1977 the Eurohal organization decided to expand the venue with a fair for antique dealers which proved unsuccessful. Not willing to admit defeat, the organization embarked on a mission of research to establish how a quality fair like Pictura was successful instead of one with antique dealers. Jacob Stodel based in England was approached in 1978 to become the first chairman of an entirely new fair called "Antiqua". His excellent connections with international contacts were, one thought, a prerequisite for its success.
The prominent and famous French businesses who suffered under the French system of export licenses and many other forms of bureaucratic protocol signed up immediately. Jacques Kugel the initial French exhibitor was followed by Didier Aaron, Kreamer & Cie, Michel Meyer, Jacques Perrin, Maurice Segoura and Bernard Steinitz.
The driving force behind Antiqua's concept, organization and vetting of objects for the highest quality, was formed besides Jacob Stodel, with Jan and Josephine Dirven and Clemens and Neeltje Van der Ven.
The original idea of this small group of Dutch, internationally orientated antique dealers, was to organize a fair, by and for, antique dealers. Their vision became very successful, similar to the same set of principles of the Delft Fair after the Second World War in 1947.
Due to its overwhelming success, the relationship between the small committee of antique dealers became strained with the organization of the Eurohal. In 1982 the committee of antique dealers declined the further use of the exhibition centre and, with a new name, "Antiquairs International", exhibited at the Geul Hall in Valkenburg.
The Pictura branch remained faithful to Maastricht and it's Eurohal. Successful negotiations between both fair organizations resulted in 1985 to a return to the Eurohal in Maastricht with a joint annual fair resulting in the founding of Tefaf, The European Fine Art Fair.
The city of Maastricht realizing the lucrative business generated from a fair of this stature built a new exhibition centre. In 1987 the MECC (Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre), opened its doors to the most international of art fairs in the world, attracting collectors, connoisseurs and curators from all over the world and became a major highlight in anyone's cultural diary. It became the number one art and antiques fair in the world.
The board of the "Vereniging van Handelaren in Oude Kunst" in The Netherlands, established in 1911, not wanting to be left behind with the changing times, decided to stage a jubilee exhibition in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam, to celebrate their seventieth anniversary, somewhat later than planned.
Many society members exhibited at the venue however what was meant to have been a single and one-of presentation, evolved into an annual event primarily caused by two fairs held outside of Amsterdam with dwindling numbers of visitors and sales especially from the annual fair in Delft.
A turn of events came to a head during the Delft Fair in 1985 when six of the participants, Kunsthandel Gebroeders Douwes, Jan Dirven, Robert Noortman, Salomon Stodel Antiquites, Vander Ven & Vander Ven en Kunstzalen A. Vecht decided no longer to participate. The Prinsenhof palace could no longer adapt to the changing times. Parking became problematic, facilities for less mobile visitors were non-existent and appropriate electricity and telephone lines were outdated. Time for a radical change had dawned.
To avoid expulsion from the "Vereniging van Handelaren in Oude Kunst" in The Netherlands, the six dissidents, as they became known, tendered their membership. Salomon Stodel had been a founding member since 1911. It was only in 1998 that the board of "Vereniging van Handelaren in Oude Kunst", invited the now successfully accomplished dealers back to their society and registered them once again as members.
The exhibitors of the Delft Fair integrated with those of the Antiques Fair and established PAN (Pictura Antiquairs Nationaal), in Amsterdam in 1993.
Salomon Stodel, as a founding member, participated annually with the exception of 2012. The participation at Tefaf has remained uninterrupted since 1978 and both fairs remain the only ones at which Salomon Stodel Antiquites exhibits.
In 2014 it was decided to close the premises at the Rokin after serving as the main address for more than eighty years.
The old city centre of Amsterdam and its infra structure had suffered considerably with the construction of its new underground system, the "Noord-Zuidlijn", and had taken its toll on business.
In 2015 a new and smaller address was acquired at the Spiegelgracht no.11, a stone's throw away from the Rijksmuseum, fully adapted to the changing times we live in and to the interests of the buying public at large.
Today, as always, since its foundation in 1870, one can always be assured of the widest range of finest quality antiques on offer. Salomon Stodel Antiquites is open on a daily basis but an appointment is always recommended.


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Wind enthusiast and energy investor T. Boone Pickens is out $270 million after several of his hedge funds plummeted after the commodity bust earlier this month. Two of Pickens' funds, the first focused on energy stocks, the second on commodities, are down 30% and 84% respectively. WSJ:
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Very often their little animal characters will make an appearance…
but today they were full of surprises, and set up 'A Romantic Meal' that my husband and I were invited to share!
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