Coffee Cake in a Mug- 2 Recipes Choose Your Favorite

Coffee Cake in a Mug Recipe *Perfect for your special Valentine*

Coffee Cake in a Mug

Ingredients

•1 Tbsp butter, softened
•3 Tbsp sugar
•2 Tbsp applesauce
•splash of vanilla extract
•¼ cup flour
•⅛ tsp baking powder
•pinch of salt
•Streusel Topping:
•1 Tbsp butter
•2 Tbsp flour
•1 Tbsp brown sugar
•¼ tsp cinnamon

Instructions

In a small bowl, add the butter and sugar. Stir until well combined. Next add the applesauce, vanilla, flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir just until combined. Spread the mixture evenly in the bottom of a mug. In another bowl, add the streusel ingredients and cut the butter in using a pastry blender. Blend until you see a nice lumpy mixture. Place the streusel on top of the batter in the mug. Cook in the microwave for 50 – 80 seconds. Begin with 50 seconds and then do 5 second intervals until the top looks barely set. Enjoy! Surprise your special Valentine with a special treat for breakfast.

Our SECOND Recipe

This recipe calls for egg and sour cream instead of applesauce. All week long we kept testing, adding and adjusting our recipe. This recipe is not very sweet but would be perfect with a hot drink. If you have a sweet tooth (like I do) you may want to add an additional Tablespoon of sugar.

How to Make Five Minute Microwave Coffee Cake in a Coffee Cup Well, first you’ll need a cup. If you want it to puff up over the top of the cup, use a small one. Or if you want to dig into the cup, use a big one. Add a tablespoon of butter. Soften it in the microwave for 10-15 seconds. Don’t melt, just soften. Stir in 2 tablespoons of sugar until it’s fluffy and creamy, maybe 30 seconds. Now you can add some egg. You don’t have to, but without egg it’s more crumbly and less cake-y. You can do a whole egg, but we cracked the egg into a ramekin and whisked it up, then split it between two cups of coffee cake. You can use half of the egg for one coffee cake. But really, play it by ear. Try it out and see what tastes best to you. Then stir in 2 tablespoons of sour cream and a few drops of vanilla. We’re talking droplets here, don’t add too much.

Stir in 1/4 cup of flour and 1/8 teaspoon baking powder. If you want some crumb topping (you know you do), in a separate ramekin or bowl add 1 tablespoon butter, 2 tablespoons flour, 1 tablespoon of brown sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon. Use a pastry cutter and blender everything together. You can also use two knives to blend it. Now back to your cup. Your ingredients are all mixed up, so add the crumb topping mixture to the cup.

Then microwave it. Start with 1 minute, then do 10 seconds intervals until it’s done to your liking. For my microwave, a minute 20 seconds does it perfectly. It will be REALLY HOT when you take it out of the microwave. Let it cool down for a few seconds, then dig in. This is basically a start for a quick microwave coffee cake in a cup recipe, you can adjust to your own tastes and liking, since this is a serving for one after all. I like it just like this. You may want more of this or less of that to suit your tastes. I look forward to hearing any adjustments you make and finding out if cake in a cup seems worth it to you. Ok, now I'm hungry, off to find my measuring spoon and a clean cup. :)

Note: Eggbeaters may be used instead of half an egg. Add 1-2 Tablespoons of Eggbeaters.