This Coffee Cake In A Cup Recipe is the perfect remedy for a sugar craving! If you've tried other coffee mug cakes and weren't sold, you have to try this one! It takes about a minute to bake in the microwave and about that much time to mix it together. It's fluffy, light, and has an irresistible streusel topping!
Coffee Mug Cake
I usually try to stay FAR, FAR away from the microwave when it comes to anything besides reheating food. In fact, Baking in the microwave pretty much goes against everything I believe in. Until now.
I'm guessing you've probably tried a coffee mug cake by now and have been underwhelmed by it, am I right? I know I have! I think we all want to believe that we can spend a few minutes mixing something up, throw it in the microwave and have a decadent creation presented to us by the microwave gods 1 minute later. Because, well, that would be cool.
Well, I'm here with some good news! I have a coffee cake in a cup recipe that doesn't suck! ๐ And when I say it doesn't suck, I mean it's reeeeeaaaalllly dang good. Like, the microwave gods are really pleased with themselves and how this coffee mug cake turned out.
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If you've been following the blog for a while, you know that I posted this coffee cake in a cup recipe a long time ago-- 5 ยฝ years ago to be exact! And, I figured it was time to take some updated pictures (aka- give myself an excuse to make some cake).
Does Coffee Cake In a Cup Have Coffee In It?
If you read through the comments at the end of the post you'll see a pretty common thread-- "Why doesn't this have coffee in it?!?" Well, here's the answer: Traditional coffee cake DOESN'T actually have coffee IN it. Instead, it's a cake that is commonly served WITH coffee.
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Tips for Making Coffee Cake In A Cup:
- Make sure your mug is big enough to allow the cake to rise about 1 inch. Nobody likes cleaning out the microwave. ๐
- Microwave ovens all vary so your cooking time will vary, too! My microwave cook this cake in a cup perfectly at the 6o second mark. I suggest starting at 50 seconds and going up in 10-second intervals until the center is set. You can check this by inserting a toothpick into the middle and if it comes out with only a few moist crumbs, it's done!
- The BEST way to eat this cake in a cup is straight out of the microwave when it's nice and hot! Of course, you can let it cool as to not burn your face off, but once it's cooled completely it loses some of its magic.
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{2 minute} Coffee Cake in a Cup
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon butter
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 2 Tablespoons applesauce
- vanilla extract few drops
- ยผ cup All Purpose flour
- โ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- ยผ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- In a mug soften 1 tablespoon of butter in microwave, about 5 seconds. You donโt want it melted, just soft. Stir in 2 tablespoon of sugar and mix until well incorporated. Stir in applesauce, vanilla (just a tiny bit, weโre talking drops), flour, baking powder, and pinch of salt; stirring until just combined. Use the back of your spoon to smooth it out in the bottom of the mug.
- Want struesel? Of course you do! In a separate, small bowl, combine 1 tablespoon of butter, 2 tablespoon of flour, 1 tablespoon of brown sugar, and ยผ teaspoon cinnamon. Use your fingers to to pinch the butter and mix it in with the other ingredients. When it starts to look like lumpy sand (appetizing, eh?) and all ingredients are combined, pour on top of cake batter in mug.
- Cook in the microwave for 50-80 seconds depending on your microwave. At 1 minute, my microwave cooks it perfectly. It will look just barely set on top. You donโt want to overcook it and things tend to get ugly fast in the microwave. I suggest cooking it 50 seconds, and then in 10 second intervals checking after each interval until done. Eat white itโs still warm. Once it cools off, it tends to loose some of itโs magic!
Sands says
I'll stick to real coffee cake made in oven.
Brandon says
So, the streusel came out white and spongey for me? How can I fix that? I feel like I missed something?
Heather Cheney says
Hmm, that's odd. Did you add the whole amount of butter and sugar? Sounds like there was too much flour to me.
sheila says
Sounds great. I am also not a big fan of chocolate. Gasp! People look at me funny. Then I tell them I am a huge fan of sugar. That make it o.k. This recipe sounds perfect for a mom trying to stream line the time spent cooking in order to spend more time with her kids.
Heather Cheney says
They are definitely great when you want to share something sweet with your kiddos but don't have a lot of time!
Evan says
We didn't have any applesauce, so instead I used 1/4 of a banana and it worked perfectly! Definitely a success in my book!
Dusty says
So yummy!
Tanya says
Hey, I tried this today and boy was it delicious! YUMMO! I will definitely make this again!
Tanya says
I made again and still good!
Dusty says
When I originally left a comment I seem to have clicked on the
-Notify me when new comments are added- checkbox and
now each time a comment is added I get four emails with the same comment.
Is there a way you can remove me from that service? Thanks!
Heather says
There should be an option to opt out at the end of the email that's sent when a new comment is made.
Adeline says
Hi,
I really like this recipe, so I thought about making the pumpkin...but I can't get the page to come up ---is it no longer available ??
Thanks
Will B. says
Heather, thanks for this nifty recipe! It works like a charm! I sometimes add a few drops of almond extract as well as vanilla and occasionally I'll add a layer of raisins between the cake and streusel layers (but tonight I added fresh blueberries). To cut down on some of the fat, I omit the butter in the cake part, and just have it in the streusel. The possibilities are endless!
maddie says
In the recipe, 1 tablespoon of butter is listed twice.
maddie says
Nevermind silly me. Great recipe
Heather says
No worries! ๐
nicole says
I've made this many times and it's so good. Today, I didn't have any applesauce so I subbed half of a small very ripe banana and it is amazing!!
Heather says
Ooh, good idea! I'll have to try that.
Colleen says
Wow, delicious! This was my first time trying a mug cake, will make again, very enjoyable! Thanks!!