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! 🙂 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 ½ 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. 🙂
- 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
- ¼ cup All Purpose flour
- ⅛ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- In a mug soften 1 tablespoon of butter in microwave, about 5 seconds. You don’t want it melted, just soft. Stir in 2 tablespoon of sugar and mix until well incorporated. Stir in applesauce, vanilla (just a tiny bit, we’re 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 ¼ 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 don’t 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 it’s still warm. Once it cools off, it tends to loose some of it’s magic!
Ruby lue says
What can I use instead of apple sauce, I just strongly HATE apple sauce 🙁
Becky Dunbar says
I just did this recipe to the T. Used the whole 80 seconds and it was real gooey. I checked every 10 seconds.
What did I do wrong?
The coffee cake in a mug.
Lara says
Very good for a microwave coffee cake!
Mrs Zonie says
I've tried a lot of different microwavable mug cakes and they've been bland, dry, or tasted too much like eggs. This recipe is delicious and very easy.
Melanie says
Hi, I love coffee anything ! Please tell me how much coffee you use in this coffee cake. Not sure if I am missing something. Thank you
Melanie
eva says
Is there a substitute for apple sauce?
Terri says
Very sweet. Non of us cared for it. Wouldn't make it again. Unable to give it one star.
Linda Lotten says
I hadn't been feeling like turning the oven on, so I thought I would try this recipe for my husband when he came in for coffee ( he was in the field cutting hay )he was excited to try it, when he did he said it was good .
Thanks for sharing! ! ☺
Shelley Bate says
I tried this today as was craving something sweet and easy. Oh my goodness!!!!! I used 1 tablespoon less of sugar in the base and topped it with dollop of whipped cream. I was amazing!
Shelley Bate says
It was amazing. I also sprayed the inside of the mug with non stick spray.
Tracey Adams says
Is this an ironic coffee cake? Or does it mean you're supposed to eat this cake with coffee? I can't see any coffee in it?
You've got butter, sugar, applesauce, vanilla, flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon... but no coffee? Am I missing something?
Heather Cheney says
Coffee cake is typically served WITH coffee and doesn't have coffee in the ingredients. 🙂
Bryan says
ANY cake can be served with coffee. Coffee Cake is a cake made with coffee.
You're crazy! 😛
Lea says
Coffee cake has NEVER been made with coffee - it is typically a streusel cake served with coffee.
Sandie says
Yes that is correct .A bisquity type cake that is quick to bake when someone is coming over for coffee. Ask an older person.
sonja says
We are doing extensive renovation of our house currently and are living in a tent (!) in the meantime. I have an electric skillet and microwave to cook with. We have long ago used up any baked goodies I made ahead but I have been longing for something tasty and bread-y. This hit the spot SO perfectly! Thank you for sharing this and bringing a nice bright spot of sunshine into extremely difficult situation! PS, I used Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free flour with a teeny bit of xanthan gum.
Sharon says
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