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Cake in a Mug

Source of Recipe

by Millie, from FabulousFoods; Cheri via Kellie Head, editor of parenting humor


Recipe Introduction

Kellie says the ingenious recipe, which makes a single cake that bakes right in its own coffee mug in the microwave, makes an ideal gift for the single friends and college students on your list. While each portion serves one, you could also place matching sets into a baskets and give it to a couples or families.

List of Ingredients

Cake Mix

1 box cake mix, flavor of your choice
1 small instant pudding mix (not sugar free), flavor of your choice

Glaze Mix

1/3 Confectioner’s sugar
1 1/2 tsp. dry flavoring such as:
lemonade mix
orange breakfast drink mix
cocoa or Vanilla Powder
instant flavored coffee or cappuccino



Recipe

Combine cake mix ingredients and blend well. Measure 1/2 cup of mix into a sandwich bag. Label this bag "Cake Mix."

Place the glaze mix ingredients into a sandwich bag. Label this bag "glaze mix" and attach it to the other bag with a twist tie.

Place one bag cake mix and one bag glaze mix in each coffee cup and attach the baking instructions.

Tip

Be sure to select a large mug that can hold 1 1/2 cups of water. The mug must be microwavable.

Flavor Options

Lemon cake mix-lemon pudding
Yellow mix-chocolate pudding
Devils food mix-chocolate pudding
Pineapple mix-coconut pudding
Butterscotch mix-butterscotch pudding

Attach the following note to the gift:

Mist inside of coffee mug with cooking spray. Empty cake mix into cup. Add 1 egg white, 1 tablespoon. oil and 1 tablespoon water. Mix well. Microwave on full power 2 minutes.

Empty Glaze Mix into a small bowl and add 1 teaspoon water. Mix well. Pour glaze over baked cake.