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Sometimes you just want a taste of something – one serving, not a whole cake. This Single-Serve Mug Coffee Cake is a perfect way to get that coffee cake you’re craving in just one serving!
This easy recipe stirs together in just a few minutes and cooks in 45 seconds; it’s the perfect way to satisfy your coffee cake craving without breaking the calorie bank!
What’s your middle name? Mine is Overindulgence. Well, it should be anyway.
Really, it’s Frances. Which was my grandma’s name. Dorothy was my Nana’s name. I love my names…now. Going through childhood as an overweight kid with buck teeth and the name Dorothy Frances was, well, hard. Dorky Blubber was my nickname, a play on my maiden name.
Overindulgence has always been my problem, obvi.
Which is why mug cakes and single-serve desserts and my favorite things everrrrr.
Recently I really, realllllllly wanted coffee cake. I almost made a whole cake, but the realization that I would eat an entire cake (one slice at a time) stopped me. That’s when a mug coffee cake jumped out at me.
I’m pretty good at math (I should be, since I majored in it in college). My love of all things math has made it easy for me to figure out how to cut down my favorite recipes to single size. I’m good at fractions,what can I say?
I started with my Mom’s Coffee Cake Recipe, which I’ve previously made into Carrot Cake Coffee Cake, Coffee Cake Pie and Funfetti Coffee Cake. The base of the cake are the usual suspects: oil, sugar, flour, egg, cinnamon. 99% of these are really easy to cut down to one serving. The only one that is hard to do is the egg. So I left it out, and I didn’t miss it at all!
FYI, when you’re twelfing (is that even a word?) a recipe, you need to know the cup to tablespoon to teaspoon conversions. I’ve made you a handy-dandy chart, in case you’re interested. I have a few that I’ve pulled from magazines and cookbooks over the years taped to my fridge. It makes it an easy way to reference the numbers, when you need it.
I made you a printable. Print it out on cardstock and marry it to your fridge. You’ll be happy!
{Click here for the printable version.}
This single-serve mug coffee cake tastes just like the original, but is enough to satisfy that coffee cake craving without the need to shop for bigger pants.
Unless, of course, you’re me. And make it Every. Single. Day.
What can I say? Overindulgence is my middle name.
A Single Serve Mug Coffee Cake is the best way to indulge in a sweet breakfast without killing your diet!
How to make a Mug Coffee Cake
- You can use a small ramekin, like I did, or a mug. It won’t completely fill up a mug so the pictures look better in a ramekin.
- Be sure to spray it with nonstick cooking spray. I also recommend rinsing the dish before it cools (holy stuck on food, batman).
- Feel free to reduce the sugar (even omit the brown sugar on top) to cut the calories.
- Add nuts for a nice crunch!
- You can use any kind of milk (regular, nonfat, almond, etc.)
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Single Serve Mug Coffee Cake
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 2 1/2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or plain nonfat greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon nonfat milk or almond milk
- Dash of vanilla
- 1/2 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Spray a mug or a ramekin with nonstick cooking spray. Add sugar, flour, salt, baking powder, oil, milk, and vanilla and stir until combined. Sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon on top.
- Microwave for 45 seconds (my microwave is 1100 watts - if yours is less you may need to microwave it longer, do so in 15 second increments).
- Enjoy warm!
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If you love coffee cake, be sure to try a few of my other favorite coffee cake recipes. I also love single serve desserts and have quite a few to choose from! My friends do too, like small batch Brownies, Snickerdoodles, and Chocolate Chip Cookies!
Last Updated on January 1, 2022
Such a quick and delicious cake! Sure beats having a whole sitting around and getting stale. I love that little “crisp” of the brown sugar with each bite!
This recipe was so amazing! I added cinnamon sugar on top instead of plain cinnamon for a bit of extra sweetness
Great idea!! Glad you liked it!
OMG I fell in love with this cake! I don’t enjoy eggy cake in general so this moist and fluffy coffee cake is definitely for me! thank you for sharing, hugs xx
What would the baking time be in an oven at 350 Fahrenheit?
I’m not sure, I’ve never baked this. Not too long, I would say less than 10 minutes, but check after 5.
Hello Dorothy! First off I want to say this is an AMAZING recipe! My partner and I both really liked it and I left a comment with our thoughts on it way down the page.
However, I found that at 350F in a small teacup this cake takes 20-23 minutes to bake. After that, though, it’s just wonderful! Thank you for this recipe! 😀
What would the baking time in a oven be at 350 Fahrenheit?
How long would the baking time be in an oven at 350 Fahrenheit?
This sounded awesome so I gave the recipe to my kids (14 & 10) to make this AM…they did not resemble cake at all. Brown gooey stuff. We cooked it some more & it never looked like your picture. The good news is that it was very tasty brown goo & they ate it anyway. “Hey Mom, this is like a taffy…hard to chew…but it’s good!” says 10 yo Jake who’s a little chef. Do you have any suggestions? My first one would be for me to actually watch what they were doing!
Just tried this x2. Since this is my first Mug Cake, I’m not sure how to tell when it’s done without biting into it. Not sure just how coffee-cake-like it’s supposed to be.
I plan on premixing the dry ingredients in little baggies, and “baking” them in the morning when I want to sent a little something special in my daughters lunch!
I love the idea of the premixing! That would save so much time. I know, it is hard to tell when it’s done, isn’t it? I’ll have to try a toothpick next time to see if that works!
So, this is quite the recipe. One bite and it is now a permanent part of my collection. If you haven’t tried it yet, you better get to it. My mom suggests putting small apple pieces in it would also be wonderful. This has a great texture and a better flavour!
Oh yes! That would be fantastic! Thanks for letting me know you liked it, that makes my day. 🙂
I tried this and it was really good, but it turned out kind of hmm not moist enough?
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