Cooking With Hayden: Mug Cakes

Cooking With Hayden: Mug Cakes

Hayden Wooldridge, Staff Writer

If you’re ever craving something sweet and quick, mug cakes are the way to go. These mug cake recipes can be made in under 5 minutes and are so good. All you need are a few basic ingredients and a microwave. Here are some great mug cake recipes that are super simple.
Cookie in a cup:
You will need butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, egg, flour, salt, and chocolate chips. First, add a tablespoon of melted butter, one tablespoon of granulated sugar, one tablespoon of brown sugar, and one egg. Stir this together then add two tablespoons of flour, a pinch of salt, and chocolate chips. Mix together and put in the microwave for one minute.
Chocolate Mug Cake:
You will need flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, salt, milk, oil, vanilla extract, and chocolate chips. Mix a ¼ cup of flour, two tablespoons of cocoa, three tablespoons of sugar, a teaspoon of baking powder, and a pinch of salt. Then add a ¼ cup of milk and two tablespoons of oil. Add a dash of vanilla extract and sprinkle in chocolate chips. Microwave for 90 seconds.
Birthday Mug Cake:
You will need butter, flour, sugar, baking powder, milk, egg yolk, vanilla extract, and sprinkles. Mix two tablespoons of melted butter, four tablespoons of flour, two tablespoons of sugar, ¼ teaspoon of baking powder, a tablespoon of milk, one egg yolk, half a teaspoon of vanilla extract, and sprinkles. Microwave for 45-60 seconds and top with icing and more sprinkles (optional).
Vanilla Mug Cake
You will need butter, flour, sugar, milk, egg yolk, vanilla extract, and baking power. Add two tablespoons of melted butter, ¼ cup of flour, two tablespoons of sugar, a tablespoon of milk, an egg yolk, a teaspoon of vanilla extract, and ¼ teaspoon of baking power to a mug and mix. Microwave for one minute.
Lemon Mug Cake:
You will need flour, sugar, baking powder, lemon juice, milk, vegetable oil, and lemon zest (optional). Combine 1/3 cup of flour, three tablespoons of sugar, ½ teaspoon of baking powder, two tablespoons of lemon juice, a tablespoon of milk, two tablespoons of vegetable oil, and ½ teaspoon of lemon zest if you would like. Stir and microwave for 90 seconds.