Blackberry mug cake!

squirrelzzrule22
squirrelzzrule22 Posts: 640 Member
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Made this tonight and it kicks butt!!! I'm a big fan of mug cakes because I have a major sweet tooth but need to make single servings or else I'll gobble down an entire cake! Tonight I wanted to incorporate blackberries. I eyeball all of this, and you have to play around with it depending on how much cake you want. Tonight's was:

Roughly 3tbls yellow cake mix
Splash of water
Half a tsp veggie oil
1 tsp best of the egg
Five blackberries

Mix the batter than fold in the berries. Microwave in mug for roughly 75 seconds. I bet it would also be good with a dollop of cool whip! The berries get all hot and melty and blend into the cake nicely. The cake itself was a great consistency. Highly recommend!! I over estimate this to come to about 200 cals, but I suspect it is less (I don't measure my dry mix precisely.)

Please share other mug cake recipes you enjoy!!!

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  • Mygsds
    Mygsds Posts: 1,564 Member
    Well, you are awesome. Just think of the possibilities. We have tons of cherries canned and that with cherry cake mix.. OMG drooling. I like your idea about the cool whip. I like single serve because I'm limited. Thanks sooooooo much..
  • MelissaPhippsFeagins
    MelissaPhippsFeagins Posts: 8,063 Member
    In for when the blossoms in my yard become fruit. :bigsmile:

    My daughter does this and adds cocoa powder to make a mug brownie, which would also be good with cherries or strawberries.
  • JustSomeEm
    JustSomeEm Posts: 20,269 MFP Moderator
    That sounds freaking delicious.

    Mine:

    In a gallon sized ziploc bag, mix ONE box of Angel Food cake (HAS to be angel food) and one box of ANY flavor you want. When you want a 'mug cake':

    3TBS of the mix
    2TBS water
    1MIN in microwave

    Top it with anything you want or eat it plain. Delicious, and also less than 200 calories. It's in the database under 3-2-1 cake.
  • squirrelzzrule22
    squirrelzzrule22 Posts: 640 Member
    In for when the blossoms in my yard become fruit. :bigsmile:

    My daughter does this and adds cocoa powder to make a mug brownie, which would also be good with cherries or strawberries.

    I tried to invent the brownie once and never quite got it right, I should try again though!
  • squirrelzzrule22
    squirrelzzrule22 Posts: 640 Member
    That sounds freaking delicious.

    Mine:

    In a gallon sized ziploc bag, mix ONE box of Angel Food cake (HAS to be angel food) and one box of ANY flavor you want. When you want a 'mug cake':

    3TBS of the mix
    2TBS water
    1MIN in microwave

    Top it with anything you want or eat it plain. Delicious, and also less than 200 calories. It's in the database under 3-2-1 cake.

    Ooh I like the sound of that!!
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    That sounds freaking delicious.

    Mine:

    In a gallon sized ziploc bag, mix ONE box of Angel Food cake (HAS to be angel food) and one box of ANY flavor you want. When you want a 'mug cake':

    3TBS of the mix
    2TBS water
    1MIN in microwave

    Top it with anything you want or eat it plain. Delicious, and also less than 200 calories. It's in the database under 3-2-1 cake.

    I've done it. Threw away the mix. Too bland/dry. It's just not worth the calories for me. Rather spend twice the calories and have an actually satisfying piece of cake.

    Just IMO.

    OP, try this http://freerangecookies.com/2013/01/09/make-vanilla-cake-in-2-minutes/
    I made it last week, was about 350 calories but really good and satisfying, and much bigger than most mug cakes.
  • MicheleWE
    MicheleWE Posts: 179 Member
    Going to have to give it a try.
  • Mygsds
    Mygsds Posts: 1,564 Member
    Bump
  • dreamer12151
    dreamer12151 Posts: 1,031 Member
    Two for one in this thread! Gonna have to try both of these!
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    What is
    "best of the egg"?

    i want to try to make this, it sounds good.
  • squirrelzzrule22
    squirrelzzrule22 Posts: 640 Member
    What is
    "best of the egg"?

    i want to try to make this, it sounds good.

    I buy Lucerne "best of the egg" whites and original for omelets, scrambled eggs, and cooking. Basically it's the premixed eggy stuff in a little carton. I like normal eggs too, I just find it easier for a number of reasons. This recipe doesn't need to have egg at all, but I prefer the overall texture when there is a dash of it. A little bit of normal egg would work just as well it's just trickier to measure :)
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    What is
    "best of the egg"?

    i want to try to make this, it sounds good.

    I buy Lucerne "best of the egg" whites and original for omelets, scrambled eggs, and cooking. Basically it's the premixed eggy stuff in a little carton. I like normal eggs too, I just find it easier for a number of reasons. This recipe doesn't need to have egg at all, but I prefer the overall texture when there is a dash of it. A little bit of normal egg would work just as well it's just trickier to measure :)

    thnks:flowerforyou:
  • Brumhilda
    Brumhilda Posts: 47 Member
    Sounds great..can't wait to try
  • igsalem
    igsalem Posts: 69 Member
    Bump....sounds yummy.

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