Coffee mug cake (with Nutella)

christibam
christibam Posts: 478 Member
I LOVE this for something quick when I'm craving cake. The calories differ depending on what type of cake mix you use and if you put anything on top of it or not.

Take 1 box of Angel Food cake and 1 box of whatever other flavor cake mix you want (I chose double chocolate) and mix them together in a big Tupperware container.

Take 3 TBSP cake mix
2 TBSP water

Mix in a coffee mug until saturated and microwave for 1 minute. (3-2-1!!!) I forget where this recipe came from. Somewhere online.

BAM! You have cake.

The mix I used is 168 calories for one cake. This time I added 1 TBSP Nutella because it was a reward for hitting my first goal. I also added 2 TBSP fat free whipped cream. It was 288 calories for everything pictured.

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  • yummy that looks delicious !!! & congrats for reaching your first goal !
  • cr21
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  • christibam
    christibam Posts: 478 Member
    yummy that looks delicious !!! & congrats for reaching your first goal !

    It was amaaaaaaazing! lol I had never had Nutella before and I bought this saying I would save it to have 1 TBSP when I hit 265. My husband and his friend even wanted one after I made it. They were so skeptical about me making cake in the microwave but they agreed it was great.

    And thank you. :)
  • BobbyDaniel
    BobbyDaniel Posts: 1,459 Member
    Shoot...I drooled on my keyboard!
  • colochel
    colochel Posts: 263 Member
    I was just googling mug cake today! Soo glad you posted this... I was very discouraged that the recipe I entered into MFP was over 1000 cal. Nice to have a better alternative. What kind of mix did you use, if you don't mind?
  • JmeJinxx
    JmeJinxx Posts: 210 Member
    hoooooooly nom. that looks super yummy!
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  • christibam
    christibam Posts: 478 Member
    I *think* it was Duncan Hines. First box was Angel Food cake and the other was double chocolate something or other. Really, you can use any brand as long as there's Angel Food cake apparently. I don't know why and I haven't tried it without it since this is only the 2nd time I've made it.
  • pcteck2
    pcteck2 Posts: 184 Member
    Ok! This looks so good. I would never bake a cake to have around, but 1 serving sounds great. Thanks for the post.
  • Thanks for this post. I am going to try it!
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  • This looks so good. I can't buy nutella lol because it's just like crack for me. I could eat the whole jar! Good for you, you can stop with only one.
  • CathVan
    CathVan Posts: 36 Member
    Looks great... thanks for sharing!
  • That looks delicious!!! I'll have to try it...thanks for sharing.
  • christibam
    christibam Posts: 478 Member
    This looks so good. I can't buy nutella lol because it's just like crack for me. I could eat the whole jar! Good for you, you can stop with only one.

    This is the first time I've ever had Nutella! Luckily, I'm doing great with my self control lately. :) The great thing about this is that you can have a small portion of cake whenever you want instead of baking a whole cake or even having a whole slice. It should stay in a Tupperware container for a pretty long time as long as it's sealed.

    You can top it with pretty much anything too! I might use strawberries next week.
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  • tatertotfishstick
    tatertotfishstick Posts: 91 Member
    that is ridiculous!!!!! I have to try that.
  • 7funnygirl7
    7funnygirl7 Posts: 1,176
    Yummy! I am already trying to imagine all the "extra" things I could stick inside...LOL. Maybe a slice of peach so I would feel even better eating something with fruit~~ha ha. Thanks for sharing~will come in handy when I have a "chocolate" attack!!!
  • Bookluver81
    Bookluver81 Posts: 22 Member
    Sounds good and looks delicious.
  • Anomalia
    Anomalia Posts: 506 Member
    holy ****, bump
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    XXXMinnieXXX Posts: 3,459 Member
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    chicky89 Posts: 260 Member
    mmmmm bump!!!
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  • MaryD4900
    MaryD4900 Posts: 135 Member
    yummy. gotta try. i love nutella
  • westernjoy
    westernjoy Posts: 175 Member
    have to try
  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
    Mega bump!