I know this picture sucks, but I had 3 minutes to take a picture. Busy days. Desperate measures. And I wanted to eat it. You know my self control.
Coffee cake still doesn’t make sense to me. There’s no coffee in it. I mean, I get it. You eat it with coffee. When I was younger, my good ole’ ma and I would go to a donut shop and get coffee cake donuts. I never ate them with coffee, so the name was dumb to me, but efffffffin’ A did I love them. I mean LOVE. And this little cake in a mug is pretty damn close to what it tasted like. And just so you know, I never called my mother, ma. Ever.
Sometimes, I really wish I didn’t love food so much. I’m pretty sure I’d be much smaller. And my thighs wouldn’t rub together while I ran. Then I could wear shorts!! But alas, I love food just way too much. Dang it.
So the other day, I walked out of a spin class 10 minutes early because I was so bored with the music. She was playing music from the Thriller era. I can’t sprint to that. I just can’t. I’m sure people feel that way about my music in the gym BUT….I got nothing. Now I know how it feels.
Has anyone else seen the Durex commercial for their massage stuff? Anyone else think it’s weird that the two people making out in the shower have clothes on? I do. I think it’s super weird. And unrealistic.
Enough about weird stuff I like to talk about. Let’s talk about a couple paleo products I’m into right now. Just a couple. If you’re looking for a snack that’s already made for you, you need to check out these 2 products.
- Nohmad Snacks. They have all raw snacks which include chocolate chip and carrot cake cookies. AND raw chocolates like peppermint crunch and hazelnut with sea salt. I was STOKED when I tried these snacks. I absolutely love them. And right now, if you use the promo code ‘paleomg’ you will get free shipping on orders over $25!! Woot! Cool noise, eh?
- Kolat Fusion nut butters. Like, whoa. Delicious. I even used one of their products in my mini ice cream pops. Their nut butter flavors include Blueberry Cinnamon Walnut, Dark Chocolate Coconut, Cherry Vanilla Almond, and Espresso Hazelnut. I want to swim in their nut butters. Well, that was weird.
And just so you guys know, this is definitely my favorite cake in a mug. I’ve made a chocolate cake and a 21DSD pumpkin cake both in mugs, but this one is the best so far. You’re gonna LOVE it. Like for real foo.
Microwave Coffee Cake in a Mug
Ingredients
For the cake
- 1 tablespoon grass fed butter, melted -I used Kerrygold butter (you could coconut oil as well)
- 1 heaping tablespoon coconut sugar
- 1 tablespoon applesauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg, whisked
- 2 tablespoons almond flour/meal
- 1 tablespoon coconut flour
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- pinch of salt
For the topping
- 2 tablespoons grass fed butter, at room temperature or slightly cold
- 1 tablespoon almond flour/meal
- 1 tablespoon coconut sugar
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
For the whipped cream
- 1 (7 ounce) can of full fat coconut milk, stored in fridge overnight
- ½ teaspoon maple syrup
Instructions
- Mix all cake ingredients in a mug and mix well.
- Place all topping ingredients in a bowl and use your hands to pinch the ingredients together.
- Add topping ingredients on top of cake ingredients. Place in microwave and cook for 3 minutes. Let sit to slightly cool.
- While the cake is cooking, place the solid cream that has hardened at the top of the can in a bowl and whisk together with maple syrup.
- Top cake with whipped cream. Eat up. Amazing. Truly amazing
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More Easy Mug Cakes:
Sugar Detox Pumpkin Cake in a Mug with Chocolate Whip
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Mine came out very “eggy.” I had chunks of egg throughout – not very appetizing! Has anyone ever tried this without the egg? A non-paleo mug brownie I made before did not use an egg and it turned out nicely.
I just made this and am devouring it as I type this. Insane! I was so excited to eat it that I didn’t let it cool and just burnt my tongue….
This is very good I had no trouble what so ever didn’t make the whip cream as I didn’t have the coconut milk but the cake was awesome I’m trying to eat less processed foods not strictly pale o so I enjoyed with some home made ice cream delicious
I made this as a special treat for my celiac/food allergy teen one weekend morning. He came downstairs asking “did you make cinnamon rolls?” Huge hit with the whole fam, now he makes them for himself and his brother (minus the sugar) for a weekday breakfast. Thanks for giving us a higher protein option for my teen with the endless metabolism! (If only doctors could replicate that metabolism for women!!!) Five stars!!!!
Juli, this is GENIUS! I am in my first week of Paleo and i was in setious need of some comfort food. This was so satisfying and so unexpected!!
Love your website – your candor and humor are brilliant!! While embarking on this journey I’m so happy to have your website for laughs, tips and recipes.
Hey Juli,
I just made this, and the topping made a huge mess in my microwave! I’m pretty sure I followed everything exactly as you said, so I’m not sure why that happened. It looked like it boiled over, even though there was plenty of extra room in the mug…
Anyway, besides that little mishap, it was great! I will definitely make it again! And pray for a clean microwave… 🙂
That’s really strange, I’m not sure why it would have done that! I’m sorry 🙁
I think I just probably had less room in the mug than I thought. I’ll use a bigger one next time!
Thanks so much for posting all your amazing recipes! I’m a busy teen, and it gets uncomfortable with friends and having to worry about what I’m going to eat at so-and-so’s party, etc. I rely on people like you for help! 🙂
This recipe is INSANE! Thank you 😀 Sweet tooth is totally satisfied 😀
The only problem with this was when I burned my tongue… it was so good, I kept eating because it was so good!!!!!! Poor tongue but it was worth it.
Wow!! This was YUMMY:). Thank you for bringing us such amazing recipes. Sweet tooth satisfied!!
I read somewhere that sugar taken from the coconut palm will stop the production of coconuts. Not sure the sugar is worth that.
Like your site. Gives me great ideas for changing my diet.
I think the cup in your picture is deceptively larger than it looks. Mine overflowed…however, this was literally the the BEST mug cake in the history of everdom. And I am not about to waste deliciousness, so I totally spooned the overflow back into the cup as best I could and ate it up. That just happened. YUM