Oh my goodness, Friends! I have to tell you about this DELICIOUSNESS that I had for breakfast this morning! As I recommended yesterday, you SERIOUSLY need to go check out the blog Chocolate Covered Katie! There were so many good recipes on there that I pinned yesterday, but I'd already had breakfast by the time I found them. So today I went right over to Pinterest for breakfast and I totally scored! Mug Coffee Cake! Can you say, "Amazing!!!"? Because it was!
Now, if you're a Pinterest-er like me, you've probably tried a few of those "mug" recipes. Chocolate cake, chocolate chip cookie, brownies, there are a bunch on there. The draw to these recipes is that they are quick and a single serving. I myself have tried a few different ones with varying degrees of success, always coming to the conclusion that the full versions are better. So I was reluctant to try this coffee cake, because I have just never had a ton of success in the "mug recipe" area. Well, I am happy to FINALLY report that I have found one that works and tastes wonderful! It was great! I hope you'll try it and enjoy it as well!
Katie talks in her blog about using applesauce instead of oil or butter in recipes. I have done it before and it's great! Keeps your recipes moist without the calories. However, Katie also mentions that she, personally uses the butter or oil because she doesn't care for the fat free baked goods. I told you she was a woman after my own heart, right? ;) Today I used the butter and oil, but I may try the applesauce tomorrow and let you know which I like best. This recipe was great and certainly worth repeating! Here are the specifics that I used for my recipe...
3 tbsp all purpose flour (It's what I had on hand, and I don't buy a lot of crazy ingredients anymore without knowing I can use them all up - notice the prunes still sitting in my pantry...)
2 packets (yellow) zero calorie sweetener (I don't have Stevia, but I should probably buy some, and the regular sugar has more calories, so I opted for the yellow packets that I put in my coffee)
2 tsp melted butter (Like I said, I went the oil and butter route this time, and 2 tsp was approximate, as I was cutting it off a stick of butter)
1/4 tsp olive oil (Way easier than trying to melt 1/4 tsp of butter)
5 Pecan halves (I used more, nuts are healthy and tasty, and broke them up with my fingers when I added them to the topping mixture. This ensured a bit of Pecan in every bite, which was delicious!)
Other than that, I used her recipe to the letter. (OK, maybe I added just a little extra brown sugar...) ;) I cooked it in the microwave for 1 min 15 sec and it was perfect! I don't allow myself coffee until I've had 3-16oz glasses of water, so I had to chug my 3rd glass pretty quick because it's coffee cake, you need coffee with it! ;) All in all, it was soooo good, Folks! My pictures don't do it justice. But seriously, click on the link and try this recipe! You won't regret it! Happy (microwave) Baking!
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