Peach Cobbler Mug Cake {5 Minute Recipe}

Good Morning Everyone!!

Now I have a question.... Who doesn't LOVE a good old Southern Peach Cobbler?
So far I have yet to find anyone that will honestly answer that question with a "OH HECK NO!"

For my family and friends that answer remains the same. So as we enter into one of my most FAVORITE seasons... Peach season.

Now for this it is light enough to be served ANYTIME of day. Breakfast.  Brunch. Lunch. Dinner, even as that late night snack when you JUST HAVE TO HAVE CAKE. (If you have been following this blog for a while you will know what my family thinks of Cake.)

So with not further hesitation here it is:

Peach Cobbler Mug Cake {5 Minute Recipe}

Ingredients

1 Tbsp butter
3 Tbsp white cake mix (I used Betty Crocker)
1 - 2 pinches of cinnamon (can also add a small pinch nutmeg too)
2 1/2 Tbsp milk
1 (4 oz) diced peaches in light syrup OR 4 slices of Peaches from a can packed in light syrup

1 12 oz Mug or Ramekin

Directions

• Place butter in a mug and melt in microwave.

• Meanwhile, in a small bowl whisk together cake mix and cinnamon then whisk in milk and stir until well blended. Pour mixture over melted butter in mug (don't stir). 

• Drain 2 Tbsp liquid from peaches (about 2/3 of the liquid. Discard or drink it) then pour peaches over top of cake mix (don't stir). Microwave on 50% power for about 3 - 4 minutes, until desired firmness (time may vary depending on each microwave oven and wattage). Allow to cool slightly (it will be ridiculously hot) then optionally top with vanilla ice cream and a light dusting of cinnamon.

ENJOY!!

Bacon & Eggs in a Mug

In my very crazy life of kids and a hubby that needs to get up at zero-dark-Oh-way-to-early (If you do not know what time that is be oh so ever thankful! But think of it as anytime that is before the sun ever decides to get out of bed herself!) When he is home that is another breakfast among everyone else's that needs to be made. Now you would think that would be easy put out bowls and cereal and tell them to go at it. YEAH RIGHT NOT HAPPENING! It's MA, I'm running late I don't want to eat that! MA, can I have eggs and bacon? Oh Ma that sounds good but can I have veggies instead in mine? MA, come on we have to get to the school bus. Mama? I's hungwry pwese. Or my fave  "Hunny, did you manage to pick up my uniforms from the dry cleaners?" Have you ever had one of those morning where you just want to change your name from MA to anything else? Lol I sure do at least twice a day.

But this is my solution to making breakfast a little bit easier.

What you need:

2 eggs

2 Tbsp. milk

1 Tbsp. of real bacon bits. (You could add whatever you want with your eggs)

1 Tbsp. shredded cheese

a small spray of cooking spray

1 large coffee mug

 

Steps:

 

Crack eggs into large coffee mug

 

Add milk

 

Mix eggs and milk 

Mix in bacon bits

 

Microwave on HIGH 1min 30 sec to 2 min or until almost set stirring after 45 sec.

Add shredded cheese. Let stand 1 min

Serve and Enjoy!!



 

It's a Party!! So who doesn't love cake?

 

 

 

5 Minute Chocolate Cake

I came about this one day while I was watching the Rachel Ray show and they were talking about great 5 min snacks. Well it just so happen it was cake day. Well that got my attention, mainly because my fabulous husband L-O-V-E-S cake. He and cake are on a first name basis. Cake is his go to for EVERYTHING! He will have cake at any time of day for any reason. Cake solves it all, if it didn’t, it just means you didn’t eat enough of it. So with that being said our children (which we have our very own football team of them or when it’s just half of them hubby calls them our soccer team ranging from teens to infant) are of the same likeminded ways as their dad. That my friend is a LOT of cake! So one would think I would just hop on over to the store and keep those freezer ones on hand. No such luck. You see we are a home of a vast variety of allergies and tastes. What one likes you could not get the other to even look at let alone put in their mouth. So this recipe intrigued me for the very reason I could customize it for each individual, and not spend my whole life in the kitchen making only cake for my lot.

 

BUT it gets even better!! I realized this makes the PERFECT gift as well. (I am all for easy gift ideas. As you may have guessed my family loves to give cake as gifts so ALL can have cake too. Marie Antoinette joked "Let them eat cake!” This statement lives true with us.) Just mix all the dry ingredients in a zippy bag place in desired gift mug with directions and wrap in clear gift wrap (which can all be purchased at your local dollar store.) So with that said this is what you need:

Supplies:

 

 

 

 

 

Coffee mug (I like to use my very large latte mug.)
4 tablespoons flour - make sure you measure it right
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
2 tablespoons whisked egg - 1 egg is too much, 1 egg white is too eggy, 1 yolk is too dense, but 2 tbsp. is just right!
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips
A splash of vanilla or other flavoring - try peppermint or cinnamon
For a fudgier version, omit egg!
 

Directions:

Spray mug with cooking spray to prevent sticking
Add all of the dry ingredients to the mug and mix.

Add the egg and combine well. It gets pretty pasty at this point.

Stir in milk and oil.



Add chocolate chips*
A splash of vanilla. Stir well.

*If you don't have chocolate chips, try a broken up candy bar - I can't stress how much this amps up the awesomeness of your cake. If you would like to have Lava cake, try a heaping tbsp. of Nutella. Just drop it into the middle! Mmmmmm!!

Microwave for 3 minutes in a 1000w oven, 2:30 if you want it a little gooier.



It will start to crown over the top of the mug. Don't panic! It will collapse once the heat stops.



Then Serve!! Can be served in the mug or tipped out on to a plate.
CAUTION will still be HOT so eat with care!






This cake is still good half an hour out of the oven. In fact, I think it gets better the longer it sits, but I can't speak to how it does after that, since there's never any left!

In my family we like to top it with real whipped cream or our favorite frozen desert (Ice cream or sorbet) depending on the mood (and in our family’s case allergies…). You can also split the batter into 2 smaller mugs and nuke them for 1:50 instead of 3:00.

Enjoy!