Five Minute Microwave Coffee Cake in a Coffee Cup Recipe

"This is a genius idea, especially for those "On The Go" or those that only want one serving at a time. They are also great for singles who don't like having a lot of sweets sitting around the house and it gives you variety for your breakfast menu too, not to mention how delicious they are! I found this on the Prudent Baby blog, and thought I would share it here after trying it first myself. I loved it! SUBSTITUTION IDEAS: You can substitute coconut oil instead of butter, whole wheat or spelt flour, half and half, cream, yogurt (regular or Greek) instead of sour cream, and only 1 tablespoon of sugar, or use a sugar substitute or honey in place of the sugar."

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Well, first you’ll need a cup. If you want it to puff up over the top of the cup, use a small one. Or if you want to dig into the cup, use a big one. It matters not.

Step 2

Coffeecake: Add butter to the cup. Soften it in the microwave for 10-15 seconds. Don’t melt, just soften.

Step 3

Stir in sugar until it’s fluffy and creamy, maybe 30 seconds.

Step 4

Break the egg into a ramekin and stir it up, then split it between two cups of coffee cake, or just use half of the egg mixture for one coffee cake. (you can add egg. You don’t have to, but without egg it’s more crumbly and less cake-y. You can do a whole egg to one serving if you want to. Play it by ear. Try it out and see what tastes best to you).