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    Home » Recipes » Breakfast » Cinnamon Crumb Coffee Cake in a Mug

    Cinnamon Crumb Coffee Cake in a Mug

    Published: Feb 6, 2014 · Modified: Feb 24, 2019 by Bren

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    Easy coffee cake in a mug is the perfect weekend treat. Try making this easy treat today! 

    Crumb Coffee Cake in a Mug - Delicious coffee cake in 5 minutes when you use your microwave.

    Have you ever tried making a single serving cake recipe or perhaps cake in a mug? I was inspired to make cinnamon crumb coffee cake in a mug by my love of sleep. Let me explain…

    Our  kiddos are big fans of coffee cake (the buttery sweet kind with a crunchy cinnamon crumb topping and a light glaze) maybe because they did an awful lot of hanging out in coffee shops when they were toddlers. Don’t judge me too harshly; we were living in the Pacific Northwest. Coffee is a necessity of life when it is foggy and rainy 9 months of the year, you live with 2 preschoolers, and your husband is traveling for work!

     

    Okay, less therapy blog  and more streusel coffee cake talk! So we love delicious coffee cake and it makes a great Sunday morning treat, but I don’t like getting up extra early to make said coffee cake. (Our elementary school starts at 7:45 a.m. and I teach night classes so I love my “sleep in” days. And by sleep in I mean get up at 8 a.m., the glamorous life of a mom!)

     

    Enter the microwave and a mug. As I have mentioned before, I love lazy mom tricks that get the results I want with as little effort as possible. Thanks to the Chocolate, Chocolate and More blog for the inspiration! If you like this recipe check out her recipes for Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Mug Cake and Nutella Mug Cake.

    Love of Coffee Cake + Lazy Mom = Cinnamon Crumb Coffee Cake in a Mug (This is the kind of math I excel at!)

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    BrenDid Cinnamon Crumb Coffee Cake in a Mug - Delicious coffee cake in 5 minutes when you use your microwave.

    Cinnamon Crumb Coffee Cake in a Mug

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    • Author: Bren
    • Prep Time: 3 minutes
    • Cook Time: 2 minutes
    • Total Time: 5 minutes
    • Yield: 2 small cakes 1x
    • Category: Brunch
    • Method: Oven
    • Cuisine: American
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    We love delicious coffee cake and it makes a great Sunday morning treat, but I don’t like getting up extra early to make it. Enter the microwave and a mug… seriously delicious coffee cake in 5 minutes or less! Makes one seriously decadent serving or two sweet treats.


    Ingredients

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    Coffee Cake:

    • 2 tbsp unsalted butter (softened)
    • 4 tbsp sugar
    • 1 egg
    • 4 tbsp plain Greek yogurt
    • 1/4 tsp vanilla
    • 1/2 cup flour
    • 1/4 tsp baking powder
    • Crumb filling and topping
    • 2 tbsp unsalted butter (softened)
    • 4 tbsp flour
    • 2 tbsp brown sugar
    • 2 tsp cinnamon
    • 2 tsp chopped walnuts (optional)

    Glaze:

    • 1/8 cup powdered sugar
    • 1–2 tsp milk
    • 1/4 tsp vanilla

    Instructions

    1. Mix the batter in a small bowl.
    2. Cream together softened butter and sugar.
    3. Add egg, Greek yogurt and vanilla; beat until smooth.
    4. Add flour and baking powder; blend.
    5. In a separate mug or small bowl combine ingredients for crumb topping and blend until crumbly.
    6. In a large coffee mug or two small mugs layer batter,crumb topping, batter and finally crumb topping .
    7. Microwave on high for 1 minute. If you are making one large mug it may need another 30 seconds – 1 minute. Check by inserting toothpick into the center, if it comes out clean your cake is done. If not, microwave 20 more seconds.
    8. In a clean bowl, stir together glaze ingredients. Once smooth drizzle over the coffee cake.
    9. You can serve the coffee cake right in the mug, or get all fancy pants and put it on a plate.
    10. This coffee cake serves 2 adults or 1 adult and 2 smallish kids.


    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1 mug
    • Calories: 620

    Keywords: coffee cake in a mug, easy coffee cake

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    1. Stephanie

      March 14, 2017 at 8:28 am

      Coffee cake quickly could be really dangerous…. At least it’s portion controlled!! Thanks for the recipe; I can’t wait to try it.

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      • Bren

        March 14, 2017 at 9:36 am

        Yes, I love the smaller size… not a huge cake tempting me all weekend!

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