6.30.2012

Peanut Butter Mug Cake

G'day! I feel like talking {EHEEMMMMMM. Typing.} in an Australian accent. Don't judge. :) 

Thankfully, I'm feeling so much better today. Well there's still a little bit of a tummy-funk goin' on down there, but other than that, muchos bueno! {which is much better in spanish…} 

Australian and Spanish? Austranish. 

Ok. Enough 'a that. I was a guest over at White Lights on Wednesday last week and shared this goodness. 

Peanut butter. Cake. Made in like 3 minutes. I really don't think I need to say more, do I? Nope. 




Peanut Butter Mug Cake
recipe from//Kirbie's Cravings

4 tablespoons all purpose flour
4 tablespoons white granulated sugar
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 egg
3 tablespoons peanut butter
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons vegetable oil

Combine all ingredients in an oversized coffee mug. Whisk well with a small whisk until smooth. Microwave on high for 1 1/2 minutes and then take it out to check to see if it is done. If not, continue to microwave in thirty second intervals. Mine was done at 2 minutes. You don’t want to overcook it or it will become rubbery. You can also make this into two smaller-sized mugs. You can mix the batter all in one mug and then pour half into another mug. Make sure you cook each one individually.


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57 comments:

  1. Oh wow. I think this might be my favorite mug cake of all time!

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  2. Oh my goodness. Mug cake + Peanut Butter. Perfect! Thanks for linking up to "Strut Your Stuff Saturday!" Hopefully we'll see you tomorrow at 8pm MDT for this week's party! :) -The Sisters

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  3. I seriously can think of NOTHING BETTER than this!

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  4. You are my hero. I thoroughly LOVE these posts!! I am a missionary in Costa Rica and found the miracle of mug cakes a few months back. This blog has totally brightened my day!!!!

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  5. Wow! This SO good! I've done a chocolate mug cake before that was alright but this is incredible. I put some chunks of bittersweet chocolate in it too. OM NOM NOM!

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  6. I just made this and it's so yummy! Definitely will be making it again.
    Found it on Pinterest :)

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  7. Oh my goodness, I LOVE eating things out of cups/mugs for some reason, so I'm SO happy I found your blog! It's taking a lot of self-control for me not to make this peanut butter cake at midnight right now.... ;)

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  8. I added a drizzle of chocolate syrup over the top. Very yummy afternoon treat. I know it's got some protein and calcium somewhere it there, so I'm good :)

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  9. Yikes!! This is 1000 calories! Now I can't eat supper!! Will be making this a layer cake for 4!!

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  10. Just made this, and it is soooo good!! (With a big glass of milk, of course.)

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  11. Oh, and yeah it is a lot of calories if you make the whole thing, but it would be impossible to eat over half. I ate like 1/4 of it, and I was stuffed!

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  12. This was so delicious. I had thought that a mug wouldn't be enough so I made a double batch in a bowl... I didn't eat even a quarter of it. I am so full but it was so delicious.

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    2. I agree. I made mine in a bowl too. Only ate half. My kids love all of your single size mug cake/cookies! Plus, they can easily make it themselves. Another benefit is that I'm not tempted to eat the leftovers of a whole batch of cookies or cake!

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  13. You are aware that 4 T = 1/4 c., right? Might help with the measuring.

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  14. I made a LOW CALORIE HEALTHY version of this PB cake for myself. I'm positive the regular fattening recipe is WAY better (of course)! That's what my kids say ;) But, I can't afford to eat like that. So did a little experimenting. I replaced PB with the Powdered PB2 (you can purchase this product through Amazon). Added one Tablespoon of real peanut butter. I used 3 TBS wheat flour and 1 TBS white flour. Then I used stevia instead of sugar (or you could use honey). I did not add any oil at all. Next time though I will add some applesauce in replacement of the oil (without oil it was a bit dry). Anyhow, my low cal healthy version was good (not great - but it is healthier - hey, you can't have it all!) It tasted like healthy PB bread. Very filling. I could only eat half.

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  15. I don't know what I did wrong... I just made this and it was so nasty. I'll just have to try again I suppose!

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  16. Wow, I did not think a cake in the microwave for 90 seconds could be this good. The kids loved it!

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  17. I just found this off pintrest and had to try it. I am amazed at how good this turned out. I tweeked it just a bit by adding 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder. I will be making this a lot more. Now I need to try the rest!!!

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  18. FYI: mucho mejor = much better in spanish
    also, i made your microwave pear crisp the other day and it was DELICIOUS. i'm going to try it with apples today, i'm expecting it to be equally delicious lol.

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  19. Found your blog on Pin Interest - this recipe looks fabulous - going to try a gluten free version - hubby has celiac but loves peanut butter - who doesn't. Looking forward to visiting you often at Happy Place (love the name).

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  20. love to try but i dont ve a microwave.. cld a oven do the job too

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  21. Going to try with gluten free flour.

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  22. We tried this recipe tonight with an adaption. Instead of 3 tablespoons of peanut butter we used 3 tablespoons of butterscotch chips. We melted them with the milk in the microwave for 30 seconds, then added the rest of the ingredients. It was so very tasty!

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  23. just made it...put drizzled dark chocolate over top of it....WONDERFUL!!!

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  24. As others have said, I added chocolate. Milk chocolate would've been better if I'd had it. My problem is that, when I got to the bottom, some of it was kinda almost burned, while other parts were still gooey and uncooked. Thoughts?

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  25. Prepared this in a soup mug. Added chocolate chips on top. Yummy!

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  26. I've made this multiple times and it is my favorite thing ever!! THANK YOU SO MUCH! (:

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  27. I made this tonight in a bowl with 2 tbsp peanut butter, 1 tbsp Peanut Butter & Co. Dark Chocolate Dreams Peanut Butter, and a handful of mini chocolate chips.

    I swear, this thing could serve 4! It came out HUGE!

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  28. I made this the other day, it was awesome. Had to eat it in various sittings though as it was massssive! Loved it though, so thank you :)

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  29. II just made this and i have to say, it is awesome! I didn't use egg because i'm pregnant and don't want to take the chance that the egg doesn't get cooked well, but even without the egg it's still moist and delicious!

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  30. Love your blog! I made this cake in a mug and shared it on my blog linking back to you! Cant wait to try some more. Come visit me sometime. www.lifeawayfromtheofficechair.blogspot.com

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  31. I'm gonna make a whole bunch of these for my friends birthday! She LOVES peanut butter!

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  32. Found your blog on Pinterest, I made two one was great but i over cooked the second :( But overall it was very good!

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  33. combined chocolate and peanut butter chips, so good!

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  34. I made this tonight for my boyfriend for the first time, and he thought it was strange going in but once it came out and he tried it, he had a big smile on his face like a little kid and wondered into the living room. I on the other hand made mine with Nutella. Takes a little longer, but on so good

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  35. I tried this tonight and wrote a review on my blog about it. VERY tasty. Love it. I threw in some peanut butter chips at the last second. It was definitely enough for 2 servings.

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    1. Thanks so much! Yah, it's pretty rich for one person. Glad you enjoyed it!

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  36. I have to say this was FABULOUS! I had heard of the 1 minute mug desserts and fell for the alleged results. I was a bit hesitant to try this but I was looking for one that seemed to be a viable recipe and this seemed to be the best fit.

    I added ingredients in the order they are listed above into a plastic bowl, whisked like crazy, poured it into what I considered an oversized mug put it in the microwave. I started with the 1 1/2 min mark as suggested but I found for my cups, it took 2 1/2 minutes to be finished.

    I was not expecting any decent result and I have to say I was more than pleasantly surprised that this recipe proved me wrong! OMG this was ridiculously delicious! And yes, as others stated, it was HUGE (but I guiltily ate the entire thing with some cream cheese icing.

    This is now a permanent part of my recipe file and will definitely be used for the occasional sweet tooth craving and for special occasions. BEST THING EVER!!!! Now I need to find more that are just as real as this!

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  37. Love this! I even included in in my most recent link roundup: http://itsemmaelise.com/post/77678487161/massive-list-of-links-part-9
    Thanks for posting!

    ♥emma
    www.itsemmaelise.com

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  38. ok, you must be using a massive mug, cuz I made this in two large-ish mugs and they were overflowing!! SO delicious though! :)

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  39. Disgusting. I am puzzled as to why so many people liked this. The only extra thing I added was a tad bit more sugar. Other than that, I followed the instructions exactly. I microwaved it for 1 minute, 30 seconds, then 30 more. I ended up with a bland sponge-like result. And this is definitely not enough for 2 or 3 people to share. It *mostly* filled an average-sized mug.

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  40. I swapped the peanut butter for Biscoff cookie butter and it was a DREAM

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  41. CAN'T WAIT TO TRY THIS!!! BTW, "much better" in Spanish is MUCHO MEJOR ;)

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  42. Well, I made the bizarre 1:30am random substitution version of this, in that I didn't have regular peanut butter, so I used a tablespoon each of nutella, almond butter, and the powdered peanut butter stuff, because I only had the end bit in the container of each of those. And I also didn't have milk, so I used 2 tablespoons of cinnamon coffee creamer and one of sweetened condensed milk once I ran out of creamer. AND I didn't have white sugar, so I used some brown. But it still turned out tasty...

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  43. This is awesome, I’ve made it twice today.

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  44. I ate the whole thing! I'm stuffed! Thank you! Made some pb and banana icing ti go on top!

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  45. So yummy! It tastes like a real cake, and is has the perfect sweet/ salty/ peanut butter combination. It makes a whole mugfull, so I had to finish it later, because it is very filling too. Yum!

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  46. So wish I hadn't tried this. So good, so easy, so dangerous. Nom Nom Nom

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  47. So wish I hadn't tried this. So good, so easy, so dangerous. Nom Nom Nom

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  48. I made this as well and already made it several times myself. I did use apple sauce instead of oil and nixed the egg. I featured it on my blog as well, www.justanotherhispanic.com.

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  49. This really hit the spot !!!

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