Friday, October 25, 2013

MUG CAKES: 100 Speedy Treats to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth by Leslie Bilderback: #Giveaway and Review


Who doesn’t love cake ?
If there’s anything on earth that can bring a smile faster than a piece of cake, it’s a cake you can make in five minutes. MUG CAKES: 100 Speedy Treats to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth by Leslie Bilderback contains 100 cake recipes that you can make in a matter of minutes! Instead of reaching for store-bought mix that can take up to an hour to bake, all you need to make instant cake is a tiny bit of batter, a mug, a fork, and a microwave, then zap, you're done.

There are one hundred mouthwatering mug cake recipes to please every taste, with a range of flavors including:
· Basic Yellow Cake
· Devil’s-food
· Chocolate Pasilla Chile
· Root Beer Float
· Sticky Toffee
· Guinness Cake (for the adults)

There are even recipes for cake lovers with special dietary needs, including gluten-free, sugar free, dairy free, and vegan. Additionally, there are recipes for puddings, pies, and cheesecakes.

This book is here to fulfill the cake craving you have after a long day at work, or to make with your kids, or if you have a hankering in the middle of the night. And best of all it can be for single servings. If you’ve got five minutes to spare, grab a mug, mix up a mug cake, and satisfy your sweet tooth ASAP!

Lemon Bar Mug
This recipe didn't come out so great for me. All the ingredients seemed to separate once cooked, but after it cooled it tasted ok, very lemony.

Fluffernutter Mug Cake! This was SO good!! You must try this recipe! I never had a fluffernutter before, so I never knew what I was missing. WOW it was good, now I can have it in CAKE form!

Fluffernutter Mug Cake
Makes 2 mug cakes

Marshmallow Fluff is a Massachusetts invention, and is not readily available outside of New England. The rest of the country must make do with Marshmallow Creme. The fluffernutter sandwich comes from Massachusetts, too. Several attempts at making it the state sandwich have failed, probably due to health concerns. Maybe they should try it on whole wheat bread.

Ingredients
2 tablespoons peanut butter
1 large egg
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
¼ cup milk
¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
¼ cup packed brown sugar
5 tablespoons (¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon) self-rising flour*  
Pinch of kosher salt
2 tablespoons Marshmallow
Fluff or Marshmallow Creme

*For a gluten free version, I used 5 TBL GF flour blend, 3/4 tsp. baking powder and a pinch of salt with these ingredients.)

Method
In a large mug, whisk together the peanut butter, egg, and oil with a fork. Stir in the milk, vanilla, and
brown sugar. Add the flour and salt. Beat the batter until smooth. Fold in the marshmallow fluff. Divide the batter between two mugs. Microwave separately for 1½ to 2½ minutes each until risen and firm.

Topping Ideas: Whipped cream, another dollop of fluff (if you dare), sliced bananas, chopped peanuts, chocolate sauce, or chocolate shavings.

Variations
Nutella-Fluffer: Replace the peanut butter with Nutella. Fluffer-Nana-Nutter: Fold sliced ripe bananas into the batter. Porky-Nutter: Fold crumbled bacon into the batter.


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*Disclosure* I wrote this review and or giveaway for "Mommy? I'm Hungry!" about MUG CAKES. The product(s) in this review were provided to me free of cost for the purpose of conducting my review and or giveaway. All opinions expressed in this review are my own. This giveaway is provided by the company. Product info and stock images if any are provided by PR or Co.

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12 Lovely Comments:

VickieC said...

Fluffernutter Mug Cake my husband loves the sandwich so he would love this too,,I had never heard of fluffernutter until I moved north,we do make them in the south

janetfaye said...

I would like to try quiche mug cake.

janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

Anonymous said...

I would love to try an apple cinnamon mug cake! bjn1957{at}gmail{dot}com

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