Gingerbread Cake In A Mug

A great neighbor or teacher gift!

Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 1

Prep Time: 5 min  

Ingredients

Microwavable/Oven Safe Mug (must hold at least 1 1/2 cups)

4 Tbl. Flour

2 Tbl. dark brown sugar

1 tsp. cocoa powder

1/4 tsp. ground ginger

1/4 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. baking soda

1/8 tsp. cinnamon

Pinch of nutmeg

Pinch of ground cloves

Baggie

Directions

In a small ziploc baggie place all ingredients, and shake together. Place into mug for later use.

Attach a nice gift tag to the mug handle or tuck a small card inside your mug with the following directions:

Gingerbread Cake

Ingredients:

Gingerbread Cake Mix

2 Tablespoons Molasses

1 small egg

2 Tablespoons Warm water

Directions:

In a small bowl, place Gingerbread Cake Mix from baggie. Add molasses, egg and warm water and blend together with fork until thoroughly mixed, about 1 minute. Pour mixture into a lightly greased mug. Place in microwave for 3-5 minutes on High. Times vary for each microwave, so I recommend checking every 30 seconds after 3 minutes for doneness. Enjoy!!!

OPTIONAL OVEN METHOD: Mix everything just as described above. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place Mug in oven and bake for 20 minutes. Enjoy!!

Categories: Cakes, Gift Basket Goodies, Holiday, Ingredients & Mixes

Submitted by: cindyp on May 2, 2010