I came across the most delightful recipe that I just HAD to share with you here. This would be easy and fun to make with your grandchildren.

Cake in a Cup - Variation 1
Spray a large microwaveable mug with cooking spray.  Then, in the mug combine:
5 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
2 tablespoons sugar
1/8 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt

Stir and then add the following:

1 tablespoons oil
1 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons apple sauce (or can use milk)
1/4 tsp white vinegar

Stir thoroughly and place mug in the microwave.  Cook on full power for 1-2 minutes, watching all the time.

When it’s done, place the mug upside down on a plate for a couple of minutes.  Then pick both the mug and the plate up and give them a couple of shakes to get the cake out. If it doesn’t come out easily, that’s okay.  Just scoop it out and put on a plate — or just eat directly from the cup.

Once you’ve made this recipe, experiment with it!!!  Add choc chips, M&Ms, chopped nuts or use orange juice for the liquid.  Top with ice cream or whipped topping.

This makes a large serving — too much for me to eat in one sitting.  If you’re making this with a small grandchild, one cake in a cup will be sufficient for both of you to eat.

Cake in a Cup - Variation 2

4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil

Mix flour, sugar, and cocoa.  Add 1 egg.  Pour in milk and oil and mix well.  Cook in the microwave for 3 minutes on maximum power.  After it has stopped rising, shake cake out onto plate and eat.

Cake in a Cup - Variation 3 (This is my favorite version!!!) 

1 box of cake mix any flavor
1 (4 serving size) instant pudding mix (not sugar free), any flavor

Place dry cake mix and dry pudding mix into a large bowl and blend well with a whisk. This will be about 4-4 1/2 cups dry mix and will make 8-9 cake-in-a-cup mixes.

Generously spray inside of microwaveable mug with cooking spray. Put 1/2 cup of the dry mix into the cup. Add 1 egg, 1 tablespoon oil and 1 tablespoon water. Mix 15 seconds, carefully mixing in all the dry mix. Microwave on full power 2 minutes.

Flavor suggestions:
lemon cake mix- lemon pudding
Orange Supreme cake mix - vanilla pudding
white cake mix-vanilla pudding
yellow cake mix - pistachio pudding
strawberry cake mix- vanilla pudding
Devil’s Food cake mix- chocolate pudding
pineapple cake mix- coconut pudding
butterscotch cake mix- butterscotch pudding
German Chocolate cake mix - chocolate pudding
white cake mix - banana pudding

Let it cool slightly and then eat directly from the cup.  Add a scoop of ice cream, strawberries, bananas, whipped cream, coconut, or chopped nuts. Be creative!

This is a perfect recipe to make with your grandchildren.  Here are some ideas for when you can make this recipe:

• On a lazy Saturday afternoon when you don’t really have anything planned to do
• On Super Bowl Sunday (before the game starts or at half time)
• After playing games together with your grandchildren
• When you have the munchies but you don’t want to spend the time to make a whole cake (and you wanna eat something RIGHT NOW!)
• On your grandchild’s ’six-month birthday’ (when his birthday is still half a year away)
• On Ground Hog’s day (because it’s too stormy and cold to play outside)
• When you want to ‘teach’ a young grandchild some culinary skills
• On any day of the week that ends with a Y
• Just whenever!

This is such a fun and easy cake to make, this just might become a ‘regular’ on your menu.

Bon appetit!
Digi-Gram

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