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The Absolute Best Mug Cakes Cookbook

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Contents

CHAPTER 1
The Basics

CHAPTER 2
Take It up a Notch

CHAPTER 3
The Classics

CHAPTER 4
Chocolate, Chocolate Everywhere

CHAPTER 5
Get Fruity

CHAPTER 6
Seasonal Favorites

CHAPTER 7
Birthdays

CHAPTER 8
Holidays

CHAPTER 9
Cake for Breakfast

CHAPTER 10
For the Grown-Ups

CHAPTER 11
Mug Cakes for Special Diets

CHAPTER 12
Beyond Cakes

CHAPTER 13
Frostings, Toppings, and Glazes

Introduction

WHO DOESNT ENJOY CAKE? Its like eating a bite of love.

But nothing makes your shoulders slump more than having a cake craving only to realize just how much time it will take to measure all the ingredients, find the mixer, cream the butter, scrape down the bowl, sneeze your way through a cloud of flour, and then wait for what seems like forever as the cake bakes and then cools.

Enter one of the most fun additions to your kitchen repertoire: mug cakes. These single-serving treats can be made in a matter of minutes, in a regular ol coffee mug. Best of all, theres almost no mess to clean up afterward.

Think of a warm, gooey chocolate cake to go with your afternoon coffee when its time for a work break. Or an after-school snack for the kids while they do their homework. Mug cakes are so easy that even younger children can make them with adult supervision. You can even have a mug cake cook-off on family nights and see who wins a taste test!

This book takes you by the hand and shows you how to make a variety of delicious mug cakes. It doesnt matter if youre known as the anti-bakeryoull have no trouble making any of the recipes on these pages. Youll find out how to choose the perfect container for baking your cake (hint: sometimes jelly jars work better) and how to adjust the recipe to get the exact texture youre looking for in your cake. Tips and tricks are given throughout the book, and there are even suggestions for throwing delightful mug cake parties. With mug cakes, everyone in the family can make their very own dessert tailored to suit individual tastes and dietary restrictions, so no one has to be left out of the fun.

Be warned: Mug cakes are addictive. They are so much fun to make that you might find you cant stop. You probably have everything you need to make your first cake in a mug right in your kitchen. So what are you waiting for?

The Basics

MUG CAKES ARE DEFINITELY ONE OF THE EASIEST desserts youll ever make. There arent many ingredients, and the measuring is minimal, so you can get right to work with the important stuffeating a delicious homemade cake! There are lots of reasons to love mug cakes. Here are a few:

They are easy to make for cooks of all ages. Young children will need some adult supervision when theyre using the microwave, but they can do the mixing and measuring themselves. Added bonus? It's a wonderful way to teach measurements and fractions to children!

A mug cake is a great way to create a yummy dessert fast. Theres no need to wait for the oven to preheat or the cake to be baked, cooled, and frosted. Set your microwave for a minute or two and its ready to go.

No more arguing over whether to make chocolate or vanilla or who gets to lick the spoon. Mug cakes allow everyone to pick exactly the flavor they want, top it with their favorite toppings, and lick their own spoons. Dessert is a great way to encourage the family to linger at the table and talk after dinner, too.

Single-serving batches make portion control easy and let the whole family eat healthier. These snacks are self-limiting. Once you eat your mug cake, youre done. Leftover cake wont be sitting around, beckoning you with its sugary siren song.