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Banana Mug Cake

This Banana Mug Cake is a perfect single serve dessert. Serve it as a snack, dessert or any time treat and is ready within minutes.
Prep Time3 minutes
Cook Time2 minutes
Total Time2 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 2 Persons
Calories: 236kcal
Author: Neha

Equipment

  • 1 12 oz Cup (microwave safe)

Ingredients

  • 1 large Egg (at room temperature)
  • 1 Tablespoon Melted Butter
  • 2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon Pure vanilla extract
  • a pinch Salt
  • 1 large Banana (medium, mashed)
  • 3 Tablespoons All purpose flour
  • ⅛ teaspoon Ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1 Tablespoon Walnuts (chopped, optional)
  • 2 Tablespoons Chocolate Chips (of choice)
  • 1 Tablespoon Milk (at room temperature)

For Topping:

  • Few Banana Slices
  • 1 Tablespoon Chocolate Chips
  • ½ Tablespoon Butter
  • ½ Tablespoon Honey/ Maple Syrup

Instructions

  • Break a room temperature egg in 12 oz microwave safe mug and whisk it with sugar, vanilla and salt until well combined. Next add in a mashed banana, melted butter and give it a quick mix too.
  • Sift flour, baking powder and cinnamon over wet ingredients right in the mug and fold to combine. Add dry ingredients in two additions for easy mixing.
  • Next add in remaining flour, a tablespoon of milk, walnuts and chocolate chips. Stir them all in. Top with a few chocolate chips and a sprinkle of cinnamon. Microwave the batter for 3 minutes. Check after 2 minutes for doneness in between. If there is no wet batter in sight, skip cooking it for one more minute.
  • The cake will rise above the rim of your mug as it cooks, but it won't spill. Just make sure to use a large sized mug to avoid spilling. Once cooked, carefully remove it from microwave, make use of gloves as the cup will be very hot.
  • Allow it to cool for 1-2 minutes in the mug itself. Top with banana slices, a dallop of butter, some honey/maple syrup and more chocolate chips. Dig in!

Notes

Egg: Make sure to use room temperature egg and whisk it for good 1-2 minutes or till it froths. Whisking the egg well will promote even mixing of the cake batter and a perfect textured mug cake.
Cup Size: I recommend using a 12 oz or larger sized mug for this cake. Don't opt for a smaller mug as this batter is slightly more than your typical mug cake batters.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Person | Calories: 236kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 8g | Sodium: 86mg | Sugar: 20g