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Butterscotch Cake in a Mug

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword butterscotch mug cake, gift in a bag, microwave cake, mug cake mix
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Servings 8 mugs
A gift set of cake mix and pudding mix portioned into bags, with a small glaze packet. Each mug cake takes an egg white, oil and water, then 2 minutes in the microwave.

Ingredients

  • 1 box yellow cake mix
  • 1 small box butterscotch instant pudding mix
  • 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla powder

Per mug, when baking

  • 1 egg white
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons water (for the glaze)

Directions

  • Mix the cake mix and pudding mix together thoroughly.
  • Spoon 1/2 cup of the blend into each of 8 baggies and label each one "Cake Mix.
  • In a separate small baggie, mix the confectioners' sugar and vanilla powder for a glaze packet, making one for each cake mix bag; fasten each glaze packet to its cake bag with a twist tie.

Notes

Spray a coffee mug with cooking spray. Empty one cake mix packet into the mug; add the egg white, oil, and 1 tablespoon water; mix thoroughly, scraping the bottom corners. Microwave on HIGH 2 minutes. Stir 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons water into one glaze packet until smooth and pour over the warm cake.
Gift tag idea: add the egg white, oil, and water, then microwave on HIGH for 2 minutes.
Storage: dry packets sealed, airtight, cool and dry, use within about 6 months; leftover cake refrigerated, 3 to 4 days; mix glaze right before using.

Nutrition

Serving: 130g | Calories: 443kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 8.3g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 4.5g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 186mg | Sodium: 573mg | Potassium: 95mg | Fiber: 0.6g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 271IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 143mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutrition is an estimate per serving from USDA FoodData Central, as cooked, 1 servings from 1/8 of the mix with 1 egg white, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; confectioners' sugar counted as powdered sugar. Brands and portions vary, so use it only as an approximation.