Caramel Apple Mug Cake

Close up of baked dessert in cup
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  • 8 mins
  • Prep: 7 mins,
  • Cook: 1 mins
  • Yield: 1 Serving
Ratings (6)

By The Spruce

Updated 10/06/17

Redefine “easy bake” with this two-minute, one-mug dessert. Ingredients like brown sugar, applesauce, and fresh apple bring classic fall flavor to this quick treat. After a minute in the microwave, your apple cake is ready for its apple pie toppings: warm caramel sauce and streusel. Tasty as cake, easy as pie. 

What You'll Need

  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons apple sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons diced apples
  • 1-2 tablespoon caramel sauce
  • 2 teaspoons streusel as a topping:
  • 1/2 tsp flour
  • 1/2 tsp butter 
  • 1 tsp brown sugar

How to Make It

 

  1. Start by making the streusel topping: in a small bowl, mix flour, butter, brown sugar. With a fork, mix and mash until you have a crumbly texture.
  2. Mix flour, sugar and baking powder in a 12-ounce mug. Add the apple sauce and mix well. Add the milk and diced apples but only mix lightly.
  3. Cook on medium high in microwave for about 1:00 minute. Microwaves vary but you’re looking for the cake to look done, and the edges to pull away slightly from the cup.
  1. While still warm, add the streusel topping and drizzle with caramel sauce.
  2. Eat right away.

 

 

 

 

Nutritional Guidelines (per serving)
Calories 943
Total Fat 28 g
Saturated Fat 8 g
Unsaturated Fat 14 g
Cholesterol 7 mg
Sodium 3,283 mg
Carbohydrates 156 g
Dietary Fiber 15 g
Protein 18 g
(The nutrition information on our recipes is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. Individual results may vary.)