Love a bit of pumpkin in your baking? Try this Classic Pumpkin Pie! Most of my baking happens during the big moments of the year. I bake for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, and birthdays. But what about those times in between? What about when you have a mid-week craving to satisfy? Those are the moments when you need a deceptively quick and easy baking recipe up your sleeve. And so, enter the mug cake! The genius of a mug cake is that it is easy to make but doesn’t sacrifice on taste. Add in a bit of flavour like legendary pumpkin spice you have a tasty serving of cake ready to go in less than five minutes!
Why you’ll love it
I had leftover canned pumpkin in the fridge that needed to be used pronto. The beauty of a mug cake is in its streamlined, uncomplicated process . You could be stuffing your face with cake 3 minutes after you thought you wanted one. It is however not that bad for you because this pumpkin mug cake comes with a built-in portion control! The pumpkin mug cake takes as little as 2 minutes to mix and 1 minute to cook in a microwave. And that is why even being short on time I could still test the recipe a few times to perfect it. The one you see is version 3. There is one more after that but it was definitely a step backwards although Mitchell didn’t know it and happily gobbled it up when he got home from school.
Pumpkin mug cake
There are two types of mug cakes out there, ones with an egg and the ones without. I tried both and I can vouch for the recipe without an egg. Adding an egg to this recipe makes it taste like pumpkin pie flavoured, stodgy cooked eggs. Not at all what I was looking for. So no egg. What you should include however, is a spoonful of Biscoff spread. If you are not familiar with it, imagine delicious biscuits pulverized and blended with caramel. If you are not a fan or struggle to find it, feel free to swap it out for Nutella or even peanut butter. What you will end up with is a sweet and spiced pumpkin cake with a gooey middle. I also topped mine with a Bourbon spiked whipped cream.
Single serving whipped cream
I love a bit of whipped cream but it can often seem like a bit more effort to make than its worth. Or at least it did until I discovered an easy whipped cream recipe that can be made in small amounts, including single servings. It’s all based on using a jam jar and a minute of hard shaking. To whip a tiny amount of cream to top your mug cake pour ½ cup of double/whipping cream with 1 tsp of icing sugar and any flavouring of your choice in a jam jar, pop a lid on a shake for a minute. Done! I am not sure if I am delighted or disturbed that I discovered this shortcut to happiness. The mug cake path is a dangerous one! Only indulge in case of emergency!!
More pumpkin spice recipes
Pumpkin Spice Syrup Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes Spiced Pumpkin and Chocolate Cake with Mascarpone Icing
