Microwave coffee cake

Angela
2 min readApr 26, 2020

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(Total prep time under 15 min)

Ingredients:

  • 5 tbsp of almond flour
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • a pinch of salt
  • 1/2 tsp of baking powder
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 tbsp instant coffee
  • 1 tsp vegetable oil
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • a handful of pecans/walnuts
  • 1 tsp of cocoa powder (optional)

Pre-prep for topping:

  1. Take a Ziploc bag and fill with nuts, cinnamon, 1 tbsp brown sugar, and cocoa powder
  2. Tightly seal bag and pummel with a rolling pin
  3. Set aside for later

Instructions:

  1. Whisk the egg, oil, and vanilla extract until runny in texture
  2. Microwave the milk for ~2 min or just before it boils over
  3. Add the instant coffee and brown sugar to the boiling milk and mix until both ingredients dissolve in the milk
  4. Slowly pour the egg mixture into the hot mix while whisking constantly
  5. Add almond flour and mix until all flour lumps disappear
  6. Add a pinch of salt and baking powder and mix again
  7. Lightly coat the inside of a microwavable container with vegetable oil
  8. Sprinkle some brown sugar on the sides of the container
  9. Pour the coffee cake mixture into the container
  10. Microwave for ~1 min
  11. Take the mug cake out of the microwave
  12. Add your desired quantity of cinnamon/nut topping
  13. Microwave for an additional 1 or 2 minutes
  14. Enjoy!

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