the Sage Test Kitchen
Vanilla Blueberry Mug Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
A slice of cake without the wait? This is your 1 minute 30 second microwave shortcut to sweet-treat paradise. Blueberries and vanilla lead the way with sweet, fluffy cream cheese bringing the frosting flurry to finish. Fast and fabulous…you’ve got it in the mug!
15 mins total time
10 mins active time
Easy
Serves 1
Ingredients
Measurements:
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tbsp milk
1 egg yolk
1 tbsp granulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
¼ cup (33 g) plain flour
½ tsp baking powder
¼ cup frozen or fresh blueberries
Cream Cheese Icing
2 tbsp cream cheeseat room temperature
1 tsp icing sugar
Instructions
- 1Combine oil, milk, egg yolk, sugar, and vanilla in a small bowl. Add flour and baking powder and stir to combine. Gently fold in blueberries. Spoon batter into a 250ml ceramic mug and place mug on turntable.
- 2Press Microwave, set to 100% power for 1 minute 30 seconds and press Start to begin cooking.
- 3Make Cream Cheese Icing: Combine cream cheese and icing sugar in a small bowl and stir to combine.
- 4Remove cake from microwave and allow to cool slightly. Serve cake warm, topped with Cream Cheese Frosting.
