I don’t love chocolate. BLASPHEMY, I KNOW! It just doesn’t do it for me, what can I say? I do, however, love me some cinammon. And some crumbles. And some crumb-topping, if you will. Is anyone with me?
But okay, I don’t always feel like making a giant coffee cake and eating it for three days straight until it’s gone. No, wait, that’s a lie. I do want to do that, but it’s really for the best if I can just make a single-serve coffee cake. Reduces temptation, right?
So I messed around with ingredients, a measuring spoon, and a microwave to see if I could create a crumbly, cinnamony coffee cake in a cup that could be made in a microwave in about five minutes at 11 p.m. while I watched The Notebook for the 5,000th time (hey girl, don’t even try to pretend you don’t love Ryan Gosling, I won’t hear it).
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Ingredients:
For the cake:
• 1 Tbsp butter
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• 1/2 or 1 whole egg
• 2 Tbsp sour cream
• Few drops vanilla
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/8 tsp baking powder
For the crumb topping:
• 1 Tbsp butter
• 2 Tbsp flour
• 1 Tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
Directions:
1. Put 1 Tbsp butter in a cup, and soften in the microwave for 10-15 seconds. Don't melt, just soften.
2. Stir in 2 Tbsp sugar until it's fluffy and creamy, about 30 seconds.
3. Add 1/2 or a whole egg, depending on your tastes, and stir.
4. Mix in 2 Tbsp sour cream and a few drops of vanilla.
For the rest of this adorably delicious coffee cake in a cup recipe, head over to Pretty Prudent.
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