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Quick & Easy! Make Your Own Mug Cake

They are THE absolute trend among cake fans who don’t have much time but still want to enjoy a delicious pastry: mug cakes. The mini cakes from the cup have their origin – how could it be otherwise – in the USA and are now becoming increasingly popular in Germany, so well-known food companies have already included the cupcake in their range and offer various baking mixes in the supermarkets. But of course, you can also make the delicious creations yourself. We’ll tell you how to make mug cakes yourself.

They succeed in no time at all and taste simply delicious: mug cakes are the latest craze and are extremely popular with baking fans worldwide! The mini cakes, which are cooked in the microwave, are considered a real treat and can be spooned straight out of the cup. You don’t need a scale or a mixer to prepare it. All you need is a little imagination! Would you like to make a mug cake yourself? Then get started right away.

It does not require many ingredients – you can design and develop the cakes according to your preferences. And best of all: A mug cake is only one portion, which is extremely figure-friendly. Because unlike with an ordinary cake or a tart, you can’t just order a second helping…

Make mug cake yourself – the basic recipe

For 1 portion or 1 mug of cake

  • 30 grams of butter
  • 1 egg (M)
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 vanilla bean
  • 1 tbsp cream
  • 5 tbsp flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder

For the topping

  • powdered sugar
  • optional chocolate glaze.

Preparation

1. Melt butter in the microwave. Split the vanilla pod lengthways and scrape out the pulp. In a large mug, beat the egg vigorously with the sugar and the vanilla pulp; Gradually add all the other ingredients, including the melted butter, while stirring constantly.

2. Place the cup, including the liquid content, in the microwave at 800 watts for around 2 minutes so that the dough rises.

3. Take the mug out of the microwave (caution: the handle is hot) and sprinkle chocolate icing or some icing sugar over it.

The nice thing about this basic recipe is that you can adapt it to your own preferences – for example, add cocoa powder (3 tablespoons), work a few drops of chocolate into the dough, use colorful sprinkles or brittle as a topping, and and and… If you want, you can use the cake also put on a little cream or garnish it with a fruity sauce. There are no limits to your ideas! Another tip: If the mug cake appears a bit dry, this is usually due to the individual microwave setting. Here it helps to approach the ideal result or to add a little milk (2 teaspoons) when preparing the dough. Work out your favorite mug cake creation and tell us your favorite recipe! We are excited…

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The Edible Coffee Mug

Avoiding waste plays an important role, especially with coffee-to-go. What could be more obvious than making the cup edible and thus actively contributing to environmental protection while enjoying coffee.

Protect the environment with an edible coffee mug

The coffee-to-go is still booming, after all there is nothing better than enjoying a delicious coffee on the go. Unfortunately, the trend is the cause of a major garbage problem. In Germany alone, 320,000 disposable coffee cups end up in the trash every hour. An immense burden on the environment, after all, most cups are made of environmentally harmful plastic and therefore not degradable. In addition to reusable cups, an innovative idea is causing a sensation on the coffee market: the edible coffee cup. What could be more obvious than serving the coffee-to-go in an edible container?

The edible coffee mug – an innovative idea

The idea of ​​the edible coffee mug is not new. For the first time, the fast food chain “Kentucky Fried Chicken” and the New York café “Bakery” have had the edible cup made on a large scale. No wonder that the trend is now gradually reaching Germany. The cups of both manufacturers are similar in their structure and design. They consist of a biscuit backed with edible paper and baked in a cup shape with a heat-resistant chocolate coating. Like a classic coffee-to-go mug, the edible coffee mug has no handle.
In order for the coffee to be a real pleasure, it is important that the cup does not melt from the coffee or from touching it with your fingers. The perfect edible coffee mug lasts at least 40 minutes and is designed not to spill. It is usually surrounded by a paper label, so that hygienic standards are also observed.
Even tea or hot chocolate can be enjoyed from it. After enjoying the coffee, a small snack awaits you.

Double pleasure?

The question arises as to whether the taste of the edible coffee mug also keeps what it promises. Does what belongs together really come together here: hot coffee and delicious biscuits? In any case, it looks visually appealing. Depending on the variant, chocolate chips are built into the cup. The cup is now also available made from cereal waffles. This mug is made in Bulgaria and claims to be made from 100% organic wheat. The biscuit variant comes in different flavors and smells. To evoke positive memories for the consumer, such as the last vacation or a warm summer day, the cups are flavored in freshly cut grass, wildflower or coconut sunscreen flavors.
Anyone who actually just wants to drink a coffee and wants to do without the edible packaging, don’t worry. Of course, you don’t have to eat the cup. It can also simply be thrown away. Unlike the plastic cup, it decomposed into compost within a few weeks. This means that there is no plastic waste and the environment is not additionally polluted.

The edible coffee mug – a trend with a future?

The edible coffee mug is not yet a standard. Instead, many providers rely on the reusable reusable cup. It remains to be seen whether the edible coffee mug will prevail. The idea is good and has the potential to revolutionize coffee-to-go, regardless of whether you eat the cup afterwards or simply throw it away.

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