I like my breakfast in a form of pastry for my morning cup of coffee. More ofter than not, I find myself not having anything that would go with a coffee especially taking in account my dietary restriction - it has to be whole food plant based vegan.
That's when this recipe of cake-in-a-mug comes handy. It's ready in 5 minutes including prep time! While the recipe is great as is, it can be modified to suit your inventory, needs or mood :) See below after-recipe area for variations.
For 1 generous portion:
- 3 tbsp whole wheat flour
- 3 tbsp almond flour
- 1 tbsp tapioca flour (optional but desirable)
- 2 tbsp coco powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1-2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 apple or 2 tbsp apples sauce
- vanilla
- 2 tbsp chocolate chips
- In a bowl, mix together the first 6 ingredients.
- If using apple, peel it and grate on a fine grater. Or use apple sauce instead.
- Add grated apple (or apple sauce) and all remaining ingredients to the mix. Stir well and transfer into a large mug or ramekin.
- Microwave for 2 minutes or until cake is almost completely dry to the touch with a central spot being slightly wet.
- Remove from a microwave and enjoy. It's at its best when it is still slightly warm.
Variations:
- if you are out of almond flour, or coco powder, replace it with whole wheat flour.
- instead of maple syrup, add finely chopped dates.
- in place, or in addition, to chocolate chips, add any kind of nuts, raisin or other dry or fresh fruits or berries.
- to bump up nutritional value, replace one tablespoon of flour with tablespoon of ground flax seeds or add 1 tbsp of chia or hemp seeds.
- add cinnamon or other spices to your liking, such as nutmeg, almond extract etc.