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A spoon scoops fluffy pumpkin spice mug cake from a small mug.

Pumpkin Spice Mug Cake For One – Gluten Free


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  • Author: Kathryn Alexandre
  • Total Time: 7 minutes
  • Yield: 1 serving 1x
  • Diet: Vegan

Description

When you want cake for one, this pumpkin spice mug cake is ready in minutes and full of warm autumn pumpkin spice flavour!


Ingredients

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The Cake:

  • 1/2 cup oat flour (make your own from 1/2 cup ground oats!)
  • 3/4 tsp baking powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp pumpkin puree
  • 2 tbsp oat milk (or plant milk of choice)

The Drizzle:

  • 1 tsp vegan butter, melted
  • 2 tsp maple syrup
  • 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice (or 1/2 tsp cinnamon and pinch of each ginger, cloves, and nutmeg)
  • 4 pecans, crushed

*All the ingredients for this recipe are from our pantry and freezer tips!


Instructions

  1. Mix the dry cake ingredients in a small mug. Make a well in the centre and add the maple syrup, pumpkin puree, and plant milk. Stir to combine until no more flour is visible. Let sit while you melt the butter.
  2. Add the remaining maple syrup and pumpkin pie spice to the melted butter.
  3. By now, the batter in your mug will have fluffed up a bit. Gently make another well in the batter or remove half the batter with a spoon and drop in 2 of the crushed pecans. Drizzle in one third of the maple mixture and gently return the batter you have removed.
  4. Sprinkle the remaining 2 pecans and drizzle another third of the maple mixture on the top of the mug cake.
  5. Microwave on high for 1 minute and 20 seconds. Careful taking the mug out (it will be hot!). If you poke the top of the batter and it springs back; it is done. Otherwise, you can cook it for another 10 seconds.
  6. Drizzle the remaining maple mixture over the top and enjoy while the cake is warm as mug cakes do not last very well!

Notes

Approximate Cost: CAD $0.84

To make oat flour from whole quick or rolled oats, simply grind the oats into a flour using a blender or food processor. Ensure your oats are gluten-free certified if needed. Feel free to use white or whole wheat all purpose flour. I have tried this with almond flour but the cake does not puff up much at all and doesn’t achieve a cake-like texture.

If you don’t have pumpkin puree you can make this a cinnamon apple mug cake by substituting the pumpkin puree with applesauce and just adding cinnamon to the maple butter mixture. (Even add chopped apple if you have it).

  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 2 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: microwave
  • Cuisine: American