Give your friends and family a quart mason jar filled with mug cake mix and a bag of chocolate chips for a yummy single treat.
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Do you have a sweet tooth? After dinner, do you crave just a little something sweet? I admit to being that person. Yet I try not to have too many temptations calling my name around the house. You know, because once I know they are there, I worry about them. The Solution: Single serve mug cake mix. It’s just enough to satisfy your sweet tooth, without having the rest of the cake left hanging around, tempting you to eat more.
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Mason Jar Mug Cake Mix
You mix it in a mug, then cook for just one minute in the microwave. Quick and easy.
This mug cake mix is very cakey, but you can add any toppings on hand to give it a boost. I tried several recipes but ended up using Betty Crocker’s Molten Lava Cake Recipe, and varied it up by using a regular chocolate cake mix and chocolate chips. Here’s why. This was the only recipe I tried which tasted good but did not require any additional ingredients like butter, oil, or eggs to make it. All you need is water, making this gift, tasty and convenient.
Here’s a free printable for the tags to tie on to the jar. Just click on the images and you will go to a pdf, that can be printed or downloaded. Cut out the instructions and glue to the backing tag.
So why not make a few for your friends? I already did the math, and one box of angel food cake along with 2 boxes of chocolate cake (or any other flavor), fills 3 quart-sized mason jars. Add a little baggie of chocolate chips (about 1/4 cup) at the top, for extra yumminess.
The kraft paper labels used on the mason jar lid come from Avery #22808. You can print a message from a large list of templates on Avery’s Online site. Here’s the one I used.
I think everyone on my list will appreciate a little chocolate cake now and then. And, I’ll be sure to keep one for me, so I can satisfy my after dinner sweet tooth while keeping the portion control in check.
Dawn says
Am I missing the actual recipe somewhere? Having trouble finding it…
Patti Estep says
I used Betty Crocker’s recipe for the base mix. There’s a link in the paragraph below the mug with whipped cream. Instead of dark chocolate cake mix, I used regular chocolate and I placed a baggie of chocolate chips in each jar instead of chocolate squares. Since you are only using 1/2 box of angel food cake it takes 2 chocolate cake boxes and 1 angel food to fill 3-quart mason jars. Mix the 3 boxes up in a large plastic bag and divide evenly between the 3 quart jars. Add a little baggie of chocolate chips to the top of each jar.
Mary says
Has anyone tried other cake flavors with the angel food cake? Wondering if this would be good with spice cake instead of chocolate.
Krista says
Did you use the whole angel food cake mix? The recipe used only 1 1/3 cup…
Patti Estep says
Yes Krista, I did, but that made three gift jars. The original recipe called for 1 1/3 cups which they wrote as 1/2 box with 1 full box of super moist chocolate cake. So I used one whole box of the angel food with 2 whole boxes of the chocolate cake. This amount filled 3 quart sized mason jars. I hope that helps.
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Helen at the Lazy Gastronome says
I love gift ideas like this! Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner link up!
Karen says
This is such a great idea, Patti, and I love the portion control. I worry over those sweets hanging around too. This is the perfect amount for a nice treat, without so much guilt.