Red Velvet Mug Cake [with Video]

It’s hard to resist a perfectly blended, rose-red, luscious Red Velvet Mug Cake.

It’s the perfect size, with just a handful of instructions, and it’s easily cooked before your eyes in the microwave. That’s right, the microwave!

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This mug cake is a simple way to make something delicious and keep the portions small. 

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Red Velvet Cake for Your Valentine

On the sweetest day of the year, a day full of flowers, love and sweets, Valentine’s Day is the ultimate opportunity to try a different dessert meant for two.

Valentine’s Day means sharing with someone how much you care, and it’s difficult to find a better way than to share something sweet. 

This dessert has Valentine’s Day written all over it; but, it can be enjoyed anytime throughout the year and is perfect for a late-night snack if you’re craving something sugary-sweet. 

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Red Velvet Mug Cake

This mug cake recipe makes 1 serving.

Ingredients:

• 6 tablespoons flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 30 drops red food coloring
• 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon cream cheese, softened

In 12-ounce mug, whisk flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Add milk, butter, vanilla and food coloring; mix until blended.

In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and cream cheese until smooth.

Drop cream cheese mixture into cake batter. Press into batter until covered.

Microwave up to 3 minutes until cake is done.

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Red Velvet Mug Cake

Yield: 1

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 3 minutes

Total Time: 13 minutes

It’s hard to resist a perfectly blended, rose-red, luscious Red Velvet Mug Cake. It’s the perfect size, with just a handful of instructions, and it’s easily cooked before your eyes in the microwave.

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Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 30 drops red food coloring
• 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon cream cheese, softened

Instructions

In 12-ounce mug, whisk flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Add milk, butter, vanilla and food coloring; mix until blended.

In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and cream cheese until smooth.

Drop cream cheese mixture into cake batter. Press into batter until covered.

Microwave up to 3 minutes until cake is done.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 1 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 676Total Fat: 30gSaturated Fat: 18gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 81mgSodium: 646mgCarbohydrates: 90gFiber: 2gSugar: 52gProtein: 9g

Nutrient values are only estimates provided by online calculators. Various factors can change the nutritional information in any given recipe.

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