A Contraband Recipe: Peanut Butter Mug Cake with Nutella frosting

Sometimes after a long evening of bedtime battles with Bubba, once I finally can declare victory I feel like having a little reward for my efforts. Something sweet. But who wants to bake cake at this hour of the night?
Enter Pinterest. Where I find all of my crazy new inspirations.Pinterest directed me to a blog called Kirbie's Cravings. There are tons of mug cake recipes there, but the peanut butter one intrigued me.


I love the idea of mug cake. So fast, so easy. So tasty. But it was missing something....

I know! Nutella! It makes everything better.


Here's what you'll need:

4 tablespoons  flour
4 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 tablespoons peanut butter (this part can be substituted for nutella for a nutella mug cake)

Mix together in a bowl and pour into an over sized coffee mug. Microwave on high for 2 minutes. After about a minute or so it will puff up and  rise straight out of the cup, almost 2 inches up!
(It looks like it will overflow, but as long as you have an over-sized coffee mug, not a regular one it won't.
I learned this one the hard way. My pirate mug is extra tall, maybe 1/2 inch taller than a standard mug.)

And to finish, I spread a little nutella on top for an extra treat!