One Minute Peanut Butter Cake

Picture this scene: it’s 8:30 in the evening. The sky is just starting to get dark outside your living room window. You ate a delicious, healthy and veggie-filled dinner a few hours ago and now you are ready to sit down to the most recent episode of So You Think You Can Dance and dive into a decadent plate of dessert.

Oh wait, you have no dessert.

No chocolate, no cookies, no ice cream, no cake, no pie, not even a Jordan almond. What’s a girl to do?

Well she’s to go to her microwave.

You can make a delicious, fluffy, moist peanut butter cake in your microwave in about one minute (30 seconds mixing, 30 seconds zapping). It even has frosting (as any good cake does). This is portion control and convenience at their greatest.

The options are also pretty endless. Toss in a tablespoon of chocolate chips for a chocolatey and gooey kick (like I did) or a few peanuts for an earthy crunch. Or leave it plain for the quickest and easiest route to dessert o’clock.

One Minute Peanut Butter Cake

One Minute Peanut Butter Cake

Yield: 1 cake
Prep Time: 30 seconds
Cook Time: 30 seconds
Total Time: 1 minute

You can make a delicious, fluffy, moist peanut butter cake in your microwave in about one minute. It even has frosting!

Ingredients

  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 heaping tablespoon flour
  • 2 tablespoons peanut butter
  • 1 teaspoon milk
  • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar (give or take)

Instructions

  1. In a small bowl, whisk together egg, brown sugar, baking powder, peanut butter and flour.
  2. Pour batter into a greased ramekin. Microwave for 30 seconds.
  3. While the cake is microwaving, stir together milk and powdered sugar, adding more powdered sugar if necessary to thicken frosting.
  4. Remove cake from ramekin (or don’t), pour frosting over top.
  5. Enjoy!

Notes

Nutrition Information:
Yield: 1 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 363Total Fat: 21gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 186mgSodium: 474mgCarbohydrates: 33gFiber: 2gSugar: 20gProtein: 14g

At Wholefully, we believe that good nutrition is about much more than just the numbers on the nutrition facts panel. Please use the above information as only a small part of what helps you decide what foods are nourishing for you.

 

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316 Comments

  1. I’m allergic to peanut butter but this sounded delicious and easy so I just took the peanut butter out. It was perfect! ๐Ÿ™‚

  2. Hey this recipe is so perfect for satisfying my late night sweet tooth. It works with whole wheat flour, too! I like to pour almond milk over the final product (which i bake in a mug) and settle down with a milky, chocolaty guilty pleasure. Thanks Cassie!

  3. Made this twice in 2 days… first day with choc chips (YUM), today I put 1/2 the batter in, added a dollop of strawberry jam, then covered with the rest of the batter. The jam did pop over the side a bit while cooking, but OH WELL, it was delicious! Thank you!

  4. This was amazing! I just shared this with my two little girls. They felt so special that we had cake on a regular night! Now I have just three small bowls to wash (although they are licked so clean I could probably put them back in the cupboard and no one would be the wiser! Thanks for sharing!

  5. I just made this- wow! It’s scrumptious! I found that the top looked wet after 30 seconds so I cooked it a bit more. That may have been a mistake (it was a tad dry) but STILL!!! So. good. Thank you.

  6. You know, I tried this tonight and didn’t seem to have as much success as everyone else claims to have had.

    It pretty much came out as a GIANT, savory peanut butter muffin. It wasn’t sweet enough – I think that was the main problem. I didn’t have choc chips either, and that would have helped with the sweetness.

    I guess I over-did it on the baking powder side, which would explain the giantness ๐Ÿ˜›

    1. Bummer! I do tend to like things not so sweet, so maybe try making it again with a bit more brown sugar.

  7. Just made it. <3 Turned out quite nice. I put chopped pecans at te bottem so when I flipped it they were on top and I filled it with homemade golden raspberry jam. Will be a definate remake. I think the kids I babysit will love it.

  8. Cassie, this is SO CRAZY! No one would believe it if they didn’t try it.

    I’ve made this 3 times in the past week for my girlfriend, BFF and my Mama. My sweet Mama of 85 years old sat in her chair and kept saying, “There’s No WAY you’re going to microwave me a peanut butter cake in 30 seconds.” Beep, beep, beep… here you go, Mama! Enjoy!

    People! Make this NOW! Everyone loves it. It’s amazing ๐Ÿ™‚

    Thank you Cassie.

  9. Convection is ONLY a little slower and will leave your food ALIVE! sorry to all that bought the micro sales pitch…