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.
📖 Recipe
One Minute Peanut Butter Cake
Ingredients
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 heaping tablespoon flour
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon milk
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar give or take
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together egg, brown sugar, baking powder, peanut butter and flour.
- Pour batter into a greased ramekin. Microwave for 30 seconds.
- While the cake is microwaving, stir together milk and powdered sugar, adding more powdered sugar if necessary to thicken frosting.
- Remove cake from ramekin (or don't), pour frosting over top.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
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Wonder if I could finagle a low carb version using coconut flour and xylitol instead of flour and sugar...
The amounts are small enough that it's at least worth trying out. I think if I cut the amount of flour in half (coconut soaks up a LOT of moisture) and used equal amount of xylitol to sugar with a drop or so of stevia extract I could make it work...
I also got an amazing little volcano! ps if you mix a tiny bit of vanilla and cocoa powder with the icing it becomes dangerously tasty =]
Mmm! Good call on the icing! 🙂
okay so I just tried this and my ramekin was too small so I got a mini volcano... a mini but very tasty volcano 😛
A tasty volcano sounds like pretty much the best thing ever. 🙂
This is beyond genius. I absolutely cannot wait to make it
Hope you like it! 😀
I'm AMAZED. So cool!
Ha! Thanks. 🙂
Wow! This is absolutly extraordinary! Just as I was surfing the web simioltaneously craving something peanut-buttery, this popped up. I mixed chocolate chips, chopped nut ice cream toppings and raisins, it tasted like a yummy trail mix!
THANKS
Yum! Your add-ins sound awesome. 🙂
This is a great idea will give it a try tomorrow for my husband he love's peanuts and this will be an interesting new way to eat.
Hope he liked it! 🙂
yummy! i put nutella on the bottom of the cup so that when i inverted it it had melted nutella on the top 🙂
OOOH. Now THAT is a great idea! Yummy! 😀
Oooh, I just stumbled upon this and had to drop everything to make it. Wonderful! I added chocolate chips and only used 1/4 tsp. milk in the glaze to get it a little thicker. I love this idea! Thanks so much for sharing it.
So glad you liked it!
so i was on www.stumbleupon.com when i stumbled upon this and decided since i have all the ingredients that i'd try it. i added milk when i wasnt supposed to and used a bigger bowl so mine came out chunky. it tasted good and weird at the same time. probably because of the milk being added. other wise it tasted good and im gonna try it again when i get more eggs =] good recipie and very simple
Definitely wait on the milk next time and make sure you whisk it really well before microwaving. Glad you still liked it though!
This is perfect! We have a child with peanut allergy and I have been craving peanut butter desserts. Now my husband and I can enjoy a little peanut butter treat after the kids are in bed. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
No problem! Hope you like it. 😀
It seems lots of people have added this to their pin boards on Pinterest. That's how I found it. Sounds like a perfect snack for tonight! I think I'll drizzle mine with nutella.
Oooh! Drizzled with nutella sounds amazing. Speaking of Pinterest and Nutella, I saw a homemade Nutella recipe on there that I must test out! Thanks for reminding me. 🙂
Thank you so much for thinking of this! Love that I can split this with my husband, also! 🙂
No problem! Hope you and your husband like it. 😀
Well, now I know what a rammekin is! Thanks for helping me learn something new. I'll definately try this once I find something rammekinish in my cupboards. =)
I use ramekins for everything! I think they are so fun and help me with portion control. But I'd say any microwavable bowl or mug will work. 😀
I don't have a rammekin. Can I use a coffee mug? Would I have to micro longer since it's deeper?
Absolutely use a coffee mug! The cake dries out quickly, so I'd start with the 30 seconds, and then check it. If it looks undone, microwave 10 seconds at a time. Let me know how it turns out!
Ohh big bummer I dont have a ramekin. I keep saying I'm gonna buy some and keep forgetting. Guess this weekend is a perfect time to go get some =) Thanks for the recipe looking forward to trying it =)
Yes, you should head out and buy ramekins because they are FUN! But you could probably make this in any microwave safe bowl or mug. 😀
Life is too short to not try microwaved peanut butter cake! LOL! I nuked for 50 seconds, and it was PERFECT. YUM! Thanks for posting this quick recipe.
I think you're my hero. A rare weekend by myself while the rest of the family is out of town... this calls for peanut butter in cake form. I think I'll add some walnuts! Thanks!!
Mmm! The walnuts sound awesome!
I only wish I knew how many calories this was so I could see if it fits in at the end of the night!
The whole cake is 377 calories. I normally split it into two servings for a perfect low-cal dessert treat!
ok, what if you don't have a ramekin?
You can use any microwave safe bowl or mug. Just make sure it is on the large side and that you grease it well.