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Pumpkin Bread Pudding Mug Cake

October 14, 2014 10 Comments

Pumpkin Mug Cake 6b (1 of 1)

A few weeks ago, I got an email from Jennifer, blogger friend and genius behind Kirbie’s Cravings, asking me if I wanted a media review copy of her new 5-Minute Mug Cakes cookbook. Did I want a free copy of her awesome new book full of fabulous new mug cake recipes??? Hahahaha. Wait, was that a real question?

Considering the fact that I am (1) a huge fan of Jennifer’s blog (if you’re somehow not familiar with it, go check it out – it’s the best), (2) have been drooling over her incredible mug cake recipes for years, and (3) was actually planning to order the book off Amazon soon…there’s no way that my answer would be anything other than 100% yes. Of course I wanted it! SIGN ME UP, JENNIFER!

Pumpkin Mug Cake 5b (1 of 1)

Generally speaking, I’m not a cookbook person – the sad, slightly dusty collection of hardbound books on the windowsill in my living room can attest to that fact (sorry Julia Childs). I think it’s because they’re usually so huge and intimidating. Who has time to cook a hundred million different soups in one season? Or bake a billion different biscuits? Am I a terrible wife/woman/provider for not wanting to make soup using my own vegetable/chicken/whatever stock??? Ugh, stress.

Don’t even get me started on the fact that so many of the recipes in those books are long and tedious and refer you back to other recipes in the recipe (I’m looking at you, Momofuku Milk Bar cookbook) and require you to have crazy ingredients on hand. Is it too much to ask for a book full of short, simple recipes that can fit on a single page (two, maybe) and don’t require me to go to use wildly unattainable ingredients? Apparently not, because that’s exactly what Jennifer’s mug cake book is like.

Pumpkin Mug Cake 7b (1 of 1)

There are dozens of different mug cake recipes in her cookbook, and they are all amazingly simple, super fast, and can be made in 10 ingredients are less (usually much less). I had a really tough time picking a recipe to try, because they all sounded delicious. After much agonizing (also, b/c I happened to have some stale bread and pumpkin puree in the pantry), I settled on this Pumpkin Bread Pudding Mug Cake.

And guys? It. Was. Amazing. It seriously only took me 5 minutes to make from start to finish, and the taste was unreal. Perfect balance of sweetness and spice, just enough pumpkin flavor, and rich enough to feel like a treat but not so much that you can only eat a few bites (trust me, you’ll eat all of it). If I served it to you on a fancy plate with some ice cream, or whipped cream you’d never guess that I’d made it in a microwave with stuff I had lying around the house. Best recipe ever! Can’t wait to try the other ones in Jennifer’s book! 😀

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Pumpkin Bread Pudding Mug Cake
Author: Tina @ Just Putzing
Recipe type: Dessert
 
Ingredients
  • 1 piece of french bread (about 4 inches of a loaf)
  • 2 tbsp skim milk
  • 2 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 2 tbsp of egg (about ½ of a large, whisked egg)
  • 1 heaping tbsp of pumpkin puree
  • A dash of ground cinnamon (to taste, but original recipe says 1/16 tsp)
Directions
  1. Cut your bread into half-inch cubes/chunks. Line/layer the bottom of a large coffee mug with the bread chunks. Set aside.
  2. In a separate bowl, whisk together milk, sugar, egg, pumpkin puree and cinnamon to create a custard.
  3. Pour custard into your mug, making sure every visible bread chunk is covered in it.
  4. Microwave for about 1-1/2 minutes, or until custard is fully cooked. (Start with 1 minute, check the cake, then microwave in 30 second intervals as necessary until your desired consistency is reached)
  5. Flip bread pudding cake out onto a plate, and eat immediately, with whipped cream/ice cream and caramel sauce.
Notes
Original recipe calls for 1 large slice of brioche.
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(Very slightly adapted from the Kirbie’s Craving recipe)

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Filed Under: Bread, Breakfast, Cake, Dessert Tagged With: bread pudding, breakfast food, mug cake, pumpkin, Thanksgiving

Comments

  1. Kirbie says

    October 14, 2014 at 7:07 pm

    Thank you for the awesome feature! I’m drooling over these photos, because I never got mine to look so pretty. hope you continue to enjoy the book!

    Reply
    • justputzing says

      October 14, 2014 at 9:43 pm

      Thanks for the book! I have a feeling there will be a LOT of mug cakes in my future…

      Reply
  2. Emily says

    October 14, 2014 at 8:36 pm

    I’ve never tried a mug cake before. Looks so good! I’m intrigued by the simplicity and cuteness!

    Reply
    • justputzing says

      October 14, 2014 at 9:42 pm

      Give this a try – it’ll blow your mind 😀

      Reply
  3. Sarah @ SnixyKitchen says

    October 15, 2014 at 4:45 am

    I really need to start baking in my mug! This is so pretty that you can’t tell it was made in a mug at all! Restaurant-worthy.

    Reply
    • justputzing says

      October 15, 2014 at 8:55 am

      Hehe, thanks girl!

      Reply
  4. Kim says

    October 20, 2014 at 8:18 pm

    THIS LOOKS SO GOOD. omg. dying.

    Reply
    • justputzing says

      October 20, 2014 at 9:56 pm

      Haha, thanks Kim! Maybe you can make it after Whole30 is over???

      Reply
  5. Kayley | The Kitchen McCabe says

    October 21, 2014 at 12:17 pm

    This looks INSANE. I’m seriously dying over here wishing I had a mug of that gorgeousness!

    Reply
    • justputzing says

      October 21, 2014 at 12:20 pm

      Thanksss! Jennifer has some fabulous recipes in her book 🙂

      Reply

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