How To Make Banana Mug Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Enjoy this tasty and easy to make banana mug cake topped with a simple, yet delightful cream cheese frosting, which you can whip in just under 10 minutes!
Serves:
Ingredients
- ⅓cupall-purpose flour
- ¼cupsugar,granulated
- ¼tspbaking powder
- ⅛tspcinnamon
- 1pinchsalt
- ½banana,overripe, mashed very well, scant 1/4 cup
- 1tbspvegetable oil
- 1tbspapplesauce
- 1tbspbuttermilk
- 1largeegg yolk
- ¼tspvanilla extract
- 1recipecream cheese frosting,recipe follows
- 1tbsppecans,chopped, or walnuts, optional
- banana slices,optional
For Simple Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 1½tbspcream cheese,softened
- 4tbspsugar,powdered
Instructions
To Make Cream Cheese Frosting:
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In a small mixing bowl, using a fork, whisk together softened cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Set aside.
To Make Banana Mug Cake
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In a large mug, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
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Add in the mashed banana, vegetable oil, applesauce, buttermilk, egg yolk, and vanilla. Stir the mixture until well-blended. Be sure to mix in the flour at the bottom of the mug well.
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Cook the mixture in the microwave on high power for 2 ½ to 3 minutes until done. Be careful not to overcook, or your cake may be spongy.
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Dollop with Cream Cheese Frosting, sprinkle with optional nuts, then garnish with optional banana slices. Enjoy warm as once mug cakes cool, they aren’t quite as good.
Nutrition
- Calories: 1290.34kcal
- Fat: 69.97g
- Saturated Fat: 29.19g
- Trans Fat: 0.11g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 26.34g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 6.61g
- Carbohydrates: 155.08g
- Fiber: 3.57g
- Sugar: 113.97g
- Protein: 16.76g
- Cholesterol: 333.65mg
- Sodium: 771.28mg
- Calcium: 275.31mg
- Potassium: 521.45mg
- Iron: 3.47mg
- Vitamin A: 563.44µg
- Vitamin C: 8.50mg
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