a recipe // coffee cup coffee cake

how's that for alliteration? last night in a desperate and impatient attempt to satisfy my sweet tooth i found a recipe for coffee cup coffee cake on a food blogger's cite. could it be true? could i actually make cake in a cup and it actually taste good? the mystery added to the intrigue so i gave in and baked something. i must tell you that this recipe was right up my alley since i am not a baker. it's all the tedious measuring and not being able to sample-as-you-work kind of thing that keeps be from baking. this recipe, however, took only 5 minutes and a microwave. no joke. here's how it all went down...

well, first you'll need a coffee cup. if you want it to puff up over the top of the cup, use a small one. then add 1 tablespoon of butter to the cup and soften it in the microwave for 10-20 seconds.

to the softened butter, add one tablespoon of sugar and stir for 30 seconds until the sugar is well incorporated.

next add one egg and mix well. then stir in 2 tablespoons of sour cream and a few drops of vanilla. i'm talking droplets here, don't add too much or it will taste icky.

stir in 1/4 cup of flour and 1/8 teaspoon baking powder. the cake batter should look like the picture above.

now the for the topping. In a separate ramekin or bowl add 1 tablespoon butter, 2 tablespoons flour, 1 tablespoon of brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon. Mash it together with your fingers.

- now add the crumb topping mixture to the cup...

- microwave for 1 minute. you can add a few more seconds for make sure it is done to your liking. 1:15 worked wonders for me.

{next time i am going to add some raspberries to the cake batter to give this recipe an extra layer of flavor!}

-eat & enjoy!