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Do you still need an inexpensive cute gift idea? This is super quick and easy and tastes delicious.
Make a batch of your favorite Mug Cake or Cookie recipe to share. Pinterest has individual recipes for every cake, cookie, and muffin imaginable but here's a way to give a jar or container full so your gift recipient can just scoop out an individual dessert or share with friends without getting 14 ingredients out and measuring each one. Tied with a cute ribbon and a handmade recipe card attached, you can make gifts for friends, teachers, or office mates in less than an hour.
What you'll need:
any baking mix desired: cake, cookie, muffin, quick bread
1 box angel food cake mix - you will only use a portion of this
Bisquick baking mix - 1/2 to 1 cup
optional dried fruit, nuts, chocolate chips, cinnamon chips, or any other dry desired stir ins
containers or jars with tight fitting lids
scrap book paper or construction paper for recipe tags
ribbon or rafia
What you'll do:
Empty one package of desired baking mix into a large bowl. Add 1/4 cup of dry angel food cake mix and a scant 1/4 cup Bisquick baking mix for each egg the baking mix calls for. Add 1/2 cup or more of coordinating stir ins. Mix well. Spoon this dry mix into jars or containers for gift giving. Make a tag with the name of mix and recipe for individual servings. You may have to taste test your mix to get the proper amount of water to add and the correct microwave cooking time. Cake mixes need a tad more water than say cookies or brownies. One "recipe" can fill several mason jars or other cute containers to make more than one gift.
Here are two tried and tested versions:
Carrot Cake Mug Cake
boxed carrot cake mix
3/4 cup angel food cake mix
1/2 - 3/4 cup Bisquick
1/2 cup chopped dried pineapple
1/2 cup shredded sweetened coconut
1/2 cup chopped pecans
I used a Betty Crocker 15.25 oz box Super Moist Carrot Cake. The above recipe filled 3 pint sized mason jars perfectly.
Recipe for attached card:
Add 4 heaping Tbsp dry Carrot Mug Cake Mix to your favorite mug. Stir in 3 Tbsp water and zap in microwave for 40-45 seconds.
Double Chocolate Chip Mug Cookie
pkg chocolate chip cookie mix
1/4 cup angel food cake mix
1/4 cup Bisquick cake mix
3 Tbsp cocoa
I used a Betty Crocker 17.5 oz Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix pouch. The recipe above filled 2 pint sized mason jars with a bit of space at the top that I just filled with a few extra chocolate chips.
Recipe for attached card:
Add 4 heaping Tbsp dry Double Chocolate Chip Mug Cookie Mix to your favorite mug. Stir in 2 Tbsp water and zap in microwave for 40-45 seconds.
Be sure to if mention your gift contains nuts in case of allergies.