MUG CAKES!

Want a super-simple program that's bound to be a big hit?  Well, this is it!

I have done this program a couple of different times.  Once was in the winter for a day that kids were out of school (looking back into my file, it was Martin Luther King Day); the second time it was done as a spring-themed program.

You can make the mug cakes with either real mugs (the first time, I purchased 88 cent mugs from Wal-mart) or use Dixie Cups.

Here are a couple of recipes that I have used:

1 MINUTE DIXIE CUP CAKES

You will need:
1 package of cake mix (any flavor)  (I've done chocolate and funfetti....funfetti is my favorite for this)
Water
3-ounce or 12-ounce Dixie Cups
Toppings:  Frosting, sprinkles, chocolate chips (for the chocolate ones) ice cream.  All of these are optional.

For the 3-ounce cup:
3 tablespoons cake mix
1 tablespoon water
Stir, stir, stir!  I let the participants use a small popsicle/craft stick to do this.  Batter should be thick.  Place in microwave for 45 seconds.  Batter will likely run over the sides of the 3 ounce cup.  Switch out to a 5-ounce cup and this doesn't happen.  Let cool for one minute and add toppings, if desired.

For the 12-ounce cup:
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon cake mix
1/4 cup water
Stir, stir, stir!  Batter should be thick.  Place in microwave 1 minute,10 seconds.  Let cool for one minute and add toppings, if desired.

We have also done crafts once the kiddos have made their mug cakes.  For the winter one, it was a picture of a mug that they could decorate and add real mini marshmallows to.  For the spring one, it was a simple flower crown.

I always have a handout of additional mug cake recipes to give to parents.