3 DIY Holiday Mug Cake Gifts with Printable Recipe Tags - (2024)

This mug’s for you! These single serving Holiday Mug Cakes make great teacher gifts, hostess gifts, neighbor gifts, hairdresser gifts, babysitter gifts, office colleague gifts–anyone you want to express your appreciation to this Holiday season or throughout the year.

The boys and I did a taste test. Son #3 thought the Cinnamon Roll Mug Cake was the best, but Son #1 and #2 liked the Nutella Chocolate Mug Cake the most. I liked all three…you can’t go wrong!

1. Nutella ChocolateMug Cake | Single Serving Gift

What you will need to make this gift:

• printer
• card stock
• scissors
• hole punch
• ribbon
• 1 large Coffee Mug
• mini whiskor mini spatula
• 2Nutella Single Serve pack
• 1 heaping tablespoon flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 clear plastic bag (Clear Party Bags)

Instructions:

1. Mix the flour, baking powder, coco powder and brown sugar together.
2. Place in a sealed plastic bag in your cup along with your Nutella Single Serve packandmini whiskor mini spatula.
3. Print this FREE DIY Printable PDF file {Printable Mug Cake Recipe Tags} on card stock, cut out and hole punch.
4. Tie recipe tag to your gift.
5. Enjoy!

Do you want to skip the gift making and just eat the cake? No problem! See the full recipe below:

Nutella Chocolate Mug Cake| Single Serving Full Recipe

• 1 tablespoon Nutella
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 heaping tablespoon flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar

1. Whisk together all ingredients in a bowl until well combined.
2. Pour the batter into two greased ramekins or one large greased microwavable bowl or mug.
3. Microwave on 70% power for 30 seconds. At the end of the time, check for doneness. If not cooked through, add 15 seconds at a time.

The original recipe can be found {here} at Back to Her Roots.

2. GingerbreadMug Cake | Single Serving Gift

What you will need to make this gift:

• printer
• card stock
• scissors
• hole punch
• ribbon
• 1 largeCoffee Mug
• mini whiskormini spatula
• 5 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1 dash cinnamon
• 1 dash nutmeg
• 1 tbsp granulated sugar
• 3 tbsp brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 generous dash of salt
• 1 clear plastic bag (Clear Party Bags)

Instructions:

1. Mix the flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar, brown sugar, baking soda and salt together.
2. Place in a sealed plastic bag in your cup along with a mini whiskor mini spatula.
3. Print this FREE DIY Printable PDF file {Printable Mug Cake Recipe Tags} on card stock, cut out and hole punch.
4. Tie recipe tag to your gift.
5. Enjoy!

Do you want to skip the gift making and just eat the cake? No problem! See the full recipe below:

Gingerbread Mug Cake |Single Serving Full Recipe

• 5 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1 dash cinnamon
• 1 dash nutmeg
• 1 tbsp granulated sugar
• 3 tbsp brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 generous dash of salt
• 4 tbsp buttermilk(you can use regular milk if you don’t have buttermilk)
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 tsp vanilla

1. In a large, microwavable coffee mug, combine and mix all ingredients until smooth.
2. Microwave on high for 1-1/2 to 2 minutes, checking on your cake after 1 minute and microwaving in 30 second intervals thereafter.Everyone’s microwave is different, so you’ll want to play around with yours to see how much time you need to cook your cake.
3. Pull mug out of the microwave, garnish with a generous dollop of whipped cream or cream cheese frosting (optional).

The original recipe can be found {here} at Just Putzing Around the Kitchen.

3.Cinnamon Roll Mug Cake | Single Serving Gift

What you will need to make this gift:

• printer
• card stock
• scissors
• hole punch
• ribbon
• 1 largeCoffee Mug
• mini whiskormini spatula
• 1 squeezable applesauce
• 1/4 cup + 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 Tbsp packed light-brown sugar
• 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 dash ground nutmeg (optional)
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1 clear plastic bag (Clear Party Bags)