The 99% Cooking Club

The 99% Cooking Club

Caramelized Pineapple Mug Cake

The World's Best Cake. Microwaved. In Under 5 Minutes.

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Mar 06, 2026
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As many of you know, I’m on a mission to make life more affordable for all of us 99ers. However, I also have another life mission. To create the world’s greatest mug cake.

You all know that feeling when you’re craving a sweet treat and you look around your kitchen and you have nothing. But I bet you have flour… butter… sugar and a coffee mug. It only takes a few ingredients and 75 seconds in the microwave and you have yourself a dessert fit for the gods.

If you’ve made a mug cake, then you’re probably aware of some of the usual issues. Too wet, too dry, too sticky, too dry, bland, too dry. You get the picture.

This mug cake conquers all of those issues. The moist cake paired with that sweet pineapple soaked in that caramel sauce is literally to die for. Like, I legit took a bite and had to do a double take.

It’s not up to me what videos go viral. I just post what I think will help youse save money. But if ever there were a recipe that I would want to go viral?

It’s this one. Because everyone deserves to know how to make this jawn.

So congrats, you now have the knowledge and recipe to create the world's greatest mug cake. Go forth and share my words so that more people can enjoy this sweet treat without the headache.

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Estimated Time: 5-10 minutes

Serves: 1-2

Ingredients:

Pineapple topping:

  • 2 tbs crushed pineapple or 1 pineapple ring

  • 2 tbsp brown sugar

  • 1 tbsp butter

Cake Batter:

  • 4 tbsp AP flour

  • 3 tbsp milk

  • ½ tsp baking powder

  • 2 tbsp sugar

  • Pinch of salt

  • ¼ tsp vanilla extract

  • 1 tbsp neutral oil

  • ½ tsp sugar (to grease the mug)

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