MORE CUTE HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS ON A BUDGET

MORE CUTE HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS

Microwave Christmas Coffee Mug Cakes

1) Buy Christmas mugs (12 oz. size) at the dollar store.
2) Put together the cupcake mixture,
and the glaze mixture , be sure and put them in separate Zip Locks
or sandwich bags with twist-ties.
3) Place both bags inside the mugs with directions attached to each mug.
Tie pretty ribbon on the mug handle with the cooking directions
after covering with cellophane.

Cupcake Mixture Instructions:

1 box regular yellow cake mix
1 3/4 oz. box instant vanilla pudding mix
Place dry cake mix and dry pudding mix into a large bowl.
Whisk together.
This will make 8 mug cake mixes app ~ 1/2 c. each.
Place mixture into 8 small plastic bags

Glaze mix instructions:
Mix 2 2/3 c. powdered sugar with
1/4 c. powdered flavor mix.
(powdered flavor mix is lemonade powder, cocoa, etc...)
Divide this into 8 small plastic bags

*you can use any flavor of cake mix or pudding mix.
For the glaze, use a complimentary flavor of powdered mix, such as lemonade for lemon cake mix, cocoa for chocolate cake mix, yellow cake mix and chocolate glaze.
Mix and match however you want !



Cooking Directions for gift tag:

"Microwave Cupcake Directions:
Coat inside of mug with cooking spray.
Empty contents of cake mix packet into cup.
Add one egg, 1 T. oil and 1 T. water to dry mix.
Stir, microwave on full power for 2 minutes.
While cake is cooking, place ingredients from
glaze mix package into a very small container and
add 1 1/2 teaspoon water. Mix well.
When cake is done, pull sides of cake away
from edges and pour glaze over Mug cake in cup,
letting the glaze run down inside."