Cake In A Cup

So I've been slacking...again.  However, I thought I'd pop in and share a really wonderful vegan dessert recipe with you guys.  Seriously, this is so delicious and pure comfort food.  My only adjustments?  I used coffee mugs instead of mason jars, and I almost doubled the amount of apple the recipe called for.  I would also recommend making and adding extra streusel, because it's just too good not to overdo. Yum!
 
Enjoy:

Don't mind the hipster mugs - they're just awesome, nbd.

Apple Streusel Cakes courtesy of Oh She Glows

Makes three-four, 250 ml Mason Jar cakes.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup + 1/8th cup all purpose flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/8th tsp ginger
• 1/8th tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tbsp ground flax + 2 tbsp water (flax egg)
• 1/4 cup butternut squash, pureed
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup chopped and peeled apple (I used Granny Smith)
• 1/4 cup almond milk
• 1/8th cup coconut oil, melted (or other light tasting oil)
• Streusel, for layering: 2 tbsp Turbinado sugar, 1 tbsp flour, 1 tbsp Earth Balance, 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup chopped Pecans, for layering

 

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 and grab a baking sheet and set aside. Grab three 250 ml Mason jars and sterilize in boiling water. Set aside. In a small bowl mix your flax egg and set aside. In a large bowl, mix your dry ingredients (flour, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, baking powder, nutmeg, salt). In a medium sized bowl mix your wet ingredients (flax egg, butternut squash, vanilla, milk, oil). Add wet to dry and mix well. Fold in chopped apples. Now mix up your streusel ingredients in a small dish with a fork until fully combined. Add approx. 3 tbsp of the cake batter into the Mason jar. Now add on about 1/2 tbsp of streusel mixture and some chopped pecans. Follow this with another layer of cake batter (about 1-2 tbsp) and then more streusel and chopped pecans. Makes 3-4 mason jar cakes. Take the mason jars and place on baking sheet and then bake for approx 20-25 mins at 350F until cake slowly bounces back when touched. Remove from oven and allow to cool for at least 30 minutes. Serve immediately or store in fridge for up to 3 days.

mmm...pecans.

Creepy face enjoying some sugar.