This hot pink cake in a mug is an easy to make layered dessert inspired by the Barbie movie.
Make it for a girls movie night or a Barbie themed party!
Hot Pink Barbie Layered Mug Cake
Ingredients
- 8 tbsp flour divided
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp sugar
- 4 tbsp milk
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp Jell-O dry mix I used Starburst pink flavor- not sugar free
- pink food coloring icing coloring works well too
- Whipped cream for topping
- pink sprinkles mix for topping
Instructions
- Combine half of the first six ingredients in a large, tall mug.
- Mix well with a fork.
- Cook in the microwave for 1 minute. Let cool. Repeat with another mug and remaining ingredients.
- Top one of the cooled cakes in the first mug with whipped cream then remove the second
- small cake from other mug and add on top of the whipped cream in the first mug.
- Top with a swirl of whipped cream again and then add sprinkles and any other decorations (I used pink barbie shoes).
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
For The Love of Food Blog
This easy mug cake can be mixed up in a minute with six ingredients.
I made this version pink inspired by the new Barbie movie.
I used Starburst pink Jello mix, but after I made it the first time I decided to make it brighter by adding pink food coloring.
Combine half of the first six ingredients in a large, tall mug.
Mix well with a fork.
Cook in the microwave for 1 minute. Let cool.
Repeat with another mug and remaining ingredients.
Top one of the cooled cakes in the first mug with whipped cream
Then remove the second small cake from other mug and add on top of the whipped cream in the first mug.
Top with a swirl of whipped cream again and then add sprinkles.
You can also add any other decorations on top (I used pink barbie shoes).
Serve immediately and enjoy.
Perfect for a girls movie night. Barbie would approve!
What a great and fun idea I know two little girls who would love this idea which I am going to make when I see them next
This pink mug cakes looks amazing, perfect for a treat or for a Barbie movie night. The mug cakes are so easy to make too. I will be trying these out soon.
This is such a cute little treat! Thank you for sharing your recipe – I would love to try that Jelly on it’s own as well.
My sister is a big fan of Barbie. I’m sure she’ll be thrilled to see this, so I’ll share it with her.
My goodness gracious! This cake looks super yummy and attractive at the same time. Love it!
This looks so delicious yummmm…..I love the layered mug cake idea, it is so cool and definitely looks delicious.
What fun for a girls night or an event. I rarely ever make mug cakes but I should as they’re so easy to make and cook x
This sounds so good, and I love how cute it is! I have to make this.
Looks really cute and fun! Love Barbie and the pink theme…such a sweet idea for the little ones ^_^
What a fun and creative idea to make pink Jello inspired by the new Barbie movie! The addition of pink food coloring to enhance the color is a brilliant touch. I can imagine it adds an extra pop of vibrancy to the treat. Thanks for sharing your creative twist on this classic dessert!
Ooh this hot pink mug cake looks so cute! Perfect for a Barbie movie night.
What a fun and yummy looking dessert! I would love to whip these uo for my kids!
So cute and creative! This would be a lot of fun to put together. My kids would have fun with this!
This is such a lovely idea. I think both my daughters would really love to try this awesome mug cake. It looks perfect to make next time we have a girly movie night.
This pink mug cake looks really amazing. I can definitely try for my friends daughter.
I have a 20-year old daughter who would love this! Going to suggest making it when she’s back from her placement at the weekend. I’ll let you know how it goes!