Waking Up with McCafé + Red Velvet Angel Food Cake Recipe

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I’m generally a very happy and cheerful person, but I HATE getting up in the mornings!  I always have!  On days when I don’t have to wake up at a certain time, I’m good, but when that clock radio jolts me awake in the morning, it’s like one of the worst feelings on earth!   To paraphrase what my husband has said, “I definitely need a few minutes to get myself together when I first wake up.”  So I take my “few minutes to get myself together” while Noah eats his breakfast and gets ready for school.  Then we drive to school, and since I work from home, it is oh-so-tempting to just jump right back in bed after I come home from dropping him off!  (And okay…sometimes when there’s nothing pressing to do or I have a migraine or haven’t slept well, I may do just that!)  But most days I need to stay up and get things done, and then I need my morning caffeine fix!  Enter McCafé!

McCafé is a new line of coffee products by Kraft. Recently I visited Walmart and participated in a product demo of this new product.  After trying the product and learning about the different varieties available, I chose the Hazelnut Coffee.

McCafé  is made with 100% Arabica Beans and is available in bags as well as individual pods, and you’ll find it in 8 varieties, including the Hazelnut, French Roast, Premium Roast, and Breakfast Blend.

Which McCafé would you like to try?

Early in the morning, I love a little breakfast, which could be just a simple bowl of cereal or (preferably) a hot breakfast of bacon & eggs or a sausage biscuit.

But other times, I want something sweet in the mornings!  There are so many sweet treats that go great with coffee:  cinnamon rolls, muffins, donuts, French toast, and coffee cake.

Unfortunately these sweet options aren’t always available at my house, unless I make a quick trip to the Walmart bakery or do a little early morning baking.  Luckily I have an easy-fix solution to satisfy your morning cravings and sweet tooth without leaving the house OR spending the whole morning baking:  a 3-2-1 Mug Cake!

This is such a great shortcut to dessert!  Just take a box of angel food cake mix and any other cake mix flavor of your own choosing.  Then place them in one gallon freezer bag.  Seal the bag and shake well to mix!  This mix will make a lot of 3-2-1 mug cakes!

 Since Valentine’s Day is coming up, I decided to make a Red Velvet Angel Food Cake.  The great thing about this mug cake, apart from being fast and easy, is that you can use the angel food cake with various other cake flavors, and you can also sweeten the cake up with any frostings or other sweet decorations and garnishes you like.

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For cooking, baking, and snack time inspiration, check out the Kraft Walmart Hub and the Cooking Up Good site.

What would you make to go with your McCafé coffee?