
Came back from Hawaii yesterday morning. If it were up to me, I would never leave that island. Maybe there were other people feeling the same way, because my flight back to Vancouver was on the most empty airplane that I have ever been on… ever. There were people literally sprawled out horizontally on 3 chairs sleeping.

So I’m back to the cold and the rain. How can I possibly lift my spirits?
Another mug cake? I think yes! This Vanilla Bean Mug Cake will lift my spirits any day!
Ever since I made vanilla bean paste I have been searching for recipes that call for it. Because when I don’t have it in my house, the recipes are everywhere. When I finally do, I can’t find any recipe that calls for it.
But when I saw this recipe from Table for Two, I knew I needed to make it and satisfy my new found mug cake obsession.
What other types of mug cakes should I make next? If it were up to me, I would make this one over and over on repeat, but I need to have more recipes for the blog. May as well make a good chunk of them mug cakes!
If you try this recipe, let me know! Rate it, leave a comment and tag me with #atasteofmadness on Instagram! I always love seeing what you are creating!

Vanilla Bean Mug Cake
Ingredients
- 6 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 6 Tbsp milk
- 2 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 2 Tbsp butter, melted
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
- Whisk together the milk, vanilla bean paste, and butter.
- Mix in the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, and mix until fully combined.
- Pour into a mug, and microwave for 1 1/2 minutes, and remove to see if it’s done. If not, continue to microwave in thirty second intervals.
Such a moist and a perfect vanilla cake! Now I can get my sweet tooth fix in a matter of few minutes.
It’s really a very dangerous recipe 😉
Mmmmmmm! I love vanilla bean ice cream so I bet that I would LOVE this mug cake! It looks and sounds delicious! YUM!
Oooh.. That gives me an idea. Pairing this with vanilla bean ice cream next week 😉
I just love this when I need my own dessert and don’t have a lot of time. It’s so tasty! Thanks for sharing.
This is always my last minute dessert idea!! 🙂
This mug cake sounds like the perfect pick-me-up sweet snack! So easy and delicious looking! And thanks so much for the recipe for vanilla paste! I’m giving that one a try today.
I hope you do! I make it so often 😉
I love that this recipe uses vanilla bean paste because it has such excellent flavor! This is such a great recipe to keep on hand for those nights when you simply must have cake immediately!
I love adding the paste to almost everything I make! Thanks Jenni!
Everything about this is perfect! Sometimes I want something sweet but don’t want to make a whole cake or a whole batch of something! Love it!
Yes! This is perfect for those days 🙂
What a tasty treat! Mug cakes are so much fun sadly though I don’t have a microwave.
Oh, too bad! I was thinking about getting rid of my microwave, but then I wouldn’t be able to have mug cakes!! 😉