What is this? Another mug cake?
Can you FEEL how addicted I am to these? They are like your own personal dessert, and no one needs to know that you made it! One quick wash of a cup, and all the evidence of your broken diet, vow to not eat chocolate, whatever is gone!
Now that is something I can sink my teeth into!
If you were to ask me which of the mug cakes that I have made recently is my favorite, I would have to say this one. Hands down. Maybe the peanut butter mug cake comes in a close second, but this one I’d say is pretty perfect.
And after a grueling week, you deserve it!
One Minute Chocolate Mug Cake Ingredients
This One Minute Easy Chocolate Mug Cake uses only 8 simple ingredients. All you need is:
- unsweetened cocoa powder
- all purpose flour
- pinch of salt
- white sugar
- baking powder
- neutral oil (I love coconut oil, but vegetable oil or canola oil work well too)
- milk
- small splash of vanilla extract
That’s it!!
Tips
To make this mug cake vegan: all you need to do is use a non-dairy milk in place of the whole milk. I suggest either coconut milk or oat milk to maintain the same fluffy cake texture, but I have used both soy milk and almond milk with success.
Make sure you keep an eye on your microwave mug cake while cooking. Depending upon the size of your microwave-safe mug, it may be prone to spilling out of the top of the mug while its cooking. I recommend a large coffee mug for this recipe, but if you have a smaller mug it will boil over in your microwave oven. Also, different microwaves cook things differently. Take note of how long it takes for the cake to cook, and if it starts to overflow stop the microwave then restart it again after a couple of seconds. Then next time, you will know how long it will take to cook.
Variations
Add in your favorite mix-ins. I love adding in chocolate chips, but fresh fruit or nuts work well too! I like adding half the toppings halfway through so they don’t sink to the bottom of the mug.
Top it with your favorite toppings. This mini chocolate cake pairs so well with a scoop of ice cream, or chocolate frosting. But you could also top it with chocolate hazelnut spread, whipped cream or whatever else you have on hand.
More Microwave Cakes
Like this One Minute Chocolate Mug Cake? Then you will love these small batch desserts:
If you make this recipe, let me know how you liked it! Give it a star rating, leave a comment and tag me with #atasteofmadness on Instagram! I always love seeing what you are creating!
One Minute Chocolate Mug Cake
Ingredients
- 5 tsp cocoa powder
- 3 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 8 tsp granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp coconut oil, melted
- 3 Tbsp milk of choice
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Combine the cocoa powder, flour, salt, sugar and baking powder until fully combined.
- Add in the coconut oil, milk and vanilla until fully incorporated. Transfer to a microwave safe mug, and microwave for 30 seconds and see if it’s done. If not, microwave for 10 second intervals.
My daughter loves this recipe! I can’t wait for her to make it again!
Yay! I am glad she likes it! Thanks Beth
I was so excited to see this recipe because I always love the idea of little, personal mug cakes – something easy to whip up when you just need a super-fast, small dessert. But honestly, I rarely make them because they’re usually not one bit healthy … so I was super happy to scroll down to the recipe card and see that your version really is much healthier! Game on!! Thanks for the recipe!
Yay! This is definitely a healthier version to the ones I usually see. Thanks Shelly 🙂
So easy and delicious! This will be my new chocolate mug cake recipe. Thanks for sharing!
Yay so glad! Thanks Traci 🙂
This is such an easy recipe and the cake is so delicious that it will be dangerous if you can’t stop making this every day! 😀
Haha, right?? So hard to stop myself from making it every day 😉
Such a simple and delicious recipe! Love that this can be made so quickly… great way to satisfy those late night cravings! YUM!!
Agree! Thanks Angela 🙂
Your killing me here with all your great recipes, there is so many I need to try!!
Thanks Lynda!! It is a good one 🙂
What an interesting recipe! I have honestly never tried to do anything other than warming up dishes in the microwave. You certainly have a nice PR plan for this dessert 🙂
hi there, this definitely something to try, quick and easy.Love your sharing.
Yum! this sounds super yummy 😉 I need to try this!
Wow 1 minute and I have a perfectly portioned cake?! This could be the beginning of the end!
This is what I do when I'm out of eggs! Perfect!