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If you are anything like me, you always want something sweet for dessert. I have to tell you, this chocolate mug cake is the solution! It is extremely easy to make and only takes 90 seconds to cook in the microwave. If you need a quick chocolate fix, this is the recipe for you! It’s a single-serving mug cake which means you can whip it up whenever a chocolate craving hits.
Also, this mug cake recipe uses simple ingredients that you most likely have on hand. There are no eggs in this recipe, no oven is needed, and I have lightened it up. Just combine the ingredients, cook the cake in the microwave, and enjoy! It is perfectly light, fluffy, and airy.
Table of Contents
- What Is Mug Cake?
- Why You Will Love Chocolate Mug Cake
- Ingredients For Chocolate Mug Cake
- How To Make Chocolate Mug Cake
- How Long To Microwave Chocolate Mug Cake
- Mug Cake Toppings
- Is Mug Cake Healthy?
- More Recipes To Try Next!
- Helpful Tools and Ingredients For Chocolate Mug Cake
- CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE IN MICROWAVE Recipe
What Is Mug Cake?
Mug cake is a single serving cake that is made in a mug or small ramekin. It is an easy dessert that is perfect when you don’t want to make an entire cake. The ingredients can be easily combined and the batter can be poured into a mug. Also, mug cakes are often cooked in the microwave. We have made a delicious and quick chocolate mug cake!
Why You Will Love Chocolate Mug Cake
- This mug cake is packed with chocolate flavor!
- It is easy to make and cooks quickly in the microwave.
- There are no eggs in this recipe and no oven is needed.
- You can make this single-serving mug cake whenever a chocolate craving hits!
Ingredients For Chocolate Mug Cake
- Flour: Is in the batter.
- Unsweetened Cocoa Powder: Gives the mug cake chocolate flavor.
- Sweetener of Choice: Use monk fruit or sugar in this recipe.
- Baking Powder: It helps the mug cake rise.
- Salt: Just a pinch in this recipe.
- Applesauce: It is used in place of oil to lighten up this mug cake.
- Unsweetened almond milk: Or use your milk of choice.
- Vanilla Extract: It is added to the batter.
- Chocolate Chips: We recommend using mini chocolate chips for an evenly dispersed chocolate flavor.
How To Make Chocolate Mug Cake
This chocolate mug cake is easy to make! First, add the flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, sugar or monk fruit, baking powder, and a pinch of salt to a bowl.
Thoroughly combine these ingredients.
Then, add the applesauce, unsweetened almond milk, and vanilla extract to the bowl. Thoroughly mix all of the ingredients together. After that, lightly fold the chocolate chips into the batter.
Next, lightly spray a microwave-safe ramekin or mug with oil. Then, pour the mug cake batter into the ramekin or mug.
After that, microwave the chocolate mug cake and enjoy!
How Long To Microwave Chocolate Mug Cake
This chocolate mug cake is cooked in the microwave. This mug cake should be placed in the microwave for about 90 seconds on high, depending on your microwave. This chocolate mug cake is done when a toothpick comes out clean from the center of the cake and isn’t gooey inside.
Mug Cake Toppings
This chocolate mug cake is delicious on its own. However, for an extra treat, we love to add light vanilla ice cream or light whipped cream on top. Our favorite whipped cream is Cocowhip because it is dairy-free, lightened up, and has a slight coconut flavor.
Is Mug Cake Healthy?
This chocolate mug cake recipe is lightened up. We have used unsweetened cocoa powder and unsweetened applesauce in this recipe. Also, we used unsweetened vanilla almond milk in place of regular milk.
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Helpful Tools and Ingredients For Chocolate Mug Cake
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CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE IN MICROWAVE
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoons monk fruit or sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ⅜ teaspoon mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a bowl, thoroughly combine the flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, sugar or monk fruit, baking powder, and a pinch of salt.
- Then, add the applesauce, unsweetened almond milk, and vanilla extract to the bowl. Thoroughly mix all of the ingredients together and make sure there are no lumps in the batter.
- Lightly fold the chocolate chips into the batter. Optional: Add half of the chocolate chips to the batter and the rest on top before microwaving the cake.
- Lightly spray a microwave-safe ramekin or mug with oil. Then, pour the mug cake batter into the ramekin or mug. Microwave the chocolate mug cake for 90 seconds on high. Optional: Top with light whipped cream and enjoy!
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Notes
- Optional Toppings: For an extra treat, we love to add vanilla ice cream or whipped cream on top.
- Chocolate Chips: We recommend using mini chocolate chips for evenly dispersed chocolate flavor.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Hi thank you for all the great recipes just found your site ,I was wondering could I use 1 percent or 2 percent milk not a fan of the almound milk etc.tks again peggy
Would the pts be the same
Hi Peggy, you can absolutely use 1 or 2 percent milk in this recipe. The reason we used almond milk is because it is low in points. You can’t taste it in this recipe. However, if you want to use regular milk I would recommend using 1 percent milk or non-fat milk as the points will be lower than 2 percent. I believe it adds 1 point to the recipe but I would recommend changing it in the app for the milk that you used so the points are correct for you. I hope this helps and you enjoy the mug cake!
I can’t believe how good this turned out! I’m kind of obsessed, definitely making this again! thank you for sharing 🙏
Hi Aria, I am so happy you enjoyed the chocolate mug cake and that you are planning to make it again! Thank you so much for leaving a review! 🙂
Ooh! Turned out so good despite a lot of modifications! I don’t have non-dairy milk so I used regular cow’s milk. Used regular chocolate chips because I don’t have mini, I only used 1.5 tablespoons of white sugar because I have a super bland palate than most people and I don’t require regular amounts of sugar. I used my homemade applesauce so it’s not as fine as the store-bought stuff. I was browsing chocolate mug cake recipes but I wanted to use my homemade applesauce and when I saw that this is also chocolate, I was so sold out! 😂 But screen kept darkening and my phone turning off so that was super annoying. Please consider adding a button that would prevent darkening of phone screen. Other than that, recipe is 10/10! Thank you for sharing!
Hi Michelle, I absolutely love all the modifications you made to this chocolate mug cake! Your homemade applesauce must have added such a lovely touch of natural flavor (and I bet it was delicious!). I’m so glad it turned out great even with your swaps. Also, I totally get the struggle with the screen going dark mid-recipe. I’ll definitely look into adding a screen lock feature, that’s such a helpful suggestion, thanks for letting us know. Thank you so much for the sweet feedback and for giving the recipe a try!