Vegan Chocolate Mug Cake
Mug cakes may just be my favorite modern-day baking innovation, and this vegan chocolate mug cake is definitely one of my family’s and my favorite flavors. I combine cocoa powder, almond milk, and chocolate chips to create a rich single-serving dessert that is ready in just 4 minutes!
Servings: 1 cake
Calories: 231kcal
Ingredients
Chocolate Mug Cake
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour oat flour or almond flour for a gluten free version
- 2 tbsp sugar
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp dairy free chocolate chips
- 3 tbsp almond milk
- 1 tbsp olive oil or other vegetable oil
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- olive oil cooking spray
Vanilla And Peanut Butter Mug Cake
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour oat flour or almond flour for a gluten free version
- 2 tbsp sugar
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp peanut butter
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp almond milk
- 1 tbsp olive oil or other vegetable oil
- olive oil cooking spray
Instructions
- Spray your mug with cooking spray. Add the dry ingredients to the mug, mix until combined.
- Add the wet ingredients to the mug and stir to combine. Make sure to break up any lumps.
- Once the batter is smooth in the mug, add a tablespoon of chocolate chips or peanut butter to the center of the batter (the cake will rise around some of the peanut butter and chocolate chips leaving some in the middle and some on top!)
- Cook in the microwave for 60 seconds. Be careful not to overcook it or it will end up dry.
- Enjoy warm!
Notes
- My #1 Secret Tip for this vegan chocolate mug cake recipe is to use a slightly larger mug than you think you need. This gives me plenty of space to mix my ingredients without messing, and gives the cake space to rise without spilling over.
- Do not overmix: I make sure to mix my wet and dry ingredients until just combined. Overmixing causes a dense and tough texture due to the overdeveloped gluten strands.
- Check the texture: If the center still looks very wet after 1 minute in the microwave, I cook it for another 10 seconds.
- Choose a neutral oil: I like mildly flavored or odorless oils that will not overpower the flavors in my mug cake.
- Wear gloves: I always make sure to remove my mug with oven gloves to avoid burning my hands.
- Use good-quality cocoa: Good-quality cocoa powder gives my mug cake an intense flavor that does not rely on additional sweeteners for its richness.
Nutrition
Serving: 1mug cake | Calories: 231kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 65mg | Potassium: 303mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 28g