Easy Microwave Mug Cake
Base recipe plus tons of alternations and options to make it work for you
Equipment
- 1 Mug Microwavable
Ingredients
- 1 tbs All purpose Flour
- 1 each Whole egg
- 1 tbs Apple sauce no sugar added
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
- Sweetener of choice To taste
Instructions
🥄 Directions
- Mix wet ingredients first (egg, apple sauce, vanilla, sweetener if liquid) and stir
- Slowly add and beat in dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, sweetener if dry), and mix well
- Let batter sit 30sec - 1min (so the baking powder activates and bubbles)
- Microwave on high for 2 - 2 1/2 minutes (depending on your microwave). You want to make Sure it’s fully cooked - use a toothpick or thing instrument to test that center is cooked and not dough-y.
🥄Customize
- Brownie Mug Cake, add…
- → 1 tbs chocolate powder
- → Optional; top with chocolate icing or melted chocolate
Birthday Mug Cake, add…
- → 1 tbs sprinkles
- → Another 1/2 tsp of vanilla (total 1tsp)
- → Optional; top with vanilla icing and more sprinkles
Snickerdoodle Mug Cake, add
- → 1 tsp cinnamon
- → 1/s tsp dried ginger
Cinnabon Mug Cake, add…
- → 1 tsp cinnamon
- → Top with cream cheese icing, or cream cheese melted with sugar
Berry Short Mug Cake
- → 1 tsp strawberry preservers
- → Optional: top with buttercream icing or preserves mixed with cream
🥄Notes & Alterations
- → Can substitute the whole egg with 1/4 cup of liquid egg / egg whites (less mess)
- → Can substitute flour with buckwheat flour (for higher protein), or almond flour / coconut flour (for grain-free). Texture will different slightly
- →Can substitute apple sauce for yogurt - plain greek, or plain dairy free (coconut, almond, soy based yogurts). Adds protein!
- → For sweetener, I use 1 packet of powdered monk fruit. You can use 1/4-1/2 tsp of sugar, maple syrup, agave, stevia etc. It’s really up to taste / diet preference
🥄Experimenting
- Using substitutions / different ingredients can sometimes change the texture. The following rules will help you perfect your personal recipe:
- → If it comes out too “eggy” or chewy, increase flour by 1/2 tbs at a time
- → If it comes out too dense / not fluffy, increase baking powder by 1/4 tsp at a time
- →If it comes out dry, increase the apple sauce / yogurt by 1/2 tbs at a time
- → If it comes out too wet, decrease the apple sauce / yogurt by 1/2 tbs at a time