The best chocolate vegan mug cake out there! Super fudgy, moist and perfect anytime you need a chocolate fix, quick! Ready in 1 minute.
What is a mug cake?
This might seem like a silly question, but if you’ve never made one before, you’re probably thinking, “what the heck is a mug cake!?”
A mug cake is literally a single serving cake, made in a mug and cooked in the microwave. Basically the best invention ever!!
I wanted to create a super chocolatey vegan mug cake that was also incredibly simple to throw together when you need a chocolate fix and quick! I was testing the recipe when my twin 10 year olds got home from school one day last week, and they wanted to try making their own. They successfully followed the recipe and couldn’t get over how delicious they turned out! If a 10 year old can do it, I’m confident you can, too. 🙂
How to make a vegan mug cake
It’s so easy. Get a mug out of your cupboard. Add the dry ingredients to it and whisk or stir to combine: flour, cocoa, sugar, salt and baking powder.
Now add the wet ingredients: oil, non-dairy milk and vanilla. Stir with a spoon until combined. Sprinkle the chocolate chips on top, and microwave for 40-60 seconds. I prefer 40 seconds, because it’s nice and gooey in the middle at that point, but you could cook it a little longer if you want.
Yum, yum. Enjoy immediately as is, or you could add a scoop of vegan vanilla ice cream for a seriously tasty treat.
Want more vegan chocolate dessert recipes?
- The Best Vegan Chocolate Cake
- Best Ever Vegan Brownies
- 5 Minute Vegan Hot Chocolate
- Vegan Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
- Chewy Vegan Brownies
Chocolate Vegan Mug Cake
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon canola oil, melted coconut oil or vegan butter
- 3 tablespoons non-dairy milk
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons dairy free chocolate chips
Instructions
- Add the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, salt and baking powder to a mug. Stir or whisk to combine.
- Pour in the oil, non-dairy milk and vanilla into the mug with the dry ingredients and stir well with a spoon. Sprinkle the chocolate chips on top.
- Cook in the microwave for 40 seconds. It will likely be a little undercooked in the middle at this point, which is my preference, but if you want it cooked more, microwave it another 10-20 seconds.
- Serve immediately.
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Notes
- I think the mug cake tastes best with white flour, but you can use whole wheat flour, or a gluten free flour mix. I wouldn't suggest using all almond or coconut flour.
- You can use natural cocoa powder or dutch processed. Either work fine for this recipe.
- Feel free to substitute coconut sugar for the regular sugar, or lower the sugar amount if you want a less sweet dessert.
- For the oil, you can use canola oil, melted coconut oil, vegan butter or any other oil you prefer. You could also substitute applesauce for oil free, but it will not be quite as rich tasting.
Hi i dont have a microwave so i wondered what the timings would be in an oven or if that would work. i love your recipes especialy the rasberry brownies
You can totally bake in an oven! 350 degrees for about 10 minutes in a little oven-safe ramekin or dish. Thanks for loving my recipes!
thanks do you know what 350 farenheight is in celcius
Yes, 177 degrees C. 🙂
Wow! Amazing flavor and easy to make. Tastes fantastic even without the chocolate chips. Family approved.
Thanks for your stellar review and feedback, Robert! So glad you and your family love the mug cake!
I can’t believe I can make a mug cake less than five minutes! I actually had all the ingredients. I didn’t add chocolate chips, but next time I will.
Have been wanting to try a mug cake for a long time and finally tried this one today to celebrate my great-niece’s out-of-state college graduation. I undercooked mine a bit and my husband slightly overcooked his. Dont hink you can mess this one up & both were perfect!!! LOVE Nora Cooks!!
Omg this was amazing. I was super impressed. Will be a firm fave from here on in. Thank you xxxx
really good but cut down on chocolate chips a lil :’)
Thanks for your glowing review!
Best. Mug. Cake. Ever. As was recommend in the recipe, leave it a bit gooey. It’s so delicious!
Hi Jo. Oh yeah – gooey is the best! I’m glad you loved the mug cake! Thank you for your glowing review! Happy cooking!
Oh Wow, Oh Wow! Thank you so much for this delicious treat! I appreciate.
You are welcome! I am so glad you loved the recipe! It’s a favorite in our home! Thanks for sharing your great feedback!
I just made this, it’s fantastic!
I made one as written, and made one substituting mint extract for vanilla. I can’t believe how good they are, I truly needed this recipe in my life. THANK YOU!
You are welcome, Melissa! I love your mint idea! Thanks for sharing your terrific review and feedback! I agree, a quick, chocolatey mug cake recipe is a must! Happy cooking!
Nora,
This was sublime! Just the perfect little sweet treat even made with applesauce, 1.5TBS sugar and no chocolate chips. Will try to eat only once a week!
Hi Susan. I know what you mean about this mug cake being a perfect little sweet treat! I’m so glad you loved the recipe! Thanks for your wonderful feedback!
Heyy,
I found that substituting the two tbsp of flour with two tbsp of almond flour and the two tbsp of regular sugar with two tbsp of brown sugar resulted in a very cookie dough, caramel-ish lightly nutty flavoured cake. Hope this helps <3
Amazing, best mug cake!! Beats many complicated baked stuff
Hi Sarolta. Glad you loved the mug cake! Thank you for sharing your glowing review!
I’m super high right now and this mug cake slaps! Pro tip: swirl some peanut butter in to the mug cake just before microwaving, it’s incredible.
Wow. I made this mug cake on 3 of the last 4 days. It is just that good. I only use a tablespoon of sugar because I prefer most of my recipes that way. This is so delicious.
I’m so glad you love the recipe, Meg! Thanks for sharing your fabulous review! This is one of my favorites for a quick chocolate treat! Happy cooking!
Delicious, easy, ingredients that I almost always have on hand, and so satisfying. So good. Thank you Nora!
You are welcome, Carolyn! I am thrilled you are loving the mug cake! Thanks for your awesome review and feedback!
Absolutely delicious! Thank you Nora 💛
How can this be baked in a toaster oven? I don’t use microwaves.
Thx
350 degrees F for about 10 minutes in an oven safe ramekin or dish. Enjoy!
Absolutely delicious and so easy to make. Thank you so much for sharing it.
You bet, Abby! Aaaah, one of my favorite chocolate quick treats! Thanks for your great review!
This recipe is so delicious and super easy to make. I like to incorporate a handful of frozen cherries into the batter before microwaving. Perfect for that quick chocolate fix!
This recipe was amazing! I would love to make a version without cocoa powder so that it is like a chocolate chip cookie. Has anybody tried that? How does the recipe need to be modified? Would I just replace the cocoa with flour?
I’m so glad you love the mug cake! I would have to play with the recipe, it’s not often easy to convert chocolate to vanilla cake, so it would probably take quite a bit of changing actually. Maybe I’ll come up with a vanilla mug cake in the future!
My bad, the cocoa not the flour.
Quick, easy and oh so rich. Truly delicious!
I’ve made this quite a few times now. I haven’t had any chocolate chips on hand, so always had to left those out. Today I just did a small pinch of salt, and did natural peanut butter instead of oil. Perfect! Does taste peanutty but I like that.