An easy microwave Vanilla Mug Cake (made without eggs) that’s the fastest way to make dessert for one or two. Enjoy it plain, add nutella, or stir in a handful of chocolate chips and you’re on your way to dessert bliss.
After I created my Chocolate Mug Cake recipe, I realized that nothing beats a cake you can prep in 1 minute, bake in 1 minute, and enjoy without having leftovers for days. Check out all my dessert recipes for more inspiration.
Vanilla Mug Cake
Some people may think I’m exaggerating when I say that Mug Cakes changed my life, but seriously, we’re talking about a personalized serving of delicious cake, made in just about 5 minutes!
If you think it’s too good to be true then I challenge you to give it a try! And, if chocolate is more your thing, then try my chocolate mug cake instead! If you love cake and baked goods like I do then I’m telling you, your sweet tooth cravings have met their match!
Here’s what you’ll need to make vanilla mug cake:
- all-purpose flour: cake flour also works.
- white sugar
- baking powder
- dash salt
- butter
- milk: any kind will work.
- vanilla
- sprinkles
Vanilla Mug Cake in 3 Easy Steps:
- Add the dry ingredients to a microwave safe mug; flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- Stir in the wet ingredients: milk, melted butter, and vanilla. Add sprinkles, if desired.
- Microwave for 70-90 seconds.
For healthier mug cake, make these swaps:
- Milk: substitute skim milk
- Sugar: Cut the amount in half, or substitute an artificial sugar sweetener or honey. You could also leave out the sprinkles.
- Butter: replace with applesauce, or coconut oil
- Flour: use white whole wheat flour
Additional add-in ideas:
- Small scoop of Nutella
- chocolate chips (or other flavored chips)
- Small scoop of peanut butter
- Coconut
- Nuts
- Cinnamon
Can you make mug cakes dairy free?
You bet! For dairy free mug cake, substitute almond or soy milk and use dairy-free butter or coconut oil.
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Recipe
Vanilla Mug Cake
Equipment
Ingredients
- ¼ cup +1 ½ teaspoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- dash salt
- 2 tablespoon butter , melted
- 3 tablespoon milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon sprinkles
Instructions
- Add flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt to a mug and stir together.
- Stir in milk, melted butter, and vanilla extract until smooth, being sure to scrape the bottom of the mug. Stir in sprinkles.
- Cook in microwave for 70-90 seconds* (until cake is just set, but still barely shiny on top). Allow to rest in microwave for 1 minute before consuming.
Notes
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PLEASE DO NOT use 2 tbsp of butter. TOO MUCH! I recommend 1 or less tablespoons of butter.
I made these tonight. My husband had the sprinkles topped with whipped cream. I added cinnamon to mine and topped with whipped cream and cinnamon chips. Very easy and very tasty. Definitely satisfied our cake craving. We will absolutely be making these again!
awful. just awful. i came home after a long day and thought “yknow what? im gonna treat myself to a nice dessert!” i spend so much time making and it comes out awful. it feels and tastes like 3 day old playdough and clumps up into awful balls of death. ive never had a worse cake in my life, and despite its dry nature it was imposible to scrape of my mug. please, dont make this
Sounds like a skill issue
This was amazing 🤩! Easy to make as well 😆 🤗✅✅✅!!!
So good and adaptable, I’ve used this recipe as a base to much a bunch of different cakes and it works every time! The only thing i would say is to only use one or 1.5 tbs butter, i found 2 to be too much
the mug cake was amazing! I loved it!!
This mug cake is delicious!! I had a sweet tooth last night and this was the perfect snack! I followed the instructions to a T and it turned out so moist and delicious. I will definitely make this again! Thank you for all of your recipes! My family and I love them!
I loved this recipe a lot, it was good but not outstanding, I also tried substituting milk for almond milk and vanilla extract for almond extract and that was really good 😊 good recipe, might recommend, definitely try again