This chocolate mug cake recipe has no eggs and can be made for one or two (if you like to share). It is one of the easiest dessert recipes you’ll ever make and you’ll never make another mug cake again after you try my recipe!
Holy bananas, you guys. This chocolate mug cake recipe is one of your all’s favorite desserts to make.
The simplest chocolate dessert yet incredibly moist, easy, and the best single-serving dessert out there (to share or not to share)!
Mug cake for one or two!
You likely have ALL the ingredients in your pantry already. When you get that late night craving? Or want a small batch dessert (and not whip out a giant baking pan to make brownies to nip that craving)? This chocolate mug cake IS FOR YOU!! If you haven’t made this yet; you are 100% missing out.
The BEST Chocolate Mug Cake recipe out there!
Seriously though, you’re probably so over mug cakes and you’re probably rolling your eyes at me right now but STOP! I promise you this isn’t like any other mug cake out there.
I’ve tried a bunch of mug cakes and I hated them.
I thought they were a really neat concept for a quick dessert fix but nothing would ever beat baking an entire cake or cupcake. I hated that all the mug cakes came out SPONGY and they had the grossest texture.
Last week, I was CRAVING chocolate like none other. It was a pretty dire situation. We didn’t have any desserts in the house because I hadn’t been baking and I didn’t want to run out to get anything so I thought I’d give a mug cake a shot.
It ended up turning into a recipe development hour because the first batch came out horrible. Like, I threw it in the trash can and it was just one lumpy sponge thing.
The second one was slightly better but still really bad. The third, I switched out some ingredients and added a little bit more of some and it came out how I wanted but I knew it could’ve been better so on the fourth try, I finally got it to work and the exact texture I wanted.
What is a mug cake?
I still seem to get this question a lot and a mug cake is literally as it sounds. A cake that is made in a mug!
It’s great because you don’t need to whip out a bunch of tools to make this simple mug cake.
This chocolate mug cake is made without eggs. Why?
Okay, I get asked this a lot too and the reason why this mug cake is made without any eggs is because that is what makes it have a spongey texture!
If you think about it, it makes sense. Why would you put an entire egg into a mug cake when a regular full-sized cake often asks for one or two eggs?
This isn’t a full-sized cake. And of course I’m not going to ask you to divide an egg in half.
Just omit it! Best texture, ever!
Can I make this with self-raising flour?
You can, but I tested it with self-raising flour and it just came out spongey and not the texture I wanted.
I like my cakes light, fluffy, and moist and with the self-raising flour, it just didn’t yield the results I wanted.
There have been many people who have used self-raising flour in this recipe and didn’t notice a difference so if you’re up for the challenge, I say go for it.
Can this mug cake be made in the oven?
No, this was solely developed for the microwave. I have had readers who have baked this but I honestly recall how it turned out and/or what temperature or time.
Are you a visual person? Watch this video below as I walk you through on how to make this chocolate mug cake at home!
If you love mug cakes, you may like these different variations on my chocolate mug cake:
- Dark chocolate mug cake
- Very vanilla mug cake
- Peanut butter chocolate mug cake
- Espresso chocolate mug cake
- Pumpkin spice mug cake
- Salted caramel apple spice mug cake
It’s basically chocolate cake in a mug! Grab your mug and recipe below!
The Moistest Chocolate Mug Cake
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoon granulated sugar (you can add 1 tbsp. more if you like it a bit sweeter)
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp. milk
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon hazelnut chocolate spread or mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together dry ingredients.
- Whisk in the milk and vegetable oil until all ingredients are combined and batter has no clumps.
- Pour batter into a microwave-safe mug. Mine was a 14-ounce mug. You want enough head space for the cake to rise without pouring over.
- Add hazelnut chocolate spread in the middle of the batter or mini chocolate chips. Just drop it in the middle, no need to push it down and sink it in the batter. It does that on its own when it cooks! :)
- Place a paper towel into the microwave and set the mug on top (this is to catch any batter if your mug cake overflows).
- Microwave mug cake for 70 seconds on high (PLEASE READ NOTES CAREFULLY BELOW)
- Carefully remove from microwave and enjoy!
i tried using 1 tbsp of oil and 1 tbsp on peanut butter and it worked so well!
AH this is the BEST mug cake recipe ever!! I have played around with a lot of recipes and nothing compares to this one!! Highly recommend.
Perfectly delicious as is! Make this exactly how it says and you won’t be disappointed!
Thank you for sharing this recipe. I just made 3 mugs and they were delightful. I followed the exact recipes except mine cooked for 2 mins.
The chocolate mud cake in a mug recipe is the best one I have ever tried. Love it so much. Is exactly as described in the description. Also I used gluten free flour and it turned out perfect. :) thank you for my midnight desert
It was delicous as hell tbh bht it didnt really make much plus the chips sweetend it alot so i would prefer that if u like this alot make the recipe double.
This recipe really works, even for breakfast !!
This truly is the best mug cake ever! So moist!
Can you use almond flour instead, and what other substitutes can you use for vegetable oil?
you could substitute melted coconut oil but i don’t suggest using almond flour as a substitute. it would not give the right texture that this cake was made for.
I’ve made this twice and both times it came out powdery and has a weird after taste. I think it’s too much cocoa
I really do not mean to be rude but the cake was really moist but didn’t have a lot of flavor you can’t taste the chocolate
This looks like a pudding. Can you steam it for results.
i haven’t tried steaming this before and i am not even certain this would work.
Amazing. I’ve never been convinced microwave cakes would be any good. But this recipes is absolutely delicious
Disappointed. It was so nasty I followed it to a T 🤢
The recipe was an absolute hit for me,its the best mug cake I have had.i added a little coffee to mine n it was divine. thanx for sharing
Made it exactly as the recipe states and it worked out perfectly! Tasted super chocolatey. Used mint chocolate chips and it was delicious! Thanks!
Made some arrangements and this was EXCELLENT as a lava or molten cake; SO GOOD!!!
Thank you again.