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!
It had a good texture and was very moist, but I found it lacking in flavor.
PMS CRISIS AVERTED ;) sometimes you just gotta have warm chocolate cake without to hours of wait ! This def satisfied :-) Quick easy and ingredients already on hand !
Omg! This came out super moist and I added milk chocolate chips in the middle and it was so gooey! I will have to try Nutella next time! The best mug cake I have ever made!!!
Hi, Julie! Thank you for working so hard to get this awesome texture! I used almond milk and ate the cake with a smack of peanut butter. I don’t like my cakes too sweet so two tablespoons of sugar worked just fine for me.
Wow!!!It taste so good😋😋
I tried many mug cakes recipes but this is the best one!!!!
I didnt like it. I could just taste oil. I made mine with the chocolate chips. It wasnt to bad when I got a chocolate chip but I could still taste oil. I will make it again but Maybe next time I’ll try the chocolate spread. Must admit the texture was quite nice
what kind of oil did you use?
DISGUSTING!!! DO NOT TRY. I was expecting for it to taste good, and be the moistest cake ever, but oh was I wrong. I was expecting this cake to take maybe 10 minutes, but no it took me an hour! And it was soooooooooooooo disgusting I puked! It was practically raw 🤢 and had no flavor, I really wanted it to work so I made a second one and the same thing happened. I got my 5 friends to try it and two of them puked!!! I hated this recipe and I am WARNING YOU TO NOT EAT THIS IT WILL POISON YOU!!!!!
This cannot be real. An hour to mix these ingredients and pop it into the microwave for 90ish seconds? Ooookay.
Thank you for this recipe, it satisfied my sweet craving without being too sweet. And for a microwave cake, it was super moist. I loved it. And the portion was just right, not too much, but more than enough. Thank you, again.
Best mug cake over ever had! Moist and fluffy! I added cinnamon almond butter in the middle! Delish!
I SAW ONE MUG CAKE USING RICE OR ALMOND FLOUR, AND AN EGG SUBSTITUTE. I AM ALLEGIC TO WHEAT AND ALSO EGGS.
This is the best mug cake recipe I have found. Most of the other ones I have done come out like a brick but this one is perfect every time. I actually tweaked it for my husband who doesn’t like chocolate. I substituted oats for the cocoa powder and added some cinamon, brown sugar and raisins to make an oatmeal raisin mug cake. It turned out great. I still prefer the chocolate as is but I was glad to have another recipe to use.
Oh My Goodness! Chocolate perfection in 70 seconds! I put some chocolate chips on top when I removed it from the microwave. SO GOOD!