Name: Chocolate Mug Cake
Prep time: 4 min
Cook time: 1 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 3 Tbsp all-purpose flour ((23 g)); 2 Tbsp granulated sugar ((25 g)); 1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder ((7.5 g)); ¼ teaspoon baking powder ((1 g)); dash salt ((0.5 g)); 3 tablespoons milk ((any kind of milk) (45 ml)); 1 tablespoons canola oil ((or melted butter) (15 ml)); 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract ((0.6 ml)); 1 tsp chocolate chips (, or your favorite flavor baking chips (5 g))

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This microwave Chocolate Mug Cake recipe will become your new obsession; it's the easiest and fastest way to make dessert for one or two, and you wont believe how delicious it is! This mug cake recipe is made with chocolate chips and no eggs.

My late-night sweet tooth is a real thing and it has led to the creation of some of my favorite dessert recipes, like S'mores Bars, Blintzes, and Monster Cookies. But nothing beats a chocolate cake in a mug or cup in just one minute, in the microwave!

An easy chocolate mug cake in a white mug with chocolate chips sprinkled on top.

I tried my first mug cake recipe a few years ago and it was a disaster. A few days later I tried another recipe. Again, a disaster. Most recipes were dry and tasteless, and contained eggs.

Inspired by my favorite chocolate cake recipe, I set out to develop a rich chocolate mug cake without eggs (you don't need a whole egg, for only one serving of cake), that wasn't dry or spongy and that satisfied my chocolate cake craving. I'm so excited to share the best chocolate mug cake recipe with you!

Ingredients Needed:

All-Purpose Flour and granulated sugar
Cocoa Powder, Baking Powder, and Salt
Milk
Canola Oil or Melted Butter
Vanilla Extract
Chocolate Chips

How to make a Chocolate Mug Cake:

Combine Dry Ingredients: Pour flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt in your mug.

All of the dry ingredients needed for a quick chocolate mug cake in a white mug.

Add Wet Ingredients: Pour in milk, canola oil, and vanilla extract. Stir until smooth.

The batter for chocolate mug cake being stirred with a whisk, and that whisk being lifted from the white mug.

Stir in Chocolate Chips.

A white mug filled with the batter for a chocolate mug cake, ready to microwave.

Microwave: Cook in the microwave then let this easy chocolate mug cake rest for one minute before diving in!

A gold spoon lifting out some warm chocolate cake from a white mug.

Additional Add-In Ideas:

Nutella: small scoop
Peanut Butter: small scoop
Coconut flakes
Nuts
Cinnamon: just a small pinch
Flavored chocolate chips (peanut butter, mint, butterscotch)

For a Healthier Mug Cake:

Sugar: Cut the amount in half, or substitute an artificial sugar sweetener or honey.
Oil: Replace with applesauce, or coconut oil.
Flour: Use white whole wheat flour.

Can I make it dairy free?

To make dairy-free chocolate mug cake, substitute almond milk or soy milk, use non-dairy butter or coconut oil, and dairy free chocolate chips.

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Chocolate Mug Cake

Author: Lauren Allen

This microwave Chocolate Mug Cake recipe will become your new obsession; it's the easiest and fastest way to make dessert for one or two, and you wont believe how delicious it is! This mug cake recipe is made with chocolate chips and no eggs.

Prep: 4

Cook: 1

Total: 5

Servings:

Ingredients

▢ 3 Tbsp all-purpose flour, (23 g)
▢ 2 Tbsp granulated sugar, (25 g)
▢ 1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder, (7.5 g)
▢ ¼ teaspoon baking powder, (1 g)
▢ dash salt, (0.5 g)
▢ 3 tablespoons milk, (any kind of milk) (45 ml)
▢ 1 tablespoons canola oil, (or melted butter) (15 ml)
▢ 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract, (0.6 ml)
▢ 1 tsp chocolate chips, , or your favorite flavor baking chips (5 g)

Instructions

Spray the bottom of a microwave-safe mug or coffee cup lightly with cooking spray.
Add flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt and stir together.
Add milk, canola oil, and vanilla extract and stir until smooth, being sure to scrape the bottom of the mug. Stir in chocolate chips or sprinkle them on top.
Cook in microwave for 70-90 seconds (see note) until cake is just set, but still barely shiny on top. (see notes below). Allow to rest in microwave for 1 minute before consuming.

Notes

*Because all microwaves are different, it's difficult to give a precise cook time. Start with 70 seconds, wait 1 minute while it cools, then look to see if it is set. Add an additional 15-25 seconds if needed. Allow it to rest in the microwave for 1 minute. The trick with mug cakes is to stop cooking the cake earlier than you think, because you want it to be soft on the inside, and the cake will also continue to cook as it cools.

Add-In Ideas:

Nutella: small scoop
Peanut Butter: small scoop
Coconut flakes
Nuts
Cinnamon: just a small pinch
Flavored chocolate chips (peanut butter, mint, butterscotch)

Healthier Mug Cake:

Sugar: Cut the amount in half, or substitute an artificial sugar sweetener or honey.
Oil: Replace with applesauce, or coconut oil.
Flour: Use white whole wheat flour.

Dairy-free: For a dairy-free chocolate mug cake, substitute almond or soy milk, use dairy-free butter or coconut oil, and dairy free chocolate chips.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g, Calories: 363kcal, Carbohydrates: 50g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 18g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g, Monounsaturated Fat: 9g, Trans Fat: 0.1g, Cholesterol: 5mg, Sodium: 125mg, Potassium: 183mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 29g, Vitamin A: 73IU, Calcium: 128mg, Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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I originally shared this recipe July 2019. Updated January 2022.

4.94 from 1952 votes (1,620 ratings without comment)

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Thomas

5 months ago

dudes I don’t normally leave reviews BUT. this is the only mug cake recipe I’ve found that actually has the texture and taste of cake. I sifted all my dry ingredients, so keep that in mind.

Kai

i rank mug cakes. this is the best so far. use butter!!!

Sara

9 months ago

Best mug cake recipe I’ve ever made. Super easy and the best single serve dessert!

Beth

11 months ago

This is the best mug cake recipe I’ve ever tried. I’ve made it several times with great results each time. This is my new go to late night craving treat!

Ruby

1 year ago

I have tried so many mug cake recipes throughout the years and this is truly the best one! So So good

Gina

Best chocolate mug cake I’ve ever made!

Amy

3 years ago

The only chocolate mug cake recipe you will ever need. It’s absolutely perfect!! I made it two days in a row.. will be a challenge not to make it everyday.

subira

favorite chocolate mug cake recipe! always a go to when im having a late night chocolate craving. super moist and i really like how the chocolate chips make it so fudgy. perfection.

Kristal

11 days ago

I can’t figure out why this recipe is different than others, but it is by far the creamiest (not grainy at all!)

Annabelle Morgan

18 days ago

This is the best mug cake I have ever made, the texture is so good and not eggy at all, the taste is so so so similar to a real cake and as a bake myself that is saying something, highly recommend.

Jessie

27 days ago

Wow! This is the BEST chocolate cake in a mug ever. I had a major craving for chocolate cake in the past few days, but didn’t want to bake a whole cake. This is perfection. 🤤 Definitely keeping this recipe forever.
Thank you!!