A soft, fluffy, delicious, and single serving carrot cake in a mug recipe. It’s the perfect easy dessert for Easter, or for any other day too!
Raise your hand if you like carrot cake.
Jump up and down if you’d like a single-serving carrot cake in a mug that takes less than 5 minutes to make and is so healthy you can eat the entire recipe in one sitting.
Yes, you really can.
Of course you’ll want frosting.
I used the frosting written out in my recipe for Keto Carrot Cake.
Carrot cake and frosting are meant for each other.
Alternatively, you can use vanilla frosting, Coconut Whipped Cream, almond butter, Vegan Cream Cheese, or whatever your carrot-loving heart desires.
It should be no surprise to you that my own carrot-loving heart often desires coconut butter. Slice the cake – or cakes – in half and slather on the frosting.
Oh, um, and you can stop jumping up and down now.
People at work will start to think you’re crazy…
A single serving carrot cake recipe that can be made in your oven or microwave and is secretly good for you. It can’t get much better than that!
Also try this chocolate Brownie in a Mug
Carrot Cake In A Mug
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup spelt, white, or gf all purpose flour (or here's a Keto Mug Cake)
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp each: baking soda and salt
- 1 1/2 tbsp sugar (unrefined or xylitol if desired)
- pinch uncut stevia, or 1 additional tbsp sugar
- 1/3 cup canned carrots, drained (or steamed carrots, peeled)
- 1 tbsp milk of choice
- 1 tbsp oil or almond butter, or additional milk of choice
- 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Carrot Mug Cake Recipe: In a small bowl, mix dry ingredients (not carrots). If you have a blender or Magic Bullet, mix all wet ingredients and blend. (For those without a blender, simply fork-mash the carrots very well before combining with the other wet ingredients.) Then mix dry into wet, and stir. Pour into greased ramekins or a little dish or mug. (I used two 1/2-cup ramekins.) If using the microwave, cook for 1 minute 20 seconds (or more or less, depending on the strength of your microwave). Or you can cook this in the oven at 350F for around 15 minutes. Let cool before trying to pop out. Serves 1-2. Frosting recommendations are listed above in this post.View Nutrition Facts
Notes
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I am SO happy to have found your blog!! Love Love LOVE…everything I have whipped up! Can’t wait to try the carrot cake tonight! You rock!!
i love your single lady recipes, Katie. They are SO easy and perfect if you don’t need too many leftovers. i adore carrot cake, so this is on my to-bake list. 🙂
I am confused, you say use “egg” and then in parens have flax and chia seeds. Does that mean to use chia seeds instead of egg? or in addition to?
Sorry, I didn’t mean to be confusing! In my idea of a perfect world, everyone would have ener-g egg replacer, because it is economical and awesome ;). That works really well in this recipe. But I know most people don’t have it or want to buy it, and so I tried to give options. The flax or chia options are IN PLACE OF a real egg, not in addition to one.
Once again, sorry to be confusing. I wasn’t sure the best way to word it.
Sorry. I know this is an older post. I had the same question mark on the “1/2 egg” bit. You also mentioned (above) that the flax or chia options are “in place of a real egg”. So, which half? The white or the yolk? Thanks in advance.
My kids and I are big carrot fans. Love the cute cake pics <3
Looooove when you make those single serving recipes.
Carrot cake is my favorite cake! I think you read my mind 😉
Yay for this single lady recipe! I have made almost all of your other ones and it always feels like such a treat to have a mini-cake for dessert! I like carrot cake as long as it doesn’t have fruit in it so this looks perfect to me! Can’t wait to make it– and top it with that frosting… yum!
carrot cake is my favorite cake! So excited to make this!
how much stevia is in one packet?
The packets aren’t pure stevia, so it’s hard to say. If you’re using pure stevia, substitute however much you’d use for 1 tablespoon of sugar.
i love carrots! haven’t had carrot cake in a looooong time though. Thanks for posting this katie 🙂
I am new to your site and I LOVE it! I’m not sure what you mean by “1/2 egg of choice”. I keep milled flax seed in the house so what would the equivalent be? Thanks!
Sorry, I didn’t mean to be confusing! In my idea of a perfect world, everyone would have ener-g egg replacer, because it is economical and awesome :). That works really well in this recipe. But I know most people don’t have it or want to buy it, and so I tried to give options.
I don’t personally have experience working with flax or chia eggs, but if you google how to make them, just use HALF the amount it says to use for one egg.
Once again, sorry to be confusing!
From another commenter:
A ‘standard’ flax egg replacement is 1T ground flax to 3T water. Mix and let sit for a bit before using.
Wow, I didn’t know you could do that! Thanks for the info! 🙂
Katie: I know I’ve mentioned the flax seed combo nut make sure its warm water 🙂
I know some people actually use boiling but I’ve never done that and its worked just fine