The rich chocolate mug cake displayed before your very eyes can be made in under 5 minutes.
And it serves just one person.
Unless you’re crazy and decide to share…
You’re not crazy, are you?
Yeah, me neither. 😉
When I heard today was National Coffee Break Day, my first thought was to write a post highlighting all of my previously-published coffee recipes. But then I decided posting a new recipe would be much more fun… especially if said new recipe involved coffee and chocolate! (Chocolate is always more fun.)
So I came up with something I’d been meaning to try for a while: a mocha version of the popular One-Minute Chocolate Cake:
One Minute Mocha Mug Cake
Topped with Homemade 4 Ingredient Ice Cream.
- 1 tablespoon plus 2 tsp cocoa powder
- 3 tbsp spelt, white, or Arrowhead Mills gf flour
- 1/2 tsp instant coffee granules, decaf if desired
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 2 tsp granulated sugar or xylitol
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- pinch uncut stevia OR 1 additional tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp coconut or veg oil (Edit: many commenters have said it still tastes good if you sub applesauce or mashed banana. I can’t personally vouch for the results if you make that substitution.)
- 3 tbsp milk of choice
- 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
Combine dry ingredients and mix very, very well. Add liquid, stir, then transfer to a little dish, ramekin, or even a coffee mug. If using a microwave, cook 45-50 seconds (or more, depending on how powerful your microwave is). If using an oven: cook at 350F for about 14 minutes. If you don’t want to eat it straight out of the dish, be sure to spray your dish first (and then wait for the cake to cool before trying to remove it).
See the original version for: Mug Cake Calories and Nutrition Facts.
In honor of today, serve with Copycat Healthy Starbucks Frappuccinos.
What are your favorite sources of caffeine?
Coffee? Tea? Chocolate? If you don’t already know mine, you must have forgotten what blog you are on!
Wow! tried this single serving cake today in microwave & the outcome was perfect! Could you let me know how to make single serving tutti Frutti cake. Awaiting to hear from you!! Thanks
Hey! lovee your blog 🙂 I tried the recipe and it was very thick and i wasnt sure if it was right but I decided to just get along with it . When it finished cooking and I took a bite it was so decadent omg i love it! only thing its dense but most microwave-cakes are like that 🙂 And I didnt expect it to be so little comparing to your photos. Thanks for posting 😀
Absolutely amazing, love it!! Exactly what I was craving made-ready to eat in two minutes!
Loved it, so quick & easy not to mention absolutely delicious. I doubled it to make 2 and it was just so perfect having a freshly made cupcake each and then it is done, no big leftover cake hanging around for the next two days tempting you every time you walk in the kitchen. Would also be great if you had last minute company coming for tea, you could just whip a few up in minutes. I used Bob’s gluten free flour and baked in the oven in paper cases for 8 minutes at 375F – purposely slightly under baked in the centre and crisp outside. Thanks for a great recipe.
Loved this recipe! It was quik and easy, just what I like. Thanks for posting all these great recipes, it helps me a lot in my sugar free lifestyle! I also have a blog where I’m posting recipes, reviews and lots of other cool stuff. 🙂
Very good! I don’t consider myself a cake fan, usually, but this version looked very moist, so I had a go at it. I used 2T protein powder and 1T flour, special dark cocoa powder, and tried using the banana for the oil. 40 seconds in the microwave and, voila! There was even a little liquid on the bottoms still to taste like frosting. : )
Oh my goodness! Thank you!!!
You might have just changed my life. This was fantastic! I made it with 1 TBS applesauce like you suggested may be possible, and for the flour I used 2 TBS oatmeal flour and 1 TBS chickpea flour. I also used stevia instead of sugar. I dumped a few chocolate shavings on top before throwing it in the microwave. Oh. My. Friggin’. Word. That was divine!!!!!! I need a bigger mug! hehe….
I made the non-mocha version of this and put chocolate chips on top for “frosting.” It was so good. I really needed chocolate and this was perfect!
I ate this four days in a row lol with chocolate chips added in 🙂 so delicious.
This looks so delicious but what if you don’t have a microwave…?
I think your single lady desserts are my favorites. Adding a link to this one to my Valentine’s Day recipe post tomorrow.
xoxo
Aw thanks, Iris 🙂
Katie,
This was a life-saver for a vegan pregnant lady who was desperately in need of some cake (me!). It was so quick and easy and I had all the ingredients in the house. Within 5 minutes I was eating delicious warm cake with chocolate coconut milk ice cream! Thank you!!
Katie,
Does this have a coffee taste to it, or is it simply a very chocolatey taste? I know in some cake recipes it calls for freshly made coffee or instant coffee simply to enhance the chocolatey flavor, and not to add any coffee taste. Is this designed with the intention of it having a coffee taste or just to make it even deeper of a chocolate flavor?
Thanks 🙂
LOVE your blog btw
I made this and it was delicious, and I found that the coffee just gave it a richer flavor. It definitely deepened the chocolate flavor.
I’ve just tried this, and to be honest, I wasn’t sure how good a microwaved cake would be. I’m stunned. This is seriously good! Katie you’re a genius! You’ve solved the single person what-to-have-for-dessert problem. 🙂
OMG just made this. YUMMMYYYY!!!!!