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!
Yum! A cake ALL for me that is chocolate AND mocha?? Sounds perfect, Katie!!
Your recipes truly are wonderful, and I made the cookie dough dip the other weekend for a party and it was a HIT!!!
I made this the other day and it was FANTASTIC! So tonight I decided to double the recipe and I can’t finish it 🙁 Never doing that again hahaha!
I made this this weekend and it’s great! I doubled the recipe (since I’m not a single lady). So quick, easy, and tasty!
Okay, I admit I was skeptical when I read the recipe…and the cooking method. But I tried it anyway. Now I am convinced you are a genius! My 6 and 4-year-old boys loved it too! We’re trying the chocolate chip pie next (just have to wait for the chickpeas to soak). I’ll be back to visit again and again! Thanks for devoting the time that you do to this blog 🙂
Ack, I’m already addicted to your One-Minute Chocolate Cake…now I’m going to have to make this because I am a HUGE sucker for all things coffee. Even coffee soap.
super cool! i love single serve portions! wowzaaa!
katie, i love your quick and delishh recipes! today i went grocery shopping for some more almond milk and i noticed that blue diamond has a new unsweetened almond and coconut BLEND milk! i just had to get it and even though it isn’t sweetened, it is delicious!! i love me some coconut and i thought of you when i saw it! 😀 have you tried it??
Yes! Oh my goodness, I am in love with it! I was so disappointed by the watery-ness of the So Delicious coconutmilk, but this one is incredible… it’s really good to use for making oatmeal, too! 🙂 🙂
Ohh yeah! I totally made this, I used carob instead of cocoa and applesauce instead of fat and I say Yeeyyyy!
I made this a few days ago, and omitted the oil/applesauce and it was a little dry but still tasty. Today I made this recipe but without cocoa, so just a coffee cake and I used two teaspoons of applesauce and it was much spongier and you couldn’t even taste the apple, I also dissolved the coffee before I added it in, and only used a tablespoon of milk. It was perfect, I love all the recipes on this site, thanks do much Katie 🙂
Loved this!!
I made a similar “mug brownie” last night and it was so sweet I could hardly finish it all. I was happy when I stumbled on this just now (Yes, I just found the recipe and yes, I just made it!).
This recipe is delicious, fluffy, and has just the right amount of sweetness (I used the stevia packet, as in the recipe). I will definitely make this again. So convenient and yummy!
This. Rules. OMG.
Any idea if coconut flour would work?
Ooh if you try it, I’d love to know if it works!!
OK, I’m gonna try it tonight I think.
Oh this looks so good! Yum!! I’ll have to give it a try.
I’m fairly sure I made this variation suggestion on the original post. Looks like you either took my suggestion or we were coincidentally on the exact same brain wave.
Holy Cocoa-lee! Just made this — you’re a genius. Seriously, you’re going to have to start re-considering my marriage proposal, Katie.
I didn’t have any instant coffee, so I skipped that, and I actually found it a tad salty to my taste, so I’d skip that next time…but…this…was…AWESOME!
My heart says yes but my closet says no. This recipe was delicious and so easy, this could spell disaster for lazy people like me who have a major sweet tooth. Thanks so much! I will try to control myself 😉