With these easy microwave gluten-free mug cake recipes, you're just five minutes away from a fluffy dessert for one. With recipes for both chocolate mug cake and vanilla mug cake, you can customize your personal cake to your heart's content. Mix in sprinkles, peanut butter, or nutella, and top with whipped cream, fresh fruit, or ice cream!
In a 12-ounce or larger mug, whisk together all the wet ingredients: oil or melted butter, milk, egg yolk, and vanilla extract. For chocolate mug cake, save the hot water for last. For a cleaner appearance, you can whisk together the cake batter in a separate bowl and then pour it into the mug to cook, or for fewer dishes, whisk it directly in the mug.
Add the dry ingredients and whisk until completely smooth. For chocolate mug cake, whisk in the hot water. If you mixed the batter up in a separate bowl, pour it into the mug. Fold in any mix-ins of your choice that you want to be dispersed throughout the batter: sprinkles, nuts, fruit, etc. For add-ins such as chopped chocolate, peanut butter, nutella, or edible cookie dough, dollop these on top without mixing.
Microwave on high. For each cake, start at 1 minute, then add 15 seconds at a time until fully baked. For gluten-free chocolate mug cake, microwave 1 - 2 minutes (on my microwave, it takes exactly 1 minute 45 seconds). For gluten-free vanilla mug cake, microwave1½-3 minutes (on my microwave, it takes exactly 2 minutes 30 seconds). Let cool 2-3 minutes and serve with your favorite toppings, such as whipped cream or ice cream!
This nutritional information has been automatically calculated, and as such, may be incomplete or inaccurate. Please reference the specific ingredients you use for the most accurate nutritional information.