Gooey Chocolate Mug Cake Vegan

A chocolate mug cake is a microwave cake cooked in a coffee mug in your microwave for a quick single-serve cake. This version of my Vegan Chocolate Mug Cake is particularly gooey, with a moist and rich crumb. It’s the perfect snack if you crave cake but don’t have an oven or don’t feel like baking a whole chocolate cake.

Ingredients and Substitutions

The ingredients you need to make a chocolate cake in a mug are:

All-Purpose Flour or gluten-free all-purpose flour blend. Unsweetened Cocoa Powder -I prefer using clean, natural, unsweetened cocoa to make it easier to balance the sweetness. Sugar or any granulated sweetener you love like coconut sugar or unrefined cane sugar. Baking Powder – This gives the crumb an airy and fluffy texture. Melted Coconut Oil – You can use any other vegetable oil. Milk of Choice – soy milk, almond milk, oat milk, or coconut milk. Any plant-based milk works well. Vanilla Extract – Vanilla adds a delicious taste to the mug cake.

Healthy Swaps

You can make this microwave mug cake healthier by using some of the tips and substitute options below or try my healthy mug cake recipe:

Sugar-Free – Swap the chocolate chips for a sugar-free brand to decrease carbs and sugar and use a natural sugar-free granulated sweetener. These natural sweeteners contain no calories and no carbohydrates so they won’t trigger more sugar cravings after eating this cake but still fix your sweet tooth. Oil-Free – Try to swap the oil for unsweetened applesauce, pumpkin puree, or mashed bananas. Gluten-Free – Use all-purpose gluten-free flour in the same amount. If your blend doesn’t contain xanthan gum, add a pinch to the dry ingredients for the best texture.

How To Make Chocolate Mug Cake

To make this moist chocolate mug cake you only need simple pantry ingredients. You don’t need eggs or milk or butter ever so it’s a very cheap cake recipe as well.

Oven Baking Option

To bake this chocolate mug cake in the oven, preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease a small oven-proof ramekin with oil. Pour the batter into the ramekin and bake the chocolate cake in its mug for 15-18 minutes or until a pick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.

Serving Suggestions

This chocolate mug cake is delicious plain or with some toppings like:

Whipped Soy Cream – Vegan Whipped Cream Pinch of Salt Drizzle of Peanut Butter or your favorite chocolate hazelnut spread such as Nutella or Nuttino. Vanilla Ice Cream A dollop of plant-based yogurt. Dust of cocoa powder or icing sugar. Berries

Storage

The cake cooked in the microwave doesn’t store well and must be eaten within 30 minutes or so. You can bake this mug cake to save leftovers for up to 3 days.