Dessert in a Minute: Must-Have Mug Cake Recipes
Mug cakes took off around the same time microwaves were becoming a household must-have. Just about everyone has their own go-to mug cake recipe that’s an old faithful when those intense sugar cravings hit. That’s the real beauty of mug cakes. They satisfy your sweet tooth in a flash when you just can’t wait. Craving something rich and chocolatey? Bam, chocolate mug cake. Feeling like peanut butter cup vibes? Whip up a peanut butter cake in that mug. Gingerbread, vanilla, whatever your heart desires – a couple of ingredients, a sturdy mug, zap it in the microwave and boom! You’ve got yourself a fresh, gooey little cake to devour.
Chocolate Cashew Mug Cake
This Gluten-Free Chocolate Cashew Mug Cake is the perfect sweet treat when those chocolate cravings hit. You can’t overeat it so go for it. Easy to prepare, easy to clean up and easy to enjoy without all the guilt!
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3-Minute Chocolate Protein Mug Cake
This protein mug cake is a chocolate-lovers dream while still being healthy and good for you! Decadent moist chocolate cake combines with melted chocolate chips in a protein-packed, single-serving indulgence that can be made in just three minutes.
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Fluffy Vanilla Mug Cake
This fluffy moist vanilla mug cake has the perfect texture and just seven ingredients (unless you add some sprinkles or chocolate chips, then eight!). It cooks up in just two minutes in the microwave.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Mug Cake
This chocolate peanut butter mug cake only takes a few ingredients to make. It’s a simple, single-serve cake that’s so easy and so good.
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Easy Spiced Apple Mug Cake
This easy apple mug cake is a quick single-serve treat made with apples, brown sugar, and cinnamon for your fall cravings. It’s eggless but moist and fluffy!
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Pancake in a Mug
Single-serve Pancake in a Mug made start to finish in just a couple of minutes with a handful of pantry staples. It’s soft, fluffy, filling, and so easy!
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Cinnamon Roll in a Mug
This single serving Cinnamon Roll in a Mug is like magic. It takes less than 1 minute to cook, is made with just a handful of pantry staples, and is so easy. Perfect for when those sweet cravings hit & you NEED dessert, like now!
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Chocolate Mug Cake
This vegan chocolate mug cake with raspberries takes about 5 minutes to make, start to finish. It is rich, dark, moist and perfect for satisfying a sudden chocolate craving.
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Oreo Mug Cake
This Oreo mug cake is the quickest and easiest little dessert! It went viral on TikTok for good reason. This recipe requires only 2 minutes and 2 ingredients! It comes out soft, gooey, chocolaty, and decadent. This microwave mug cake tastes like cookies and cream in every bite!
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Oatmeal Mug Cake
This oatmeal mug cake is fluffy, tender, just sweet enough to taste like dessert, and healthy enough for breakfast! Think of it like a single-serving oat flour mug muffin that you can whip up in minutes! Delicious served with yogurt or ice cream. Try it with cinnamon for cinnamon roll vibes or pumpkin spice for a festive treat!
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Cake Mix Mug Cake
This Cake Mix Mug Cake recipe isn’t really a recipe. It’s directions for magic. With just three ingredients, you can make an individual cake in a mug in only one minute using the microwave! This fluffy treat is instantly ready whenever a snack attack hits. Customize your cup of cake with some candy, chips, or fruit bits and the mug cake variations are endless!
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Piña Colada Mug Cake
Piña Colada Mug Cake is amazing. Every spoonful of this moist, fluffy mug cake is full of coconut and pineapple flavor. Best of all, it cooks in the microwave in just one minute!
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Low-Carb Chocolate Peanut Butter Mug Cake
This low-carb chocolate peanut butter mug cake recipe makes me think I should rename this blog Indulgent Mug Cakes without as Many Carbs. That doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue now, does it?
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Strawberry Shortcake Mug Cake
Quick, sweet, and hits the spot every time. That’s how I describe this strawberry shortcake mug cake recipe – it can be ready in less than 5 minutes, it’s gorgeous to look at, and even better to eat.
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Mocha Mug Cake
Mocha Mug Cake. A quick and delicious chocolate mug cake with just the right hit of coffee to add a little depth to the flavor. This mug cake is perfect for when you need to quickly whip up a sweet treat!
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Gluten Free Vegan Mug Muffin
A gluten free vegan mug muffin is a single serve cake in a mug! No microwave? Make this gluten free vegan mug cake in the oven!
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The Best Blueberry Mug Cake Recipe
This Blueberry Mug Cake recipe is the easiest dessert to make and it’s perfect for anyone who loves blueberries. The Blueberry Muffin in a Mug has a moist texture that comes from using cake mix, but the flavor comes from fresh blueberries. This Blueberry Cake is so easy to make in just one mug and then you get to enjoy your favorite mug recipe with the extra dishes!
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Gluten-Free Chocolate Cashew Mug Cake
This Gluten-Free Chocolate Cashew Mug Cake is the perfect sweet treat when those chocolate cravings hit. You can’t overeat it so go for it. Easy to prepare, easy to clean up and easy to enjoy without all the guilt!
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3-Minute Chocolate Protein Mug Cake
This protein mug cake is a chocolate-lovers dream while still being healthy and good for you! Decadent moist chocolate cake combines with melted chocolate chips in a protein-packed, single-serving indulgence that can be made in just three minutes.
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Fluffy Vegan Vanilla Mug Cake
This fluffy moist vegan vanilla mug cake has the perfect texture and just seven ingredients (unless you add some sprinkles or chocolate chips, then eight!). It cooks up in just two minutes in the microwave.
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Christmas Mug Cake
This 5 minute mug cake recipe is well worth making. It has to be one of the quickest and easiest vanilla cake recipes ever! You simply have to mix the ingredients together and then cook it in the microwave in a microwave safe mug until done. This 5 minute chocolate mug cake is ideal for Christmas if you’re tired from all the festive baking and you just want something quick and easy that you can whip up in 5 minutes flat! It can be made a chocolate mug cake by substituting the vanilla for cocoa.
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