Make this easy eggless vanilla mug cake from scratch in just 2 minutes. This mug cake is made in a microwave from scratch and is a perfect dessert for one.
If you are looking for more cake recipes, then try these too – Vanilla Pound Cake, Rum Cake, Chocolate Chip Pound Cake, Apple Cinnamon Cake, and Strawberry Cake.
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About This Recipe
What will be your reaction, if I say I can get you a soft and moist cake ready in just 2 minutes, 1 minute for prepping, and 1 minute for baking. Surprising right? Well, here I have a vanilla mug cake for you, that will surely satisfy your cake cravings.
This cake is one of the easiest cakes you can make from scratch using a handful of ingredients. You can make mug cakes in a variety of flavors like chocolate mug cake, gingerbread mug cake, chocolate lava mug cake, coffee, oreo mug cake, or this vanilla mug cake.
Just add in a few basic ingredients to a microwave-safe mug, microwave it for a minute and there you have your cake ready. Now just sit, relax and enjoy your dessert with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a sprinkle of some more confetti.
This mug cake flavored with vanilla extract is made colorful by some sprinkles. If you wish, you can add in some chocolate chips or butterscotch chips too.
This is also a great activity to involve your kids in. They can easily make this cake and is a fun activity to do for them with parents on a holiday.
This Vanilla Mug Cake is,
- Soft & Moist
- Instant & Super quick
- Delicious
- Made from scratch
- Eggless
- Perfect for sudden cravings
Ingredients
Flour – The base of this cake is prepared with all-purpose flour. You can always switch to whole wheat flour, but then the taste and texture will be different. To make it gluten-free, use gluten-free flour.
Milk – Milk makes the cake extra soft and moist. You can use skim or whole milk, totally up to you. If you want to make it vegan, you can use almond milk, soy milk, or coconut milk too.
Vanilla Extract – This is the main ingredient of this cake. Go for a good quality vanilla extract as this is the main ingredient to flavor this cake.
Sprinkles – To add some colour and crunch in the soft cake, add in some sprinkles and funfetti.
Sugar – I have used white granulated sugar but you can replace it with brown sugar, honey, or maple syrup. You can also adjust the amount as per your taste preference. The measurements that I have given will yield a mildly sweet cake.
Others – Apart from the above ingredients, we will also add sugar, baking powder, melted butter. Baking powder and melted butter, both help make the cake fluffy and soft. Use light olive oil, apple sauce, or coconut oil in place of butter to make it vegan.
How to make Vanilla Mug Cake?
Grease a 10 oz microwave-safe mug with oil if you want to unmold the cake. If you want to serve it directly in the mug, like I always do, then skip this process.
Mix 4 tablespoon all-purpose flour, 2 tablespoon white granulated sugar, and ¼ teaspoon baking powder in a small mixing bowl. You can mix the ingredients directly in the mug too. I mixed them in a bowl as the mixing process is a little easier in a bowl than in the mug.
Stir in 2 tablespoon melted unsalted butter, 2 tablespoon milk and ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract.
Add 1 tablespoon sprinkles to the batter and stir until combined.
Transfer the batter to the mug.
Keep the mug in the microwave and micro on high for 1 minute or until firm to touch. Serve warm as it is or top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and serve immediately. If you want to unmold the cake, run a knife around the edges and invert the cup on the serving plate.
Pro Tips By Neha
Do not over-mix the batter. Just add in the ingredients, give it a mix and bake it.
Bake the cake for a minute. If it is still too wet in the center, then bake for another 30 seconds. Do not over bake, otherwise, the cake will turn out dry.
Just make sure the mug doesn’t have any have a metal lining.
To check if the mug is 10 oz or not, fill it with water. It should fit 1 cup of water.
Frequently Asked Questions
To make it in an oven, bake it in an oven-safe bowl or mug for about 10 minutes at 350 degrees F.
You can add chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, toasted nuts, coconut flakes to the batter. I like to swirl in some Nutella or peanut butter sometimes too.
You can also add one egg yok to the batter to make it even fluffier and richer.
Serving Suggestions
Serve mug cake on its own with a cup of hot and frothy coffee. You can either serve it with frosting or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
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Vanilla Mug Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted and cooled)
- 3 tablespoons milk
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon funfetti
Instructions
- Grease a 10 oz microwave-safe mug with oil if you want to unmold the cake. If you want to serve it directly in the mug, like I always do, then skip this process.
- Mix 4 tablespoon all-purpose flour, 2 tablespoon white granulated sugar, and ¼ teaspoon baking powder in a small mixing bowl. You can mix the ingredients directly in the mug too. I mixed them in a bowl as the mixing process is a little easier in a bowl than in the mug.
- Stir in 2 tablespoon melted unsalted butter, 2 tablespoon milk and ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract.
- Add 1 tablespoon sprinkles to the batter and stir until combined.
- Transfer the batter to the mug.
- Keep the mug in the microwave and micro on high for 1 minute or until firm to touch. Serve warm as is it or top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and serve immediately. If you want to unmold the cake, run a knife around the edges and invert the cup on the serving plate.You can always switch to whole wheat flour, but then the taste and texture won’t be the same. To make it gluten-free, use gluten-free flour.
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Amazing sooooo moist and delicious