Today’s recipe is an oldie but goodie fan favorite, a mug cake version of Chocolate Crazy Cake! This is the moistest, tastiest, easiest single serving chocolate cake that has no eggs or dairy. This is the BEST chocolate mug cake!
The Moistest Chocolate Mug Cake (No Eggs, Milk or Butter)
The BEST single serving chocolate mug cake made in the microwave. This awesome dessert has no eggs or dairy, made with pantry staples – it’s super moist and absolutely delicious! The easiest dessert that’s sure to cure a sweet tooth. You probably have everything to make this budget friendly cake right in your pantry!
Read Rave Reviews from my original post from people who have made this awesome chocolate mug cake!
What You Need to Make A Chocolate Mug Cake
All purpose flour, sugar, unsweetened cocoa, baking soda, salt, white vinegar (or apple cider vinegar), vanilla extract, vegetable oil (or canola oil) and water.
How To Make A Chocolate Mug Cake
You can mix right in your mug or mix in a small bowl and then transfer to mug. Using a large microwave safe mug (16 ounce size), coat the inside with non-stick cooking spray. Mix the first 5 dry ingredients in the mug (or small bowl). After mixing well, make 3 depressions in dry ingredients. Pour vinegar in one depression, vanilla in the other and the vegetable oil in third. Pour water over top. Mix well until smooth using a fork.
Awesome extras you can add to the prepared batter – a tablespoon hazelnut chocolate spread or creamy peanut butter, caramels, Rolos and more! Place in the middle of the batter before placing in the microwave. Mini chocolate chips are great mixed in with the batter and/or sprinkled on top after baking.
Place in microwave and cook on high for *2 minutes uncovered. Check with toothpick to make sure it comes out clean. Be sure not to over bake!
Top with whatever you like – powdered sugar, frosting, whipped cream, hot fudge, caramel sauce and more! Enjoy hot or cold!
**Make sure you allow the cake to cool a bit before digging in so you don’t burn your mouth.**
My family has been making this mug cake for years and it’s come in handy during our stay-at-home orders. Lots of mug cakes have been made over the last several weeks.
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The Moistest Chocolate Mug Cake (No Eggs, Milk or Butter)
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 5 Tablespoons flour (all-purpose)
- 4 1/2 Tablespoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons cocoa (unsweetened)
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- pinch of salt
Wet Ingredients
- 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar (or apple cider vinegar)
- 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil (or canola oil)
- 4 1/2 Tablespoons water
Directions
*Mix right in your mug or mix in a small bowl and then transfer to mug.
Using a large microwave safe mug (16 ounce size), coat the inside with non-stick cooking spray.
Mix the first 5 dry ingredients in the mug (or small bowl). After mixing well, make 3 depressions in dry ingredients. Pour vinegar in one depression, vanilla in the other and the vegetable oil in third. Pour water over top. Mix well until smooth using a fork.
Awesome extras you can add to the cake batter – a tablespoon hazelnut chocolate spread or creamy peanut butter, caramel, Rolos and more! Place in the middle of the batter before placing in the microwave. Mini chocolate chips are great mixed in with the batter and/or sprinkled on top after baking.
Place in microwave and cook on high for *2 minutes uncovered. Check with toothpick to make sure it comes out clean. Be sure not to over bake! Top with whatever you like – powdered sugar, frosting, chocolate chips, caramel or whipped cream. Enjoy hot or cold.
**Make sure you allow the cake to cool a bit before digging in so you don’t burn your mouth.**
Tips
- *Each microwave cooks differently, adjust time accordingly! One person made the cake in 1 minute 40 seconds, another in 1 minute 20 seconds. Be sure not to over bake.
- Make sure your baking soda is fresh, vinegar too, they are what make the cake rise.
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Cheers!
anonymous
this turned out so good! i only made this because we were out of milk. i was nervous to try it because i could smell the vinegar after it was done baking but i actually couldn’t taste it at all!
Kim
Very fluffy, moist and yummy, I reduced the sugar to 4tbsp and omitted the salt. I cooked on high power for 90 mins (1 min 30 sec) Then I sprinkled with choc chips immediately after microwaving. Reminds me of a chocolate donut 🙂 thank you, great and easy recipe !
Wagirl
Hi there!
Your recipe for the mug cake is by far, the best tasting one I have tried. Baked it for the full 2 minutes but next time will shave off 10 or 15 seconds. Was a tiny bit dry. But didn’t stop me from munching down!! Reminded me of my Grams wacky cake ; hers was this same recipe only bigger🥰
Thx——