The best chocolate vegan mug cake out there! Super fudgy, moist and perfect anytime you need a chocolate fix, quick! Ready in 1 minute.
What is a mug cake?
This might seem like a silly question, but if you’ve never made one before, you’re probably thinking, “what the heck is a mug cake!?”
A mug cake is literally a single serving cake, made in a mug and cooked in the microwave. Basically the best invention ever!!
I wanted to create a super chocolatey vegan mug cake that was also incredibly simple to throw together when you need a chocolate fix and quick! I was testing the recipe when my twin 10 year olds got home from school one day last week, and they wanted to try making their own. They successfully followed the recipe and couldn’t get over how delicious they turned out! If a 10 year old can do it, I’m confident you can, too. 🙂
How to make a vegan mug cake
It’s so easy. Get a mug out of your cupboard. Add the dry ingredients to it and whisk or stir to combine: flour, cocoa, sugar, salt and baking powder.
Now add the wet ingredients: oil, non-dairy milk and vanilla. Stir with a spoon until combined. Sprinkle the chocolate chips on top, and microwave for 40-60 seconds. I prefer 40 seconds, because it’s nice and gooey in the middle at that point, but you could cook it a little longer if you want.
Yum, yum. Enjoy immediately as is, or you could add a scoop of vegan vanilla ice cream for a seriously tasty treat.
Want more vegan chocolate dessert recipes?
- The Best Vegan Chocolate Cake
- Best Ever Vegan Brownies
- 5 Minute Vegan Hot Chocolate
- Vegan Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
- Chewy Vegan Brownies
Chocolate Vegan Mug Cake
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon canola oil, melted coconut oil or vegan butter
- 3 tablespoons non-dairy milk
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons dairy free chocolate chips
Instructions
- Add the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, salt and baking powder to a mug. Stir or whisk to combine.
- Pour in the oil, non-dairy milk and vanilla into the mug with the dry ingredients and stir well with a spoon. Sprinkle the chocolate chips on top.
- Cook in the microwave for 40 seconds. It will likely be a little undercooked in the middle at this point, which is my preference, but if you want it cooked more, microwave it another 10-20 seconds.
- Serve immediately.
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Notes
- I think the mug cake tastes best with white flour, but you can use whole wheat flour, or a gluten free flour mix. I wouldn't suggest using all almond or coconut flour.
- You can use natural cocoa powder or dutch processed. Either work fine for this recipe.
- Feel free to substitute coconut sugar for the regular sugar, or lower the sugar amount if you want a less sweet dessert.
- For the oil, you can use canola oil, melted coconut oil, vegan butter or any other oil you prefer. You could also substitute applesauce for oil free, but it will not be quite as rich tasting.
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Delicious! Still very good with half the sugar ?
Love love love this! So quick, so easy, so delicious ? I like to add some fresh strawberry or banana slices or frozen blueberries. Yum!
Hi Cheyenne! Thanks for sharing your review!
This was so easy and SO delicious! It was perfect to satisfy my chocolate craving!
It’s one of my favorites! Thank you for sharing your great review, Meredith!
Only sub I made was 1 tbs coffee, 2 of cashew milk…… BOOM! This has replaced the previous mug cake recipe I was using.
HINT: instead of choc. chips, try adding a tbs of Nutella!?
Thank you for sharing your review and comments, Christine! I WILL try this with Nutella! I’m thrilled this will be your new go to mug cake recipe!
Delicious and easy! I doubled the recipe and added more milk (bigger mug 😉 and it came out perfect. Thanks for the easy recipe for my late night dessert-fix.
Hi Fau! Sometimes you just need those late night dessert fixes! I appreciate you taking time to share your review, and glad that you love the mug cake!
Wow this was really good and super easy. Thank you!
Thank you for sharing your review! I’m glad you like it!
Made this with olive oil & oat milk, simply divine!
Thank you for sharing your review, Monique!
Hands-down the best mug cake I’ve tried yet. Moist, just chocolatey enough, not too sweet… This is a keeper!
Thank you for sharing your review, Kris! I’m glad you love the mug cake!
It was gorgeous!! Very rich so could only eat half but ill save the rest ?
Thank you for sharing your review, Jess! I love the ‘gorgeous’ description!
Made it three times and it is amazing. Thanks for the great and easy recipe
Thank you for sharing your review, Ellie! I”m glad you love the mug cake! It’s a great easy go to when I need a chocolate fix!
This was sooooo good!! I loved it
This is the best mug cake I’ve ever eaten! So moist and fudgey! I’ll sometimes put chopped walnuts in it for a little crunch or sometimes a spoonful of peanut butter. 🙂
Hi Lauren. Walnuts are a great addition! Thank you for taking time to share your great review, and I’m glad you love the cake!
Chocolatey, rich, gooey and delish! Definitely hit the spot unlike other mug cakes I’ve tried. I cooked it for 50 secs and it was like a cross between cake and pudding, which was awesome – I had with oat cream. Very satisfying – thanks!
Thanks for sharing your awesome review, Helen! I’m glad the mug cake was satisfying and delicious for you!
Amazing, wow wow wow! Like a mix between a lava cake and a brownie. Love it!
Thanks Rebecca! I’m glad you love the mug cake!
Hello Nora,
I loved your recipe. I and my family tried your recipe and we loved it.
I loved it so much that I have featured in my recent article. let me know if you want to check this out. Kudos!
So glad you enjoyed it, thanks!
Luv the cake. I have made 2 times this week already, i also tried your brownie recipe and it was SOOO delicious. Nora really is “The Vegan Queen” 😀
Hi Layah. Your fun comments mean a lot to me! Thank you for sharing, and I”m glad you love the mug cake!
This was tasty and quick- I’d definitely recommend this!!
This is my absolute favorite. When I was pregnant, I would sometimes make 2 a day lol. I use 1tbs of sugar and it’s still delicious.
If I wanted to make just a regular chocolate chip mug cake, what would I substitute? I tried replacing the cocoa with flour but it didn’t work well.
I’m so glad you love the mug cake Ash! I would have to play with the recipe, it’s not often easy to convert chocolate to vanilla cake, so it would probably take quite a bit of changing actually. Maybe I’ll come up with a vanilla mug cake in the future!
O M G that mug cake was AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it was soooooooo rich that I couldn’t even finish it i actually doubled it to fit in a ramekin and it still turned out good, adding those chocolate chips…….OMG it just ties everything 2gether
Thank you for sharing! I’m so glad you loved the cake!
Full disclosure – I used regular milk because that’s all I had and your recipe looked the best of the chocolate mug cakes I found! Mine was definitely underdone after 50 seconds but i think it was just because my mug is kind of thick walled so there was probably some poor heat conduction or something. Since there’s no egg i don’t care about it being underdone, and it’s super tasty! Thanks for sharing!
I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thank you, Sam!
I was craving something sweet in a really bad way. I had all ingredients except for the chocolate chips. It was so easy, fast and incredibly delicious! Even without the chocolate chips, it was rich and chocolatey. This is a keeper and I will me making this often!
Thank Kimberly! I’m glad it fulfilled your craving! Thank you for sharing!
My daughter loves mug cakes so i have made so so many. This has to be our favourite. Thank you for sharing
Hi Odette. I”m glad you and your daughter enjoy the mug cake! Thank you for sharing!
Great recipe, thank you
I doubled it to make a larger one and it turned out perfectly.
I’m glad you loved the mug cake! Thank you for sharing your review!
Honestly I was hesitant because I haven’t tried to make a mug cake before but this was great.
I tried mine with chocolate orange chips and it was also just as good.
Amazing simple and great tasting.
Thanks
Ah and I forgot to give 5 stars
Nora is the vegan queen! I love all of her recipes and this one is no different. I make this mug cake whenever I want a little treat and it has never failed me. Thank you Nora for always sharing wonderful plant-based recipes.
Thank you for your wonderful comments, Parker! They mean a lot to me! Thank you for using my recipes, and I”m glad you love them! Happy cooking!