I’ve been searching for an easy bake cake for awhile now and I bumped into the world of mug cakes. I like the fact that you can make it under 3 minutes or less, you can make a serving just for yourself, the ingredients are not that many and you can do it easily.
I’ve seen lots of recipes from videos on YouTube, articles I found on Pinterest and other blogs but each time I try those, I fail. Mostly it doesn’t taste as good as it looks, it’s either to soggy or dry and other times, it just tasted like eggs. So I kind of researched a bit and I made sure I won’t use eggs because 1 egg is just too much for a mug cake. Oh, and make sure you have a microwave oven for this to actually work.
Ingredients:
- 4 tbsp of flour
- 2 tbsp of unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 tbsp of sugar
- 2 pinches of baking soda
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 tbsp of Nutella
- 1/4 cup of milk
- 2 tbsp of vegetable oil
Directions:
1. As shown in the photos, add all dry ingredients first in the mug: 4 tbsp of flour, 2 tbsp of cocoa powder, 3 tbsp of sugar, 2 pinches of baking soda, and 1 pinch of salt.
2. Mix all the dry ingredients together. It will look like that on the above photo after mixing.
3. Mix all liquid ingredients: 1/4 cup of milk and 2 tbsp of vegetable oil. I prefer mine mix it in a separate cup.
4. Pour the mixed liquid ingredient in the mug and mix it together. It should have a smooth consistency. Not too watery, not too thick.
5. Take 1 tbsp of Nutella or a filling of your choice and drop it at the center of the mixture. It will just sink and it will serve as the filling.
6. Place the mug inside the microwave for 1 minute. You can add a few seconds but too much will make it dry. I like my cake a little moist so 1 minute is just enough.
7. Let it cool and enjoy!
54 Comments
Salvé Dalmacio
April 21, 2015 at 6:27 pmI will definitely try this! Haha! 🙂
Alissa
April 21, 2015 at 7:03 pmYou definitely should! 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
April 21, 2015 at 7:33 pmLove the “filling”! Mug Cakes are my life 😉
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Dana @ Pellerini Proclaims
April 21, 2015 at 9:00 pmWow…that looks decadent! I wonder if it will work well with gluten-free flour…I will have to check it out!
Alissa
April 22, 2015 at 2:30 pmMaybe it will. Try it out 🙂
Brittany Bergman
April 21, 2015 at 9:20 pmOh man, you had me hooked at “Nutella.” I can’t wait to try this!
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Sheryl
April 21, 2015 at 9:23 pmI love this. Sometimes you need a little dessert. 🙂
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jaime
April 21, 2015 at 9:53 pmWhat i love on this Post?? the NUTELLA 😛 I think my Sister can do this for me!!
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Sam @ PancakeWarriors
April 21, 2015 at 10:32 pmYum mix in some frozen berries and peanut butter and I’m in heaven!
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Alissa
April 22, 2015 at 2:40 pmThat’s a great idea! 🙂 Great for presentation too
Janice
April 21, 2015 at 10:38 pmThis is so great! I’m gonna try it with my three kids. I’m sure they’re gonna enjoy it. 🙂
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Alissa
April 22, 2015 at 3:12 pmYou should. Let me know how it turns out
Kate
April 21, 2015 at 11:34 pmThis looks amazing–so much better than the ones I’ve tried! I can’t wait to try this sometime soon.
Marissa
April 21, 2015 at 11:43 pmYou had me a chocolate 😉 Thanks for sharing!
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Alyssa
April 22, 2015 at 12:03 amThis looks so good!! I know what you mean about lots of other recipes. The only time I tried to make a mug cake, it was a disaster. I’m still not really sure what went wrong, but I’m gonna blame the recipe. ;P Hahah I’ll have to try this one!
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Alissa
April 22, 2015 at 3:17 pmYes, try it and let me know how it went. This is the only recipe I found successful lol
Alyssa
April 22, 2015 at 12:03 amThis looks so good!! I know what you mean about lots of other recipes. The only time I tried to make a mug cake, it was a disaster. I’m still not really sure what went wrong, but I’m gonna blame the recipe. ;P Hahah I’ll have to try this one!
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R U S S
April 22, 2015 at 12:14 amI do this! Haha. I have a sweet tooth and there are times when I just need to have something sweet. If I can’t find chocolates at home, I do this. I have condensada version of this – it’s more rich & creamy though, but just as good.
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Alissa
April 22, 2015 at 3:18 pmCondensed instead of the regular milk?
Ayesha
April 22, 2015 at 2:17 amWow! A quick and easy to do dessert for the fam:) Thanks for sharing! Family will definitely enjoy this.
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Shayne
April 22, 2015 at 6:44 amOh my gosh! I used to do this as a kid because I wasn’t allowed to use the oven hahaha. I didn’t use Nutella though, so I might just have to revisit an old favorite with a new addition. 🙂
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Alissa
April 25, 2015 at 10:42 amDo you know any easy microwave recipes?
Aneth
April 22, 2015 at 6:52 amI’ve been eager to try this for the longest time. Too bad our microwave’s not working 🙁
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Alissa
April 25, 2015 at 10:43 amAww it’s so fun to make. Hope you get your microwave fixed soon.
Dani
April 22, 2015 at 7:14 amNutellaaaa <3 So want to try this, but also tempted to just ring the owner of Voila! jar cakes (we work in the same office) haha. Mahirap kalaban ang katamaran.
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Alissa
April 25, 2015 at 10:44 amI haven’t heard of Voila but it’s really easy and fun to make. Beat the laziness. haha
DT
April 22, 2015 at 7:25 amThis is my favorite recipe ever.. I don’t remember where I found it first, but it made me famous among family and friends.. 🙂 It’s a great feeling, especially when it’s something so easy.
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DT
April 22, 2015 at 7:26 amThis is my favorite recipe ever.. I don’t remember where I found it first, but it made me famous among family and friends.. 🙂 It’s a great feeling, especially when it’s something so easy.
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phyliciamarie
April 22, 2015 at 9:19 amIt’s so easy to do, and the ingredients are readily available! Did the nutella filling sink into the batter or did come out like a hollow center filled with nutella?
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Alissa
April 25, 2015 at 10:45 amIt’s like in the center. It didn’t mix with the other ingredients.
Lou Castaneda
April 22, 2015 at 11:11 amLooks so yum. This is a must try! 😀
Clarisse
April 23, 2015 at 6:33 amLooks yummy and easy!! I wanna try this 😀
Mimi Gonzales
April 23, 2015 at 7:43 amChocolate!!!! <3 Forever will be my love. Haha jk. Unfortunately we don't have an oven. 🙁 This is so easy to make, though! If only I have an equipment with me I'd definitely get so fat by eating this everyday. Haha. I guess I'll just lurk around and find moist cakes to my liking 🙁
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Alissa
April 25, 2015 at 10:47 amThis is the reason why my throat sores right now. Haha. Been addicted to this. Aww I made this just using a microwave oven. We don’t have a big oven.
Joyce
April 23, 2015 at 8:13 amWow! this looks yummy, Al. I must try this soon! 🙂
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Alissa
April 25, 2015 at 10:20 amTry it! Add your own twist too
Helga Weber
April 23, 2015 at 11:00 amWe don’t have a microwave so I’ve never made mug cake. But I did make fridge cake last night!!!! 😀
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Alissa
April 25, 2015 at 10:19 amYum!! I found a no bake Oreo cheesecake recipe and you can use it by just using a fridge. Maybe I’ll try that
Darlyn
April 25, 2015 at 10:14 amOhmygosh, this looks so delicious. You had me at Nutella. I’ve seen mug cake recipes on the Internet before, but this has got to be the easiest one I’ve ever found. I can’t wait to try this once I have all the necessary ingredients.
Alissa
April 25, 2015 at 10:18 amThis is the best recipe I’ve ever tried. I hate recipes with eggs on them. Tasted like eggs haha. Try it!
Raisa
April 25, 2015 at 12:07 pmI see this a lot on Tumblr but never tried it! This recipe has Nutella, so I’m definitely giving it a shot. XD
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Areeba
April 25, 2015 at 9:15 pmO EM GEE! This looks so tasty!!! I’m surely gonna try this!
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Areeba
April 25, 2015 at 9:16 pmO EM GEE! This looks so tasty!!! I’m surely gonna try this 🙂
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Christine
April 25, 2015 at 11:26 pmI love that you used a filling! I have seen a lot of these but most of them seem to fail like you mentioned. I’ll have to give your recipe a try!
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Yshy
April 26, 2015 at 6:54 pmWow!! Looks really delicious and easy to prepare! Will try this next week! <3
Roxanne
April 29, 2015 at 4:45 pmOMG this looks so delicious! ♥︎ I’m not allowed to drink coffee and eat coffee-flavored stuff anymore because my tummy is really acidic but I would really love to try this one out especially bec you said in your latest post that your loved ones liked it. Maybe I could try making one. I’m a fan of mug cakes anyway! xx
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Alissa
May 3, 2015 at 7:23 pmYes!! Try it. It’s my go to comfort food.
Jomil Adrielle
July 5, 2015 at 10:17 amWaaah! Will definitely try this! It’s so easy!
Alissa
July 5, 2015 at 1:03 pmIt is!
Melanie Dianne M.
March 21, 2016 at 2:02 pmLooks yummy! Did you try baking other flavors as well?
Kai Rafanan
April 30, 2016 at 2:06 pmSalamat pwede ko nang gawin to before going to school!!! Hahaha
Clint
October 13, 2016 at 4:33 amThanks for sharing. 🙂
I share this to my office mates and we’ll try this on Friday.
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Sophia
April 13, 2017 at 8:57 pmMy gosh, this looks amazing! I love making mug cakes, I haven’t tried this recipe before so I will have to give it a go! xx
Sophia xx
Bae Milanes
July 14, 2017 at 6:38 pmHow does it taste? Isn’t it too sweet?