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Easy Vanilla Mug Cake

January 08, 2016

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Easy Vanilla Mug Cake – Ready in 90 seconds! This mug cake is moist, delicious and topped with a lovely vanilla icing that soaks into the cake and infuses it with sweetness!

Vanilla Mug Cake - Ready in 90 seconds! This mug cake is moist, delicious and topped with a lovely vanilla icing that soaks into the cake and infuses it with sweetness! #mugcake #vanillacake #recipe #easymugcake #microwavedessert #bitzngiggles

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So, eating healthier and getting in shape are part of my goals each year. . .mine and a bazillion other people’s no doubt. It has to be the reason I’m craving sweetness now more than ever. You always want what you can’t or shouldn’t have, right?

Well, to satisfy my sweet tooth but keep the portion size in check, I made this yummy and easy Vanilla Mug Cake.

This little cake is moist, delicious and topped with a lovely vanilla icing that soaks into the cake and infuses it with sweetness! Pretty smart, right?

Vanilla Mug Cake - Ready in 90 seconds! This mug cake is moist, delicious and topped with a lovely vanilla icing that soaks into the cake and infuses it with sweetness! #mugcake #vanillacake #recipe #easymugcake #microwavedessert #bitzngiggles

I’ve never really “trusted” mug cakes. So many have turned out dry and tasteless. It took a little experimenting until I achieved the sweetness I was looking for.

And in my opinion, cake isn’t really cake if you eat it out of a mug. Cake out of a mason jar, now that’s a different story. You can “see” through a mason jar so it can still be “pretty.” You following me?

Vanilla Mug Cake - Ready in 90 seconds! This mug cake is moist, delicious and topped with a lovely vanilla icing that soaks into the cake and infuses it with sweetness! #mugcake #vanillacake #recipe #easymugcake #microwavedessert #bitzngiggles

So, this is usually my hot chocolate mug from which I drink the most wonderful hot chocolate in the world. Alright, so I’m a little biased, but you can’t get much better than ice cream AND white chocolate.

Oh, man. I need to make more of that this winter. . .

What were we talking about again? Oh yes. This mug cake. . .

Vanilla Mug Cake - Ready in 90 seconds! This mug cake is moist, delicious and topped with a lovely vanilla icing that soaks into the cake and infuses it with sweetness! #mugcake #vanillacake #recipe #easymugcake #microwavedessert #bitzngiggles

All it takes is 90 seconds in the microwave, and you’ll have a little “mug” o’ heaven. Classic vanilla cake is just the best. In fact, vanilla truly IS our favorite cake flavor here in the house.

One of the most important tips I can offer if you’re going to make this cake is to make sure that your mug is at least 14 ounces or it may “bubble” over while baking in the microwave.

Watch that mug closely!! If you use a big enough mug there’s nothing to worry about. My cake took up about 3/4 of the cup, which was perfect.

I made sure to spray the mug generously with cooking spray before adding the batter and baking it. That way, when it was done, I just ran a butter knife around the edges of the cake to loosen it from the mug and flipped it over!

Vanilla Mug Cake - Ready in 90 seconds! This mug cake is moist, delicious and topped with a lovely vanilla icing that soaks into the cake and infuses it with sweetness! #mugcake #vanillacake #recipe #easymugcake #microwavedessert #bitzngiggles

Here’s the disclaimer. This is not about perfection. It may not look “perfect” when you flip it out of the mug. But in my opinion, it looks much prettier out of the mug than in it.

Top it with some sprinkles and you’ll begin to fall in love.

Vanilla Mug Cake - Ready in 90 seconds! This mug cake is moist, delicious and topped with a lovely vanilla icing that soaks into the cake and infuses it with sweetness! #mugcake #vanillacake #recipe #easymugcake #microwavedessert #bitzngiggles

Add some sweet icing, and you’ll forget the cake was ever even in a mug. What mug? See.

Vanilla Mug Cake - Ready in 90 seconds! This mug cake is moist, delicious and topped with a lovely vanilla icing that soaks into the cake and infuses it with sweetness! #mugcake #vanillacake #recipe #easymugcake #microwavedessert #bitzngiggles

I let the icing soak in a little bit while I filled a glass of milk. . .AND. . .put a few more sprinkles on top.

Vanilla Mug Cake - Ready in 90 seconds! This mug cake is moist, delicious and topped with a lovely vanilla icing that soaks into the cake and infuses it with sweetness! #mugcake #vanillacake #recipe #easymugcake #microwavedessert #bitzngiggles

Just look at how moist this is. Drag the cake right through that little pool of icing. Holy moly. Seriously now. Promise me you’ll try this. Believe it or not, the cake is fairly sweet without the icing.

If you wanted to switch out the icing for some whipped cream, you could do that, too. Heck, next time I may add some sprinkles to the actual cake batter!

So, yeah. There you have it. An easy vanilla mug cake perfect for one. . .or two, if you really wanted to share. But when it comes to cake is that even a consideration?

I’m going to go and grab an extra mug just to be safe. I’ll make you your own. Do you have 90 seconds to spare? After that, we’ll do PiYo in my basement. You in?

Easy Vanilla Mug Cake – Ready in 90 seconds! This mug cake is moist, delicious and topped with a lovely vanilla icing that soaks into the cake and infuses it with sweetness!

Easy Vanilla Mug Cake

Easy Vanilla Mug Cake - Ready in 90 seconds! This mug cake is moist, delicious and topped with a lovely vanilla icing that soaks into the cake and infuses it with sweetness! #mugcake #vanillacake #recipe #easymugcake #microwavedessert #bitzngiggles
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★★★★★

4.5 from 107 reviews

Ready in 90 seconds! This mug cake is moist, delicious and topped with a lovely vanilla icing that soaks into the cake and infuses it with sweetness!

Ingredients

For the Cake

  • 4 Tablespoons flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3 Tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 Tablespoon butter, softened
  • 4 Tablespoons milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt

For the Icing

  • 3 Tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon butter. softened
  • 1 Tablespoon milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

For the Cake

  1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
  2. Pour into greased mug (at least 16 ounces).
  3. Microwave on high for 1 minute 30 seconds (or 90 seconds).

For the Icing

  1. Mix all ingredients together and drizzle over cake either inside the mug or pop cake out of mug onto plate.

Notes

For thicker icing, add more sugar. For thinner icing, add a bit more milk.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1

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  1. James says

    August 30, 2020 at 2:55 am

    This mug cake is moist, delicious and topped with a lovely vanilla icing !

    ★★★★★

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  2. Chris M says

    February 9, 2021 at 1:56 am

    I have made this recipe a bunch of times and it came out great every time… except for tonight!! I made it twice and it was soggy and dense… what did I do wrong? I used my new mugs, that’s the only change.

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    • Sara says

      February 9, 2021 at 10:18 pm

      The mug shouldn’t really have much of an effect on how the cake turns out. I’m really not sure why it didn’t turn out in your new mug. I hope you still kept your old ones? 🙂

      Reply
  3. Liana says

    May 26, 2021 at 7:57 pm

    Really flavourful! It was still slightly undercooked after 1min and 30 seconds (My microwaves fault) and to me the recipe didn’t make a ton so I am going to double it next time! (my fault for liking this too much) Really quick and easy! Love it!

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  4. Ashley says

    March 10, 2022 at 6:39 pm

    Too sweet for my taste. So I added a lemon glaze and that helped.

    ★★★★

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