This post may contain affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure for details.
Hi Bold Bakers!
I’ve become known as the Queen of Mug Meals and this is the video and recipes that started it all. Enjoy my 5 amazing 1 Minute Microwave Mug Cakes including Funfetti, Chocolate and Banana (gluten free), Apple Crumble, Red Velvet and Rainbow Cake! These little cakes are impressive treats for after school snacks, birthday surprises or any time of year!
I have 100 Mug Meal recipes you can find on my Gemma’s Mug Meals collection page.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons (2oz/ 60g) unsalted butter
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons (50g/ 1 3/4 oz) self-rising flour ( to make SF flour add 2 tsp of baking powder to 150g/6oz/1 cup plain flour)
- tiny pinch of kosher salt
Instructions
- Place the butter in a large mug and microwave it for 20 to 30 seconds until melted.
- Add the egg and whisk it in with a fork.
- Stir in the milk, vanilla, and sugar.
- Add the flour and salt. Mix the batter with a fork until smooth.
- Divide the batter between two mugs. Microwave separately for 50 seconds each until risen. Take care not to overcook or the cake will dry out fast
Recipe Notes
Nutrition Facts
Funfetti Mug Cake 1 Minute Mug Cakes Made in the Microwave
Amount Per Serving (1 g)
Calories 0
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 1 ripe banana
- 1/4 cup (4 tbsp) peanut butter (or any nut butter)
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons unsweetend cocoa powder
Instructions
- Mash the banana in a large mug with a fork.
- Add the nut butter and egg and mix thoroughly.
- Stir in the sugar and cocoa and beat until smooth.
- Divide the batter between two mugs.
- Microwave separately for 1 minutes each until risen and firm. (every microwave is different so cooking may vary)
- Take care not to over cook or the cake will dry out fast.
- Best eaten straight away
Recipe Notes
Nutrition Facts
Funfetti Mug Cake 1 Minute Mug Cakes Made in the Microwave
Amount Per Serving (1 g)
Calories 0
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp flour
- 4 1/2 tbsp sugar
- 1/8 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- pinch of salt
- pinch of cinnamon
- 3 tbsp oil
- 3 tbsp buttermilk (substitute sour cream or yogurt if not available)
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp red food coloring
Instructions
- Mix all the wet ingredients together into an oversized mug using a fork until batter is smooth.
- Add in the dry ingredients and mix until combined
- Cook in microwave for 50 seconds. (every microwave is different so cooking may vary)
- Be careful not to overcook as batter will become dense and rubbery.
- Let cake cool slightly before piping on cream cheese frosting.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition Facts
Funfetti Mug Cake 1 Minute Mug Cakes Made in the Microwave
Amount Per Serving (1 g)
Calories 0
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 heaping tablespoon brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon applesauce
- 1/2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/2 tablespoon milk
- 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
- crumble topping
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
Instructions
- In a small mug, mix together dry ingredients very well.
- Add applesauce and mix until just combined (it will be thick and sticky) and then add veg oil, milk and vanilla and stir until wet; do not over mix.
- For the crumble: In a separate bowl, combine 1 tbsp of butter, 2 tbsp of flour, 1 tbsp of brown sugar with a fork until combined.
- Microwave on high for about 45 seconds. (every microwave is different so cooking may vary). Take care not to over cook the cake or it will dry out fast.
- Serve with ice cream and salted caramel sauce
Recipe Notes
Nutrition Facts
Funfetti Mug Cake 1 Minute Mug Cakes Made in the Microwave
Amount Per Serving (1 g)
Calories 0
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- ½ cup (100g) white sugar
- 1 sticks (100g) butter, softened at room temperature
- 2 eggs at room temperature , lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cups (110g/ 4oz) All purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- pinch salt
- red , orange, yellow, green, blue, food colouring
Instructions
- In a large bowl cream the sugar and butter together until light in colour and fluffy in texture - about 3 minutes. Use a hand whisk.
- Crack in an eggs, mix in well, and follow with the nxt egg. and pour in the vanilla extract. Beat for another minute until well combined.
- Add in the dry ingredients until just combined - don't over-mix!
- Divide the mixture as evenly as you can between 5 bowls.
- Add a couple of drops of food colouring to each bowl and mix very gently. - again, do not over-mix!
- Spoon the colors between the 4 mugs one spoonful at a time. Lay the different colored cake batter on top to create a marbled effect
- Microwave for 45 seconds (every microwave is different so cooking may vary)
- Take care not to over cook the cake or it will dry out fast.
- Decorate your cake with my cream cheese frosting. (see Red Velvet cake recipe above)
Recipe Notes
Nutrition Facts
Funfetti Mug Cake 1 Minute Mug Cakes Made in the Microwave
Amount Per Serving (1 g)
Calories 0
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Get More Articles!
Watch The Recipe Video!
This Recipe Made By Bold Bakers
11 Images
Theodora
Najlafarook2197
Seline
Kim Andrew
marlyn_suzan
Gimena
About Us
Meet Gemma
About Us
Meet Gemma
Hi Bold Bakers! I’m Gemma Stafford, a professional chef originally from Ireland, a cookbook author, and the creator of Bigger Bolder Baking. I want to help you bake with confidence anytime, anywhere with my trusted and tested recipes and baking tips. You may have seen one of my 500+ videos on YouTube & TikTok or as a guest judge on Nailed It! on Netflix or the Best Baker in America on Food Network. No matter your skills, my Bold Baking Team & I want to be your #1 go-to baking authority.
Funfetti–Needs more baking soda and needed to put it in for about 5 min total… do not recommend, oven cupcakes are easier!
Hi Gemma, I am Aisha and I am 11 years old. My mother gave me one of your mug cake recipe (funfetti cake) and it turned out great. I will be turning 12 next month and I will be making one of your mug cake. My mother told me about this website and I love it.
Hi Gemma, After a long illness and multiple stomach surgeries I have trouble eating so many foods. Additionally I can only eat very small portions. My problem is that my husband has a major sweet tooth. When I bake a cake he eats most of it and has gained weight. When I eat only a small portion, it is usually too sweet and I get sick from it. But sometimes I want something sweet as well. I have been unsuccessful adjusting recipes. We have a similar problem with meals. I have watched many of your videos and decided to try… Read more »
The apple crumble turned out sooo good although I was too lazy to make apple sauce so I diced apples and added in 1 tsp jam.
Love your recipes! Tried a few, just love how quick and tasty everything is.
I tried you red velvet it’s super fluffy and amazing taste thank you so much for your amazing recipes ❤️❤️❤️
I don’t know if it’s a good thing I found this recipe, because I’ve already made this 3 times. I keep looking for ways to get frosting inside the cake so I can have something similar to a 2-layer cake.
Gemma;
Hi,do you have any recipes on how to make the different icings for your mug cake recipes?I would like to make your Vanilla Icing,chocolate Icing and the pink Icing to put on top of the mug cake recipes.
Kim
Hi Gemma, I tried the mac’n cheese for my dinner last night and it was perfect,then i tried the brownie recipe and my family loved it!! They said i was so creative and talented at baking and even though it was your recipe I probably made it better!! Now, i know that’s not true but it made me feel so good!! so thank you!!
OMG!! I loved these recipes so much i made a mini cake for my friends birthday!! I am so happy you made this channel and i love your website. I am 11 and LOVE to bake and you made it way more fun for me so i just want to say God bless you for helping all those Baking Dreamers out in the world somewhere so thank you so much for what you do and i hope you can keep it up so as i like to say to fellow bakers “stay confident, have fun, and bake on!!”