Mug Cakes & Meals, Roundups 1 Minute Microwave Mug Cakes: 5 Bold Flavors! 4.72 from 296 votes Create a Profile! × Sign Up Already have an account? Sign In Jump To Recipe Jump To Video Save Recipe My 1 Minute Microwave Mug Cakes are single-serving treats you can whip up in no time. Enjoy 5 flavors including Funfetti, Red Velvet, Rainbow Cake & more! By Gemma Stafford | September 3, 2014 | 402 Last updated on October 29, 2021 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. Funfetti Mug Cake 1 Minute Mug Cakes Made in the Microwave 4.72 from 296 votes Print Recipe Add to Favorites Loading… Author: Gemma Stafford Servings: 2 Red Velvet Chocolate Fruit Sprinkles Mug Prep Time 5 minsCook Time 1 minTotal Time 6 mins Author: Gemma Stafford Servings: 2 Ingredients 2 tablespoons (2oz/ 60g) unsalted butter1 large egg2 tablespoons milk1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar6 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. Chocolate Banana Mug Cake 1 Minute Mug Cakes Made in the Microwave 4.70 from 236 votes Print Recipe Add to Favorites Loading… Author: Gemma Stafford Servings: 2 Red Velvet Chocolate Fruit Sprinkles Mug Prep Time 5 minsCook Time 1 minTotal Time 6 mins Author: Gemma Stafford Servings: 2 Ingredients 1 ripe banana1/4 cup (4 tbsp) peanut butter (or any nut butter)1 large egg2 teaspoons granulated sugar3 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. Red Velvet 1 Minute Mug Cakes Made in the Microwave 4.75 from 198 votes Print Recipe Add to Favorites Loading… Author: Gemma Stafford Servings: 1 Red Velvet Chocolate Fruit Sprinkles Mug Prep Time 5 minsCook Time 1 minTotal Time 6 mins Author: Gemma Stafford Servings: 1 Ingredients 4 tbsp flour4 1/2 tbsp sugar1/8 tsp baking powder1 1/2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powderpinch of saltpinch of cinnamon3 tbsp oil3 tbsp buttermilk (substitute sour cream or yogurt if not available)1 egg1 tsp Vanilla extract1/2 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 combinedCook 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. Apple Crumble 1 Minute Mug Cakes Made in the Microwave 4.80 from 181 votes Print Recipe Add to Favorites Loading… Author: Gemma Stafford Servings: 1 Red Velvet Chocolate Fruit Sprinkles Mug Prep Time 5 minsCook Time 1 minTotal Time 6 mins Author: Gemma Stafford Servings: 1 Ingredients 3 tablespoons flour1 heaping tablespoon brown sugar1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/8 teaspoon baking powder1 tablespoon applesauce1/2 tablespoon vegetable oil1/2 tablespoon milk1/8 teaspoon vanilla extractcrumble topping1 tbsp butter2 tbsp flour1 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. Rainbow Mug Cake 1 Minute Mug Cakes Made in the Microwave 4.83 from 183 votes Print Recipe Add to Favorites Loading… Author: Gemma Stafford Servings: 4 Red Velvet Chocolate Fruit Sprinkles Mug Prep Time 10 minsCook Time 1 minTotal Time 11 mins Author: Gemma Stafford Servings: 4 Ingredients ½ cup (100g) white sugar1 sticks (100g) butter, softened at room temperature2 eggs at room temperature , lightly beaten1 teaspoons vanilla extract1 cups (110g/ 4oz) All purpose flour½ teaspoon baking powder¼ teaspoon baking sodapinch saltred , 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 effectMicrowave 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! Microwave Chocolate Lava Cake Bowl Recipe For Two2-Minute Microwave Red Velvet Cake Bowl2-Minute Microwave Banana Cake Bowl1 Minute Microwave Brownie In A Mug Watch The Recipe Video! Play Label Rate this Recipe Rate this Recipe Name* Email* Δ Label Rate this Recipe Rate this Recipe Name* Email* Δ 402 Comments most useful newest oldest Inline Feedbacks View all comments gnarlygrainsforlife 3 years ago Funfetti–Needs more baking soda and needed to put it in for about 5 min total… do not recommend, oven cupcakes are easier! aisha04 5 years ago 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. Dorothea 6 years ago 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 » Saba 2 years ago 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. Rebeca 4 years ago Love your recipes! Tried a few, just love how quick and tasty everything is. Faten 5 years ago I tried you red velvet it’s super fluffy and amazing taste thank you so much for your amazing recipes ❤️❤️❤️ NikkiB 2 years ago 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. Kim 1 year ago 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 Laney 2 years ago 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!! Laney 2 years ago 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!!” Load More Comments This Recipe Made By Bold Bakers 11 Images Theodora Najlafarook2197 Seline Kim Andrew marlyn_suzan Gimena Loading… Load More 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. Read More