Flourless Mug Cake 4 Ingredients

For me, mug cakes are the easiest fix for my cake cravings. I make them in various flavors to fit any mood I am in. Craving a carrot cake? A carrot mug cake will help you out. Want banana bread right then and there? A banana bread mug cake will hit the spoon. And for a quick chocolate cake fix, this flourless chocolate mug cake is what I go for.

Recipe highlights

I call this my stand-by mug cake. It’s for those times when I definitely ‘don’t’ need dessert, but still want a little something. While it may be healthy, the texture of this cake is too good to be true considering how easy it is to make and how few ingredients it calls for.

A single-serve dessert with only 4 ingredients. Mug cakes are meant to be easy. A concise ingredient list is a must for my mug cakes. Vegan and gluten-free. Aside from being gluten-free, this cake is also vegan. It doesn’t contain any eggs or dairy. Oven and microwave instructions. You can bake this chocolate mug cake in the oven or nuke it to cook it in just one minute. Wholesome. Like my protein mug cake, this is a guilt-free fix.

How to make a flourless chocolate mug cake

Blending all ingredients together is pretty much the only thing you need to do to bake this cake. Here’s how you make this flourless chocolate cake in the oven or in the microwave.

Banana. As there is no sweetener used in this cake, it is important to use overripe bananas. Aside from being sweet, overripe bananas are also softer and easier to mash into a smooth mixture. Almond butter. My preferred nut butter. Any nut or seed butter will work. Cocoa powder. Unsweetened cocoa powder helps thicken the cake batter. Chocolate chips.

Step 1 – Prepare the batter Add all ingredients except for the bananas to a blender and blend well until a smooth mixture remains. You can do this by hand too using a large mixing bowl and a fork to mash the bananas really well. Once mixed, fold in the chocolate chips setting some aside for sprinkling on top. Step 2 – Cook and enjoy Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Pour the cake batter into an oven-safe greased ramekin. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until a toothpick comes out almost clean. You can cook this cake in the microwave too. It will take around 60 seconds to cook in the microwave To store. This mug cake is best enjoyed fresh. It is when this cake has the best texture. With this said, you can safely store it in the fridge for a day or two. Cover the cake with cling wrap as soon as it cools and refrigerate it. Warm up the cake in the microwave before eating it. To freeze. It is not recommended to freeze this cake.