Milk-Free Mug Cake in the Microwave
A fluffy and super-fast vanilla dessert - just what you need! Milk-Free Mug Cake in the Microwave is a great option when you suddenly crave something sweet. It is popular in many places because it is made very quickly and from simple ingredients. In taste, it is something between sponge cake and a vanilla cupcake.
Updated : 07 May, 2026
Easy
About 10 min.
Ingredients
1
Eggs
1.5 tablespoon
Sugar
1 teaspoon
Vanilla sugar
1.5 tablespoon
Wheat flour
1 teaspoon
Baking powder
1 tablespoon
Water
1 tablespoon
Sunflower oil
to taste
Salt
Table
Table of volume measurements:
- teaspoon - 5 ml
- dessert spoon - 10 ml
- tablespoon - 20 ml
- glass - 200 ml
Preparation
Step 1
How do you make a milk-free mug cake in the microwave? Prepare all the necessary ingredients. Crack the egg into a deep bowl. Add the salt, vanilla sugar, and regular sugar. You can skip the salt, but it makes the cake taste brighter. Adjust the amount of regular sugar to your taste. Vanilla sugar can be replaced with vanilla.
Step 2
Whisk the mixture until light bubbles appear.
Step 3
Add the all-purpose flour and baking powder. Whisk everything until smooth. The baking powder can be replaced with baking soda.
Step 4
Add the refined sunflower oil, odorless, and the water. Mix the batter again until smooth.
Step 5
The batter should turn out fairly thick, but still pour easily. Depending on the quality of the flour, you may need a little more or a little less. Grease the bottoms of 2 mugs suitable for microwave heating with a small amount of sunflower oil.
Step 6
Divide the batter evenly between the mugs. Fill them to about 2/3 full. Remember that not all dishes are suitable for microwave use. Metal, gold-trimmed, and thin plastic dishes are definitely not suitable.
Step 7
I cooked the cakes in the microwave for 2 minutes at 800 watts. The time and power are approximate, because they depend on the power and features of your microwave, as well as the size of the mugs you use.
Step 8
The cakes should rise well, feel springy when pressed, and not burn on the bottom. From this amount of ingredients, I got 2 cakes, each the size of a full dessert portion. My mugs were ordinary ceramic mugs with a capacity of 300 milliliters, about 10 fluid ounces. It is convenient to serve the dessert right in the mugs. You can top the cakes with jam, chocolate syrup, or sweetened condensed milk. But even without that, the cake turns out very tasty and sweet. Enjoy your meal!
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