Microwave Carrot Mug Cake
This microwave carrot mug cake is warm, spiced, and wonderfully moist with grated fresh carrot, chopped dates, and almonds baked right in. Made in minutes in a mug with no eggs required. Topped with a simple cream cheese frosting, it has all the flavors of a proper carrot cake in an instant, single-serving form. Also try my Vegan Carrot Mug Cake, Vegan Carrot Cupcakes, or Apple Oat Muffins.
Microwave Carrot Mug Cake
This microwave carrot mug cake combines grated carrot, chopped dates and almonds with cinnamon. The cake cooks in 90 seconds at 1000 W and is finished with a simple cream-cheese and vanilla topping.Dietary note: Contains dairy. This recipe is not vegan.
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp (30 g) All-Purpose Flour
- 2 tbsp (30 g) Granulated Sugar
- 1/4 tsp (1 g) Baking Soda
- 1/4 tsp (1 g) Cinnamon Powder
- 1/8 tsp (1 pinch) Salt
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) Vegetable Oil
- 4 tbsp (60 ml) Milk
- 1 tsp (5 ml) Lemon Juice
- 3 tbsp (20 g) Grated Carrot
- 1 Date, chopped
- 5 Almond, chopped
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 tbsp (15 g) Cream Cheese
- 1/2 tsp (3 ml) Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- In a microwave-safe mug, mix the flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
- Add the oil and milk and whisk together. Stir in the lemon juice, then the grated carrot, chopped date and chopped almonds.
- Microwave for 90 seconds at 1000 W, as demonstrated in the video. Cooking time can vary with the mug and microwave.
- Mix the cream cheese with the vanilla until smooth. Let the cake cool before spreading the topping over it.
Video
Notes
The video specifies 90 seconds at 1000 W. The 2-minute cooking field rounds this up to a whole minute; use the exact time in the method as the starting point.
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