This super fudgy paleo mug cake is for serious chocolate lovers only! It’s hard to believe it’s low carb, gluten free, and vegan, too!
Holy chocolate, you say? I warned you!!
For all of you who…
- love a molten lava cake (why, oh why did those go out of style!?) but are too afraid or impatient to make them at home (guilty)
who aren’t the most confident when it comes to baking, - whose chocolate cravings must be satisfied immediately (!) if not sooner (!!), or
- who have a birthday today (also guilty)
…this mug cake* is most definitely, without a doubt, THE cake for you.
The hard sell on this paleo mug cake
Just kidding. No hard sell.
Really, there isn’t much I can say about it that it doesn’t say for itself except: loooooooooook at that molten chocolatey center. Imagine that first scoop of warm, gooey, almost pudding-like cake meandering toward your tongue.
“Lift that spoon faster!”, your tastebuds scream.
You have to be a hard core chocolate lover to appreciate this mug cake, and in this house, we really, really are.
Well, I am. Bryan wavers. Sometimes he appreciates chocolate, and when he’s in the mood, he means business. He single-handedly took out this entire dreamboat of a mug cake (which, incidentally, contains double the recipe that you see below), so you know it must be good.
It not only gets the seal of approval from serious card-carrying chocolate lovers, but it also has the unique ability to convert your loved ones to the cause. The more chocolate lovers, the better, don’t you think?
What’s a paleo mug cake?
Glad you asked!
A mug cake is a single-serve dessert that can be made and cooked in under 5 minutes. The secret is that you cook the cake in the microwave (thus the quick cooking time), which may sound horrifying at first, but don’t knock it until you’ve tried it.
The paleo part is self explanatory, I hope, but just in case: the base is a mix of almond and coconut flour, and the cake is sweetened with low glycemic stevia or monk fruit, flavored with luscious cocoa powder, and moistened with a little bit of oil.
So, for those of you keeping track that means it is not only a paleo mug cake, but also a gluten free, sugar free/low glycemic (if you leave out the chocolate chips, though include them if you can!), and vegan one, too!
Chocolate Lover's Mug Cake
This super fudgy paleo mug cake is for serious chocolate lovers only! It's hard to believe it's low carb, gluten free, and vegan, too!
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons almond flour
- 1 Tablespoon coconut flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoon granulated monk fruit sweetener , or granulated stevia
- 1 Tablespoon cocoa powder
- Pinch salt
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons dark chocolate chips, optional; skip to make this sugar free, plus more for garnish
- 2 Tablespoons oil
- 3 Tablespoons milk of choice
Instructions
- Lightly spray or grease a small, microwave-safe coffee mug and set aside.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the flours, sweetener, cocoa powder and salt. Stir in the chocolate chips and set aside.
- In another small bowl, whisk together the oil and milk.
- Pour the wet mixture (oil and milk) into the dry mixture (flours, etc) and stir vigorously to combine.
- Pour the batter into the prepared mug.
- Microwave on high for about 90 seconds until the cake rises and crackles on top.
- Garnish with extra chocolate chips, if desired, and let cool for a minute or so before digging in.
Notes
- If using coconut oil, melt it and then let it cool enough to be able to hold your finger tip in it for a count of 5. You can also use melted and slightly cooled butter.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 1 Serving Size: gAmount Per Serving: Calories: 495Saturated Fat: 10gSodium: 98mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 6gSugar: 8gProtein: 7g
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Karen says
Uhh, YUM!! Would coconut sugar work in place of the stevia/monk fruit sweetener? What’s a good replacement? Not sure if honey/maple syrup would change the texture too much…
Nora (A Clean Bake) says
It definitely would! However, it tends to be less sweet than stevia, so you might want to use 1 Tablespoon of coconut sugar. Honey and maple syrup are also ok but with the extra moisture they will contribute, you’ll have to cook the cake a little longer (I’m not sure exactly how much longer though). Let me know how it goes!
Bethany @ Athletic Avocado says
Can I just say that this mug cake should be renamed Bethany’s Mug Cake because I am the biggest chocolate fan in the world? Currently drooling!
Nora (A Clean Bake) says
Darn, I wish I had known. That’s what I would have called it!! 🙂
Julia @ Lord Still Loves Me says
Bethany, I think I may just give you a run for your money there. I am the biggest chocolate lover out there!
Nora (A Clean Bake) says
I think it’s an across-the-board tie!
Katie // Personally Paleo says
That’s it! You’ve convinced me to buy some monk fruit sweetener. I’m drooling looking at this!
Nora (A Clean Bake) says
Awesome! It is totally worth trying 🙂
Medha @ Whisk & Shout says
So yummy! This is like a cake and brownie hybrid in a mug !:)
Nora (A Clean Bake) says
Yes, that’s the perfect way to describe it!
Emilie @ Emilie Eats says
This might just have to be my treat tonight! Love that you kept it vegan. It looks SO chocolatey and delicious!
Nora (A Clean Bake) says
I hope you like it!
June @ How to Philosophize with Cake says
This looks dangerous… chocolate lava cake that can be made in the microwave? Sounds perfect! Totally drooling over these photos 🙂
Nora (A Clean Bake) says
Thanks, June! It is SO dangerous, but only in the right ways 😉
Monica says
Yum! The world needs more of these chocolate-converting desserts (:
Nora (A Clean Bake) says
It totally does!
Becky Winkler (A Calculated Whisk) says
You read my mind with this one–I was JUST thinking how I needed a chocolate dessert NOW (never mind that it’s not even 9 in the morning yet…). This mug cake looks amazing!
Nora (A Clean Bake) says
9am is nowhere near too early for chocolate in my humble opinion. This would make a perfect breakfast!