5-Minute Carrot Mug Cake
This light and airy Carrot Mug Cake is the quickest way to satisfy your sweet tooth with real carrots and a touch of cinnamon. Five minutes from start to finish!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter dairy or nondairy
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar, tightly packed light or dark
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons milk dairy or unsweetened non-dairy
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ounce matchstick carrots 1 ounce = approx. ¼ cup matchstick carrots, tightly packed
Instructions
- In a small microwave-safe bowl or ramekin, melt the butter in the microwave. Start with 30 seconds and stir. If it's not melted yet, continue to heat in 10-second increments, stirring in between until completely melted. Set aside to cool.
- To a standard 8-ounce mug, add the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Mix with a fork until well-combined and there are no visible lumps.
- Add the milk, vanilla extract, and melted butter and stir again with the fork. Make sure to get any loose flour stuck to the sides or bottom of the mug.
- Stir in the matchstick carrots.
- Microwave on high for 2 minutes. Then, allow it to sit in the microwave for an additional 1 minute.
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Notes
- If after microwaving for 2 minutes and letting it sit for 1 minute in the microwave your carrot mug cake still looks underdone, you can heat it for an additional 15-25 seconds.
- If you don't have matchstick carrots, you can julienne or slice carrots very thin to add to your mug cake.
- For more single-serve, microwaveable desserts, check out this list of Easy Mug Cake Recipes!