Gluten free Mug Cakes are fast, easy and delicious. They’re cooked in the microwave and are ideal for any occasion when you need a quick dessert. Whether it’s a special day at school, visiting friends or those large family gatherings where there are no safe food options; mug cakes might be the answer.
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Ingredients
This recipe uses one egg and serves one or two people. The cooked cake will fill a 16-ounce mug or the batter can be divided into two smaller mugs and baked together at the same time.
- EGFG gluten free flour blend (sweet rice flour, potato starch, sorghum flour and millet flour) - I call this my everyday blend. I use it in most of my baking; muffins, pancakes, pastry, biscuits and more. Yet it doesn't work in every recipe.
- baking powder
- egg
- oil & milk (or dairy free milk)
- vanilla
- Variations: confetti sprinkles, blueberry & lemon, cocoa & chocolate chips.
See recipe card for complete ingredient list and exact amounts.
Instructions
Plan to make a few mug cakes the first time to figure out all the steps. Invite a friend and make it a party.
In a 90-minute virtual cooking class I helped participants figure out the right settings on their microwave, try different mugs, and make all three variations of this recipe.
Here’s a general guide for determining the microwave setting. Since gluten free cooks sometimes take food wherever they go, save these instructions so you can make a mug cake in someone else's microwave.
- Fill a 1-cup liquid measuring cup with tap water. Microwave as follows and watch to see when it reaches a boil. That should be about the time it takes to cook your mug cake. If it boils before the time then decrease the length of time you'll cook your cake. Each time you do a test be sure to start with water right out of the tap (not hot water).
- As a general guide if your microwave is 1000 watts or less, cook on full power for 2-3 minutes.
- If your microwave is > 1000 watts cook on power setting 7 or 8 for about 2 minutes.
How To Take A Mug Cake To A Party
Celiacs know how to transport food and these mug cakes are ideal for travel. The cake can be mixed up at home and taken in a 2-cup Mason jar. For over night trips or if you don’t want to fully mix the batter in advance take the dry ingredients in a large jar for baking and mix the wet ingredients in a smaller jar. It really is a piece of cake!
5 Fun Ideas For Over-The-Top Mug Cakes
In a Kids Cooking Class I asked the kids what over-the-top meant to them. It can be hard being a gluten free kid living in a gluten-filled world. To make up for the inevitable disappointments when there are no safe food choices for you, remember your over-the-top mug cakes.
So I asked them to think about creating an over-the-top dessert! Here are five fun ideas to do just that with your gluten free mug cake.
- Chocolate Mug Cake - Top with ice cream, caramel sauce, fresh berries and an Oreo cookie to finish it off. (I know some kid is going to want pretzel sticks stuck in that scoop of ice cream.)
- Double Chocolate Mug Cake – Top with a generous amount of whipped cream, more mini chocolate chips and sauce (chocolate, raspberry or caramel).
- Triple Chocolate Mug Cake – Before baking in the microwave lay a piece of chocolate (or a caramel filled piece of chocolate) on top of the cake batter. Bake and cool as usual. Top with chocolate ice cream, drizzle with shaved chocolate or chocolate sprinkles.
- Love Cake – Pile on loads of whipped cream, drizzle with raspberry sauce and decorate with heart shaped sprinkles plus a heart shaped sugar cookie to top it off.
- Funfetti Mug Cake Sundae – Top with your favourite ice cream, whipped cream, extra confetti sprinkles and a maraschino cherry on top.
Printable: 3 Gluten Free Mug Cake Recipes
I love to tape printed recipes or cheat sheets on the inside of my cupboard doors. Cooking with an open door is a little risky but I appreciate having the info I need right where I need it. If this sounds like you then print this pdf.
Tools To Make Mug Cakes
Mug cakes can be made in standard mugs, Mason jars or any special dish you have with straight sides. Commit to making a few mug cakes to learn the microwave settings and the best dishes.
- Here are a few mugs to step up your game: decorative ceramic mugs, clear 16-oz mugs, and these colourful mugs with spoon and lid.
- Mason jars; two 1-cup jars or a single 2-cup wide mouth jar. I like the one-piece plastic lids for travelling and everyday use in the kitchen.
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Gluten Free Mug Cakes: Funfetti, Chocolate and Lemon-Blueberry
Ingredients
- ¼ cup EGFG gluten free flour blend*
- 2 tablespoon sugar
- ½ baking powder
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon milk (or dairy free milk)
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tsp confetti sprinkles
GARNISH
- whipped cream and more sprinkles
Instructions
- In a separate bowl mix dry ingredients together. Set aside.
- In a 1-cup measuring cup mix wet ingredients until thoroughly combined.
- Add wet ingredients to dry. Stir until no flour is visible.
- Transfer to greased mug. Bake in microwave for 1½ - 2 minutes**. Time will vary based on microwave wattage. (see notes)
- Let cake cool for 2 minutes. Garnish as desired and serve.
Steshni Corea
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