Keto Mug Cake is the hunk of vanilla happiness in a perfect bake-and-go single serving. Seriously. Does life get any better than cake in a mug? We’re not sure it does.
Vanilla Keto Mug Cake is a fabulous was to treat yourself. Perfect for portion control and almost a hug in a mug for those long all-too-adulty type of days.
The best kind of treat is quick and easy, this certainly lives up to that expectation. Just 7 minutes to happiness.
That’s right, 7 minutes. A few ingredients to make the magic happen. And poof, your own personal “slice” of happy.
We feel like vanilla doesn’t always get a fair shake. It’s flavor is understated, simple and lingers on the taste buds. It plays well with other flavors, which is a bonus.
Speaking of other flavors, if you are a chocoholic … check out our keto chocolate mug cake. Yum! 😉
What is a mug cake?
It’s a cake baked in a mug! I’m not sure where mug cakes originated from. I seriously looked it up. What I do know is that they are genius, single serving cakes from heaven. They are exactly what they say they are, cakes baked in a mug! It’s perfect for those needing a single serving and not baking the ENTIRE CAKE like with our Keto Chocolate Cake.
Tips to Making a Fantastic Keto Cake in a mug
- Be sure to use a microwavable mug.
- Scrape the sides down to ensure it has been properly mixed AND that it won’t burn on the sides.
- Your cake mug is going to rise so be sure to have ample room from the batter to the top. Then also keep an eye on your cake while it cooks up to ensure it will not spill out of the mug justtttt to be safe.
- It is going to be EXTREMELY HOT – I know you want to dig in but be very careful with removing from the microwave and also digging in immediately. Let that mug cake coooooooooool down.
Our Vanilla Mug Cake: All you’ll need
This really is a simple recipe for quick and easy cake in a personalized portion.
- Cream cheese, butter, coconut flour, baking powder, monkfruit sweetener, egg, vanilla extract and salt make the magic happen for this delicious treat!
Dairy-Free Options: You can swap in a dairy free alternative for the butter (or coconut oil) and also there are fantastic dairy-free cream cheese alternatives out there these days.
Pro tip: The cake will be HOT – so be sure to allow to cool before adding frosting or nabbing your first nibble.
Simply happiness in a mug. We love to close our eyes and take a deep whiff of the vanilla while it cools, imagining how amazing that first bite will be.
Inner peace from a Mug Cake? Oh yeah, it’s a thing.
Check out this homemade vanilla extract from Veggie Balance. We love how easy it is.
HOW MANY NET CARBS IN OUR KETO VANILLA MUG Cake?
6 Net Carbs! I’m actually really excited about that calculation after making these ourselves because truthfully one serving was just enough for me to feel TOO full so for now on I’m splitting it in half for the next day. Which would break it down to 3 Net Carbs and that is fantastic for us when it comes to dessert!
Dollop some fresh Keto Whipped Cream or our FANTASTIC Keto Cream Cheese Frosting which if you put 1/4 cup of whipped cream on it would be just an additional .5g net carbs.
If you’d like to use another form of sugar alcohol be sure to check out our low carb sweetener conversion chart. This recipe can easily be made sweeter by using more of whatever sweetener you decide to use. We tend to go on the mild sweetener side of things so do what works for you in that regard.
If you are new to this Low Carb/Keto lifestyle and are unsure what we are talking about please feel free to read up more on Net Carbs.
So what are you waiting for? You have nothing to lose with this Keto recipe.
You deserve this. Mug it up!
YOU MIGHT ALSO ENJOY THESE KETO / LOW CARB RECIPES:
Keto Vanilla Mug Cake
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon cream cheese
- 1 Tablespoon butter ( or dairy-free alternative, coconut oil)
- 2 Tablespoons coconut flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 Tablespoon monkfruit sweetener ( or any other sweetener of your choice)
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 small pinch of salt
Instructions
- Add cream cheese and butter into mug. Microwave on high for 15-20 seconds, or until coconut oil is melted.
- With a fork whisk in coconut flour, baking powder and sugar. Add the egg, vanilla extract and salt. Mix until fully combined. You'll want to scrape the sides of the mug down to avoid those spots burning.
- Microwave on high for 1 minute and 30 seconds, or until cake has risen and toothpick comes out clean. WARNING: Will be very hot. Give a few minutes to cool down before adding your frosting and digging in.
I have tried so many mug cakes, usually chocolate, but I saw this recipe and thought I would give it a go. Oh boy, I am so glad I did!! This is, by far, the best mug cake. Texture, flavor, the whole experience is better. My go to when I have a sugar craving 🙂
I haven’t tried it out and I nearly fell out of my chair when I saw the Net Carb count. So we should subtract Sugar Alcohols from Total carbs and that gives you Net carbs?? 35-24= 9 Net Carbs. I thought you subtract carbs minus fiber? That would be 35-5=30 Net carbs. Clarify please? Is there another sweetener that can reduce the Sugar Alcoa’s??
If you need a recap on how to calculate net carbs go here to our Sugar Alcohol and How to Calculate Net Carbs. Which goes into also detail of how many sugar alcohols to subtract (everyone does this differently a bit depending on their goals and bodies which we go into deeper detail in the above post.
To be to the point. We subtract all sugar alcohols. So it would be 35G Carbs – 5G Fiber – 24G Sugar Alcohols = 6 Net Carbs
A Very Pleasant and unexpected surprise. Not usually a fan of coconut flour. I was tempted to use almond flour, but I stuck to the recipe and it was absolutely delish. Something I’d eat if I weren’t in low carb.
Thank you for this! I have so much coconut flour that I foresee many mug cakes in the future.
Can you use almond flour, instead of coconut flour?
You can just keep in mind that coconut flour is much more absorbent so you will need to increase the almond flour amount used.
This cake was delicious. I Was on the hunt for an even better low carb mug cake recipe that I’ve been using for awhile and this was it!
I made this tonight. Very quick and easy to put together. Texture was very cake-like. Will definitely make again.
Very good. It helped during a sweet tooth.
Happy you enjoyed it! 🙂
What are the sugar-type sprinkles on top & where did you buy or how did you make, please???
There are actually quite a bit of sugar-free sprinkle options out there now! We came across some in our local grocery store just the other day!
Now for us.. a little bit of sprinkles for a holiday like a birthday is what we’d say is a ‘in moderation’ thing ourselves. But if you’d like to make them yourselves we’ve been told this Sugar-Free Sprinkle Recipe is fantastic. 🙂
Does this really have 35g of carbs? Where does the 35g of carbs come from? I don’t see where 35g comes from based on the ingredients.
Sugar alcohols. 24g of it is sugar alcohols. If you are new to reading labels be sure to check out our Low Carb & Keto 101 Page about Net Carbs.
Most people subtract sugar alcohols to get your carbs BUT some react to them differently than others so it’s important to us that we clearly label everything in our nutrition label.