mug cake recipes | microwave cake recipe | eggless brownie & red velvet cake with detailed photo and video recipe. a quick and easy 2-minute women’s day special cake recipes prepared in a coffee mug or any ordinary mug in a microwave. this post describes 2 unique mug cake recipe i.e chocolate brownie recipe and red velvet cake recipe.
i prepare these mug cake quite frequently without any reason and occasion. however, i wanted to share some easy and quick dessert recipe for this year’s women’s day. while i was struggling to decide what to prepare, my husband came to rescue and gave me the idea of preparing these yummy microwave mug cakes. moreover, he even proposed that he would prepare brownie & red velvet mug cake by himself and dedicate it to me for women’s day. certainly, he made my women’s day celebration very special this year.
furthermore, some important tips and suggestions for a perfect brownie mug cake & red velvet mug cake. firstly, the main advantage of mug cake recipes are, they do not need to weigh any ingredients and all the quantities are given in spoons. secondly, i have added walnuts and cooking chocolates but these can be replaced with raisins, choco chips, almonds and even berries. lastly, i have used 1200 watt microwave and 2 minutes was sufficient. if you are using the microwave with less power adjust the time accordingly.
finally, i would like to highlight my other eggless cake recipes collection with this post. particularly eggless chocolate cake, eggless cup cake, eggless sponge cake, nankhatai, oreo cheese cake, eggless banana bread and eggless plum cake. in addition, do check my other recipes collection board
mug cake or microwave cake video recipe:
recipe card for eggless brownie & red velvet cake recipe:
mug cake | microwave cake recipe | brownie & red velvet mug cake
Ingredients
for chocolate brownie mug cake:
- 6 tbsp maida / plain flour / all purpose flour / refined flour
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
- 4 tbsp powdered sugar / icing sugar
- ½ tsp baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 5 tbsp oil
- 6 tbsp full cream milk
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp walnuts / akharot, finely chopped
- few pieces of chocolate
- 1 scoop vanilla ice cream, for serving
- ½ tsp sugar crystals
for red velvet mug cake:
- 8 tbsp maida / plain flour / all purpose flour / refined flour
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 4 tbsp powdered sugar / icing sugar
- ½ tsp baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 5 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 6 tbsp full cream milk
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp vinegar
- 5 drops or ¼ tsp red food colour
- few pieces of chocolate
- whipped cream, for serving
- ½ tsp sugar crystals
Instructions
chocolate brownie mug cake recipe in microwave:
- firstly, take maida, cocoa powder, powdered sugar, baking powder and salt.
- mix well.
- further add oil, milk and vanilla extract.
- mix well and transfer into a mug.
- add in chopped chocolate and walnuts.
- mix gently and microwave for 2 mins.
- finally, garnish serve immediately.
red velvet mug cake recipe in microwave:
- firstly, take maida, cocoa powder, powdered sugar, baking powder and salt.
- mix well.
- further add melted butter, milk, vanilla extract, vinegar and red food colour.
- mix well and transfer into a mug.
- add in chopped chocolate pieces.
- mix gently and microwave for 2 mins.
- finally, garnish and serve immediately.
mug cake or microwave cake recipe with step by step photo:
eggless chocolate brownie mug cake recipe in microwave:
- firstly, in a small mixing bowl take 6 tbsp maida, 4 tbsp cocoa powder and 4 tbsp powdered sugar.
- also add baking powder and salt.
- mix well making sure all the dry ingredients are mixed well.
- further add 5 tbsp of oil. alternatively use butter.
- additionally add 6 tbsp full cream milk and ½ tsp of vanilla extract.
- mix well making a smooth batter.
- now transfer the prepared cake batter into the microwave safe mug.
- add in chopped chocolate and walnuts.
- mix gently.
- place the mug in microwave on high for 2 minutes. or till the toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- finally, garnish with vanilla ice cream, sugar crystals and serve chocolate brownie mug cake immediately.
eggless red velvet mug cake recipe in microwave:
- firstly, in a small mixing bowl take 8 tbsp maida, 2 tbsp cocoa powder and 4 tbsp powdered sugar.
- also add baking powder and salt.
- mix well making sure all the dry ingredients are mixed well.
- further add 5 tbsp of melted butter. alternatively use oil.
- additionally add 6 tbsp full cream milk, ½ tsp of vanilla extract and ½ tsp of vinegar.
- also add ¼ tsp of red food colour.
- mix well making a smooth batter.
- now transfer the prepared cake batter into the microwave safe mug.
- add in chopped chocolate pieces.
- mix gently.
- place the mug in microwave on high for 2 minutes. or till the toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- finally, garnish with whipped cream, sugar crystals and serve red velvet mug cake immediately.
notes:
- firstly, follow the same proportion of ingredients to get moist cake.
- also, fill the cake batter ¾ of mug, as the cake raises when baked.
- alternatively, mix all the ingredients in mug itself, however, i avoid to mix in mug as it creates a mess.
- finally, chocolate brownie mug cake and red velvet mug cake taste great when served hot.
Simply Awesome 🙂 tried it with my afternoon chai & it was divine. Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe.
you are welcome Rashmi 🙂
What kind of oil should be used in chocolate cake?
Can it be prepared in cooker instead of a microwave?
i sued normal vegetable oil. cup cake are ussually baked in microwave but yeah you can use a bowl and bake it in cooker to. check my sponge cake recipe for baking in cooker.
Sir, your recipes are always nice. I’m fan of your recipes which help me to increase my knowledge and skills. Thanks a lot for such a nice information.
you are welcome Vaishali 🙂
All recipes are nice I am fan of your kitchen thanks a lot for providing such nice recipes
Thanks a lot Vaishali 🙂
can we replace cocoa powder with something else?
you can replace it with plain flour to make simple vannilla cake
Thank you mam
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