THANK YOU!!!
On Saturday morning, I clicked the Foodbuzz twitter profile, fully expecting to see someone else as the winner of the “best baking blog” award.
I never thought I’d see this:
Best baking and pastry blog @ChocCoveredKt.
My heart is filled with so much gratitude right now, towards everyone who took time out of their busy lives to vote for me. Because of you, I am the happiest girl on the face of the earth, and I can’t even find the right words to express just how grateful I am to you all.
So instead, I baked you a cake.
I could tell you that I slaved in front of a hot oven all day to make said cake. But the reality is it only took one minute to make.
No, really.
If you tried to sum up my blog in a dessert, this cake would be it: healthy–while still tasting ridiculously delicious, vegan (with a gluten-free option), and chocolate. Of course, chocolate. It wouldn’t be my blog without chocolate.
One-Minute Chocolate Cake
(can be gluten-free!)
It’s also a new Single-Serving Recipe.
- 1 tablespoon plus 2 tsp cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoons spelt flour (or white, or even peanut flour)
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 2 tsp sugar (pr evaporated cane juice)
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1 stevia packet (or 1 tablespoon more sugar)
- 2-3 tsp coconut oil or vegetable oil (Edit: many commenters have said it still tastes good if you sub applesauce or mashed banana. But I can’t personally vouch for the results if you make that substitution.)
- 3 tablespoons milk of choice (I used almond milk)
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
Combine dry ingredients and mix very, very well. Add liquid, stir, then transfer to a little dish, ramekin, or even a coffee mug. Microwave 30-40 seconds. If you don’t want to eat it straight out of the dish, be sure to spray your dish first (and then wait for it to cool before trying to remove it).
If desired, top with my favorite Chocolate-Fudge Frosting.
Question of the Day:
Can you think of a better way to spend one minute?
Better than making chocolate cake? Is this a trick question? 
And thank you all again. So so much.
Edit: Due to (very) popular demand, I’m finally adding the nutrition facts for this recipe.
Nutritional Info:
- Calories: 205 with oil (or 140 without)
- Fat: 12g with oil (or 2g without)
- Carbs: 30g
- Fiber: 6.5g
- Protein: 5.5g
- ww points (new system): 6 (or 4 without oil)
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YAY! YAY!! YAY!!!!! Congrats Katie! We are all pretty pumped for you
That is truly amazing! Thank you for thanking us with cake. Now we can all celebrate!
Yay! I’m so glad you won
and THANK YOU for making this recipe!
Oh boy, I am heading to my kitchen now!! <3<3<3
Congratulations Katie!!!! You deserve the award SO much so I’m really glad you got it!!
This cake looks so yummy! I’m thinking it would be a wonderful side dish for lunch
I think you pretty much summed up the best use of a minute! If there’s chocolate involved, it always wins!
<3 <3
Katie,
You *definitely* deserve this! Your work is such a huge help to so many people and your efforts make a difference for tons of us who eat special diets, who choose to eat or not eat certain things, or who just want to eat a little healthier. I hope this win garners some publicity and many more followers for you, though we love your being the ‘girl next door’ that you are. Congratulations, dear. So, so much.
Sooo happy that you won!
And this chocolate fudge cake is gonna be the perfect addition to my Sunday 
Congratulations to you on this honor, Katie! I have only recently found your wonderful blog thought Pinterest, and you truly deserve this! Thank you so much for sharing all these delicious chocoholic yummies with us!
Aww, I’m so glad you found me!
YA YOU WON…you deserve it so much…because you have great recipes AND you are so helpful with questions with everyone..congrats
And this chocolate looks yummy
So happpy for you! This cake is soooo cute! I think I’ll be making this very soon, its too simple not to.
Congratulations! You (and your blog) deserve it!!
I’m not a chocolate fan (but I love your ‘chocolaty’ blog
). Can I make this cake just without the cacao? Or do I need a substitute? Some vanilla extract? Apple sauce? Any suggestions? I love the one-serving idea of this recipe.
Here are a bunch of single-serving cake (or cupcake) recipes that aren’t chocolate: http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/chocolate-covered-recipes/most-popular/single-lady-cupcakes/
Congrats! I love single serve!! Hopefully i’ll give it a go – maybe tonight as i’m not short of time due to gym classes. I have apple sauce & would probably try that, so i’ll let you know!
Jenny
xx
Congratulations!!
Congrats Katie! You definitely deserve it-you put in so much hard work and creativity into this blog!
I may have to make this cake later to celebrate with you!
Congratulations on the win! You totally deserve it!!!
Is there any way to bake this in an oven instead? I don’t have a microwave!
Definitely! I don’t know about how much time, but you can definitely do it in the oven!
Let me know how long in the oven if you have figured it out! I am gonna try it tonight too
I made them into… wait for it… SEVEN Mini-muffins!!!!!
I used applesauce and wholewheat flour and frosted with cocoa powder and pure maple syrup mixed together (really good). They bake for 10 minutes at 350F/ 180 degrees Celsius!! I thought they were kinda bitter, so the frosting balanced it out! That’s because I have a sweet tooth.
oops! I know why mine were bitter! I accidentally added a tbsp of cocoa powder!!!
It says a tbsp plus two tsp, mine was just slightly bitter, like it needed just a touch more sugar, wouldnt make again unless i could sweeten it up.
So proud of you for winning that award Katie! I love your blog. Back in July I started a gluten free, dairy free, sugar free diet for health reasons and it has been really hard to find good dessert recipes. I have always been a chocoholic and am supremely grateful to have found your blog. Your recipes are simple and I love the joy you take in sharing your recipes. Keep them coming!
You really read my mind! I went to the single lady cupcake page in search of a chocolate cupcake last night and was so bummed when I didn’t find one! Now I can make one!
Oh my chocolate…. this looks AMAZING!!! I’m definitely making this soon! I was at foodbuzz fest and when they called your name I was so happy for you. TX girls represen
t! Wish you were here.
Best cake in the whole wide world. I know what I’m having for breakfast today.
Chocolate for breakfast is always the best.
Congrats Katie! You deserve it.
The cake looks awesome. I’ll try it the next time I get a chocolate craving.
I was wondering if you had a healthy granola recipe floating around..or if you could make one?
Hmmm… I don’t have one
I can definitely put it on my list!
That’s brilliant news Katie, great job!
I love the idea of a one minute cake – dangerous
Congratulations! And thank you for the recipe!
Congrats Katie!
) And thanks for smashing up the stereotypes of Vegans only eating ‘Rabbit food’ I dont think anyone could say that after looking at your amazing, inspiring recipes. I’m made up for you. Well done again!
I’m so happy you won, you really deserved it
Yes, I can- eating chocolate cake!
Damn, you walked into that one
Well done on the award! xx
LOL! Oops!!
Yay! Congrats!! I can NOT WAIT to try this cake!! Mmmmmmmmmmmmm ((((:
CONGRATS!!!! Of course…(duh!)
So I think we all need this and most likely right now! Just Brilliant. I will double it for my husband too.
i’ll do a one-minute plank and then a one-minute cake! sounds like a good two minutes to me!
perfect for students with 0 time on their hands!! and CONGRATS!!
CONGRATS! and also that is about the best looking mini *gluten free* chocolately piece of goodness ever!
Yahooooo!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!
I might make this for my little girl today. It’s her 8th birthday, and she LOVES chocolate! (That’s my girl, lol!)
Aww happy birthday to her!!
Congrats lady! You so, so deserve this award! Honestly, every time I get the baking urge (which is usually the single-lady microwave baking urge!) your blog is the first place I look for ideas. Know what else I love? That a VEGAN blog won!!
Oh, and I have been waiting for this cake recipe forever. I will probably make it every day, starting now!
You could always spend that minute *eating* chocolate cake!
Congratulations on your win. You’re winning accolades all over the place – congrats on the vegan.com win as well!
Congrats, Katie! Well deserved! I’ll have to celebrate for you by making this cake!
Congrats Katie! And the cake looks amazing!
YUM! Just made this, and you weren’t kidding. This is amazing!
It was rich and chocolatey and OMG just amazing! I think I want another one right now!
A well-deserved win! Congrats! I’m eating this chocolate cake out of my glass Pyrex measuring cup as I type this. Awesome. Thanks!
Congratulations!!!!!!!! Well deserved!! I’ll make this in your honor
Congrats to you!! You earned it!
I’m off to celebrate with a 1-minute chocolate cake! 
Congratulations!!! You deserve it. Thanks for another version of the one minute cake!! I had adapted your 1 min PB cake to a white cake with Chocolate chips already. Used hazelnut butter instead of PB and it was wonderful!!! One more quick healthy desert for when your craving something a little sweet!(and chocolatey)
Enjoy basking in your much deserved win!!
Ooh that sounds delicious!!
HOW EXCITING!!! Congratulations. You totally deserve it.
Congratulations! All your recipes are amazing:)
Congrats Katie! So excited for you!
And this recipe looks amazing!
I made this as SOON as I saw the recipe, and it is so good! I originally thought about making a frosting for it, but it’s so good that it really doesn’t need one at all. I can’t get over how easy it was, and it really does taste just like a sinful chocolate cake from a fancy restaurant! Good work, CCK!
Oh, and congratulations!!! I can’t think of anyone who would be a better pick for the award. No one else does what you do!
Yay! Congratulations!
Also, I think I’m in love.
Congratulations, Katie!!!!! You deserve it!
Congratulations! I’m so happy that you won, and oh! What a wonderful treat for us all, I’ve been waiting for a single chocolate cake! Today I think we are all winners!
Thank you, and congratulations again!
That looks delicious! I’ve been experimenting with quick microwavable cookies or protein cookies, but I never imagined chocolate cake would work!
It’s too funny that you decided to post a recipe for chocolate cake since today is my birthday! I was just going to make baked oatmeal for my birthday but not anymore!
Aw, happy birthday!!!
Congrats Katie!!! You totally deserve it! You can make your cake and eat it too
I’m so happy for you! You deserved the win. And, I’m still looking forward to that cookbook coming out sometime! (Not a hint, I promise!)
Love and kisses, lady! You deserve it!
I’m not a huge choco-holic, but this looks absolutely delicious. Congrats on your win! I especially love that it means I get to eat chocolate cake.
Congrats!!
This looks awesome!
Anytime the words “chocolate” and “one minute” are in the same phrase, I’m down!
FYI–works fine with applesauce, but don’t use all whole wheat flour! LOL….then it really starts to TASTE healthy.
Congratulations Katie, you absolutely deserve it!!!!
Yaaayyy congrats, Katie!! You totally deserve it.
That chocolate cake looks suuuuper yummy
Congratulations on winning!!
I totally just read this recipe, though “man, I want to make this”… and then went and made it right after. That’s pretty big for a girl who’s read thousands of recipes, thought “man, I want to make this” subsequently thousands of times, and then never made them (or, best case scenario, finally got around to it weeks after). And it tasted amazing. I made it with applesauce and half-white, half-whole wheat flour and it turned out delicious (I did have to microwave it longer for it to get all spongey/cakey and not be liquidy anymore, but I don’t know if that’s the applesauce or my microwave). I was going to ice the top with some chocolate fondue my mom brought home a few days ago but I ate the whole thing before I could. 
Thank you so much for this!
I am so excited you tried it!!
Just wanted to randomly update that I had a persistent craving for chocolate souffle today, so just now I made this cake, cut a hole out of the top, and poured hot melted chocolate inside.
… sdjfijsdiofjsdiosdfsdisdfjosfjsdo. (Yes, it is absolutely keysmash worthy. Gah. Perfect.)
Oh my yum!!
This looks amazing.
YAY for Katie!!!! I am so glad that you won!!!! Congratulations! (And I really think that this cake is going to be my dessert later tonight. I’ve wanted something chocolate all day!)
what are the calories?
Congrats – and this is soooo yummy. Just made (and ate) it! Also wondering if you know what the calories are on this? I’m trying to figure it out – not sure what the calories are on a few of the ingredients. Thanks so much – love!!
Just quickly doing it in my head, I came up with 245 (with the oil).
Congratulations! You definitely deserve it!!!
KATIE!!!! I LOVE THE LAST PHOTO!!!! it’s amazing!
Congrats Katie! And I think I am going to make this single-lady chocolate cake right now, but sprinkle some chocolate chips into it before baking…. yum!
Can you include a guess on time/temp for oven baking? We don’t use a microwave.
It can definitely be done in the microwave… I really can’t tell you how much time, though, since I’ve never done it. I do know that my other single-serving muffins/cupcakes take around 10-15 minutes.
Congrats on your award, Katie!!!
Single serving, microwave, chocolate…count me in.
you’re kiiiiiiiillling me. this looks to die for!
Congratulations on your award! You definitely deserve it! Your cake looks so good too – I can’t wait to try it!
Congratulations! You deserve the award.
Congratulations Katie!
I love the last picture, Katie :] oh, and congratz on winning! You deserve it! Actually, it’s not really surprising that you won ^^
Whenever I want a healthy treat that doesn’t taste healthy (like your tofu brownies), I go here!
Katie, this is my first time commenting on your blog, but I’ve been silently following it for a while. I wanted to say huge congratulations on winning the award! I’m so happy for you and you totally deserve it
Second thing, I just finished having the chocolate cake and it’s amazing! I’ve had big fails with microwave baking but this cake absolutely blew me away! I used peanut flour, only stevia, apple sauce, and had to microwave it for longer than 40 seconds. I think that’s because of the substitutions and my microwave though. It came out very rich and chocolaty. I’d been craving something like this for a while, and it hit the spot perfectly! I think I might have it again for dinner 
Thanks!!
Awww hi Paulina!!!
*Waves like a crazy girl*
I am so so glad it worked for you!
Congratulations! Great news and well-deserved
Yeaaaaaa! So glad you won!
And I hope you spend many, many more minutes celebrating your win:)
Katie! It’s been a while since I’ve been here on your blog. Congrats on your award you are just too sweet! Chocolate cake for 1…lovely!
You deserve it pretty lady! Congratulations!
Congratulations Katie! I am super excited for you! You really do have an exceptional blog and have earned the award! Thank you for sharing your recipes and experiences with all of us!
Great job girl
Congratulations! So totally well earned
I love you <3 You deserve the award and I need to bake this asap!
Katie, you totally deserve the award, and I hope you enjoy every minute of it! Congratulations!
Congratulations, Katie!
I love your blog so much, that I would spend minutes on end on it and not care how long I would hog my family computer! You are the best, and I think you deserve the award utensils down on the table!
—Kit-Kat (Katie)
yay katie!!! congrats and love the chocolate cake!!
Congratulations Katie!! You totally deserve this honor. I found your blog on Pinterest and LOVE the single-lady recipes you have. I would like to second that request for a healthy granola recipe.
I will definitely have to work on it!
This is the reason why you win awards! I just made this and it tasted amazing. This is restaurant quality cake! Mmmm..it was so good.
Wow, thank you so much! That really means a lot to me
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1 was not enough. i had to make another one. you are my savior!! but i didnt have any thing to make the frosting so i just melted chocolate chips. probably not as good as the frosting but still yummy:0
Mmmm I actually can’t think of ANYthing better than melted chocolate chips!
Congrats Katie! Well done (and deserved!)
But MORE than that—I have to say that these one-minute cake photos are BY FAR the best ones you have ever done. The difference struck me immediately. The soft focus in the background, the sharp focus on the cake, the lighting accenting the frosting, having a bite taken out of the cake (a few crumbs would actually accent the photo as well…deconstruction and a bit of messiness actually really enhance food photos and are both popular techniques with many food stylists). However, I think what made these jump off the page is the plain setup, background and simple, white plates. I know you like to really coordinate, decorate and style photos but the more clean and simple the better (I know..it’s hard to resist sometimes!).
So, again, kudos on the award but especially this latest set of pics (and this is coming from a photo editor : ) )
Oh wow, that REALLY means a lot to me, Rebecca. I can’t even tell you how much. I feel like I struggle so much with my photos; I’m good with photoshop, but I’d love to get better with the actual photography so I don’t need to edit so much. Someday it would be awesome to take a class or attend a workshop, because there is so much I need to learn and it’s not always easy to teach myself! I risk the chance of repeating the same mistake over and over (and thus ingraining it in my mind, which is hard to un-learn).
And lol I’ve definitely (finally!) figured out that white plates are much better than the scary-colorful plates I used to use! Now if only I could figure out ISO…
In it’s simplest terms, a low ISO setting works best in bright light (i.e. outdoors on a sunny day) and a high ISO setting is more appropriate for low-light situations (indoors without a flash, nighttime shots, etc.).
*That being said, it is best to use a lower ISO whenever possible (the trade-off with a higher ISO is that the picture will be gritty/grainy..NOT what you want in a food photo!) Although using a flash will allow you to use a lower ISO, a flash with food photography typically does not give a great result. So, making sure that you have plenty of (non-yellow!) lighting OR using *lots* of daylight is how you want to go about this. Many of the best food photos I’ve seen on blogs are even shot outside (no matter the temperature!). As a general rule, the most flattering photos are taken on a slightly overcast day (the clouds diffuse the light). I (unfortunately!) don’t get to a lot of food photography myself so I can’t speak to this from experience—but I would assume this works best for food as well. If it is too sunny there will be lots of “hot spots” and probably give you much more contrast than you want (basically, some really bright, overexposed, blown-out spots and some really dark, underexposed low spots).
As with anything, it is important to play around and find your own style. In terms of styling, look through LOTS of food blogs and cooking magazines to find what you like (and what you don’t like. Don’t underestimate how much finding a photo you DON’T like can help you hone in on what you DO like). I know you said you don’t typically read lots of cooking blogs but I would DEFINITELY start if you want to take your photos skills up a notch. Trust me, the more you see the better you will get (the caveat is that you really need to pay attention to WHAT you like and don’t like—I even take notes and print/cut out examples)
Hope this helps!
You are so sweet to take the time to help me, Rebecca! I guess I just get ISO and shutter speed mixed up when I look at my camera. I usually try to shoot in “aperature priority,” which means the ISO sets itself automatically. As for the yellow lighting… that might be my biggest problem! My parents’ entire house is filled with either yellow or beige walls! (And my new place doesn’t get very good light at all, sadly.)
What I did for these shots was to actually go in and move my camera’s white balance settings away from the yellow and red.
You’re definitely right about the overcast days for food photos! Unfortunately, Texas is usually super-sunny! I should probably try to be more organized and get outside earlier in the day (like 8am!) before that harsh Texas sun comes up.
I don’t read a lot of food blogs, but I DO peruse foodgawker almost daily! And my friends make fun of me because I’ll always want to flip through the Taste of Home magazines instead of the tabloids while we’re waiting in line at places like Target. For my birthday this year, they got me a whole stack of those magazines with the punch card recipes!
Eek, sorry for writing you a novel of a response! Although I’m obviously a novice when it comes to photography, I still love talking about it. Thanks for listening to my ramblings
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No worries! I am horribly verbose myself…it is quite embarrassing actually : (
Shutter speed is how long the shutter stays open and ISO is how sensitive the “film” is to light. All variable settings (f-stop, shutter speed, ISO) play out a bit differently on digital cameras than on film but the general idea is the same. If you have a low ISO (ex. 100) you need the shutter to stay open longer in order to get a good exposure. (And, likewise, for a higher ISO the shutter does not need to be open quite as long).
I learned photography before digital cameras got really popular (Seriously, I am not that old…but I did learn before everyone had super-fancy digital cameras!) so ISO was more of a pain because you have to decide what ISO film you wanted to buy/load into your camera and then couldn’t change it unless you were done with the entire roll. Digital cameras make the whole process of changing mid-stream easy peas-y!
Feel free to email me any time with questions (or if you want feedback)…I am actually starting a wellness website so we could swap pointers. (I left the best email to reach me at..the other one I was using to leave comments with sometimes spoofs (ugh!)).
Congrats! I voted for you and LOVE your recipes and blog. You are beautiful talented young lady
Congratulations! I made this cake for myself as soon as I saw it – thanks! I am sharing this one
Congrats!!!
and i hope to see more of these individual cakes!
I just made this cake, and it’s the best individual cake I’ve tried yet because it’s moist and it doesn’t dry up. Mine didn’t rise much, but maybe that’s because I added mashed banana instead of oil, and a bit of agave syrup instead of the packet of additional sweetener. I made the frosting too, but it was just banana + cocoa + agave + vanilla and it was yummy! I calculated the calories for my version and it was 250 calories for the whole thing + icing. Crazy!
Thanks for being an awesome blogger, Katie
Delicious recipe, my dear! I sprinkled brown sugar on top rather than put frosting on and it was very good.
soooo happy to hear you won!!! we knew you would
xoxo wish we could enjoy some chocolate cake with you…one day
A better way to spend a minute? Honestly? No.
Spelt flour is gluten free, right? And you dont even need xanthan gum? Awesome! I know what I’ll be doing once I find me some spelt flour…
I have a friend who eats spelt flour and still says he’s gluten free… but if you really have Celiac Disease, spelt flour is NOT actually gluten free. (I *think* it has less gluten than regular wheat flour, but I’m not sure of that.) I do know it works with peanut flour (which is GF). And I’m sure it would work with a gf mix (such as Arrowhead Mills) too. But if you’re not gluten-free, my favorite way is with spelt flour
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Looks sooo good!! I might have this for breakfast tomorrow!!
Congratulations! This is a fantastic celebration cake
I can definitely find one minute in my day for it!
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is just unbelievable, I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo happy for you! You totally deserve it!
Congrats, Katie.
How aweseome!
Congratulations! That cake looks like the best thank you I’ve had in a long time!
Congratulations,Katie!
I am so happy to hear that you won, you really deserve the award more than anyone!
Thanks for so many wonderful recipes,inspiring posts & beautiful photos. And for the chocolate cake. Yummy.
Congratulations Katie! You are inspiring! x
Hi Katie – great job with the reward – well deserved. I’ve been experimenting with your recipes for about a month now and just made this one – tastes great with applesauce though I imagine not as rich! I’ll keep checking back often – your recipes inspire me!
CONGRATULATIONS to you and your fab blog!
Congrats!!
you have no idea how much in love I am with your blog!!!
Awwww times a million!!
Seriously, 1 minute and voila…chocolate cake…now I am going to go get the recipe..I was so excited I had to comment first!
Ohmygoodness gracious, Katie!!!!!! Congrats! Congrats! Congrats! I am so excited for you!!!! YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!
congrats katie! and i definitely cant think of a better way to spend a minute!
This sounds so delish will be making this week, was just curious do you have the nutrition values for this? I had GBS and have to limit my sugar so I wasn’t sure. Thank you in advance!
I quickly calculated it as having around 240 calories (with the oil, or 140ish without). As for sugar, it depends on whether you use the stevia option. A teaspoon of sugar is about 5 grams, so this would have ten grams if you made it as written.
YUM, looks like a great way to celebrate
Congrats!!
Congrats!!! I’m so excited for you- you totally deserve it!! And omg this chocolate cake looks amazing!! I will definitely be making it tonight!! I think to keep with the timing, I’ll add a little Dark Chocolate dreams as frosting!! YUM!
Congrats Katie, I was so excited when I saw the results! And now I’m even more excited to make this!
I made this just now withe the applesauce and Bob’s gluten free all purpose flour. I put a tablespoon of choco chips on top. It’s pretty good, but I think I need to try a different flour next time. The texture is wonderful though, and it is sweet without being overly sweet! I just found your blog via a friend last night, and I already made 3 recipes (pumpkin pb and cookie dough dip) and printed out a bunch more to try! Next up, muffins! Thank you!
Aw, you are so welcome! I’m so glad you found me
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i made this again this morning with oat flour and one more teaspoon of sugar, and it is perfect! thank you so much!
help! i have no baking soda is there a substitution?
Sorry, I really don’t think so
. The baking soda adds poof, but also a little flavor kick.
thanks for replying! ill go run to the grocery store!!! it looks to yummy to pass up!
Congratulations – I can’t believe you were surprised, your blog has the best desserts!
This recipe looks awesome, perfect for a last minute chocolate craving!
Oh gosh Katie, you are the BEST CHOCOLATE RECIPES EVER!!!
Congrats Katie! How exciting
Thanks Katie! This passed the ‘hubby’ test
I did sub the oil for a tablespoon of pumpkin, but it worked great. Very moist and fluffy, not gummy at all.
Weirdly, it took a full minute in my microwave. It’s a powerful one too – but that’s not an issue. I have TWO MINUTES. Heh.
Congratulations on the well-deserved award! I made this little cake for dessert tonight along with the frosting, it was AMAZING! I made a gluten free version by blending 1 TBSP corn, quinoa, and buckwheat flours and it came out awesome. It would be even better with ice cream instead of frosting!
Congratulations!! You deserve it!!
I just made this cake tonight. My microwave must not be as high powered as yours, because after 40 seconds it was not yet cooked. I tasted it, and it was so delicious I decided to just eat it like a warm, chocolatey pudding instead of bothering to cook it into a cake! OMG, it was amazing!! I’ll be making this again very soon, and next time I’ll double the recipe!
Congrats!! You deserved to win Katie. I think this is my new favorite recipe
I slightly undercooked mine and topped it with some dark chocolate chips. It was awesome. Reminded me of chocolate lava cake but WAY better. I also think it would be delicious with some banana soft serve. Might have to try that tomorrow. Thanks!!
I have been following your blog for a while and I FINALLY tried this recipe – it is delicious! Thank you so much for posting!
Most. Brilliant. Ever. I’m honestly jealous I didn’t think of this – thank you so much for sharing!!!
I just found this blog recently and I have to say your recipes are wonderful and your creativity is so inspiring! I am gluten intolerant so I was happy to see that peanut flour could be substituted in this recipe. I live in a college dorm and have been looking for a GF microwave cake recipe for awhile and nothing until this one has been good!!
I was wondering about peanut flour substitution: in this recipe it works 1:1 but can you sub peanut flour for spelt/white flour this way normally? I assume it would at least work like this in the other single lady cupcakes? I just started using peanut flour so I haven’t experimented much yet.
Thanks again for the recipe!
I don’t think so, because it probably would have trouble in some recipes not getting crumbly. But I really haven’t experimented with peanut flour much at all, either!
Umm…so this has been “gawked” on Food Gawker over 1000 times! Congrats!
I saw that! I was/am SO excited! Out of all the things I’ve ever submitted to them, I think this was the photo I was hoping the most would make page 1 lol!
Ok, I made a gluten free version of this yesterday using almond flour. It never solidified, even after adding extra cooking time. I put it in the fridge to see if it would firm up, but had no luck. What did I do wrong?
Any suggestion to making it gluten free and cake-like?
I ate it anyway, it was like a super decadent chocolate pudding, LOL! especially since I covered the top in dark chocolate chips while it was hot for icing. mmmm, it was tasty
I wouldn’t use almond flour. With gf baking, you often need to use other ingredients (xantham or guar gum, etc) to make things rise. If I were to make this gluten free, I’d probably use a gf mix, such as Arrowhead Mills. But that’s just because I really don’t have much experience cooking with xantham gum.
Thanks Katie for the advice! I have a severe corn allergy, so I have tried to avoid any mixes since they sometimes contain corn products, but will check out the Arrowhead mix.
Yeh i tried with almond flour and coconut milk and it just stayed like a pudding, I don’t have trouble getting other things to rise with the almond flour so not sure why this one wouldn’t work? Please post if you get it to work! the cake looks amazing I want mine to look like that!!
Hooray! Congratulations, Katie, you deserve this accolade 100%, hands down!
I sadly learned a few weeks ago that I am allergic to gluten and vanilla AND chocolate (the horror!) (and about 20 other things) but I just made this with sorghum flour (plus a scant 1/4tsp xanthan gum as a stabalizer) and carob powder, plus a 1/4tsp maple syrup to make up for the vanilla. It was a bit gooey so I should have cut down more on the coconut milk to compensate for the extra liquid from the maple syrup (and liquid stevia) and possibly added a bit more xanthan gum. I’m still learning how to play with the gf baking fun, obviously. It was a far cry from the decadence one would get from chocolate, but considering I’m still learning to like carob it was pretty good. I will continue to dream of chocolate and try to find creative loopholes so that I can still play with your recipes because I love them SO much!
Thank you again for being amazing!
I made this today, and let me just say, THIS WAS THE BEST (MICROWAVE) CAKE EVER.
haha ^^
I made a ‘frosting’ by mixing together 2 tsp cocoa powder, 1 tsp honey, and 1 or 2 tbsp milk then poured it over the cake. I actually don’t want to move this from my “to try recipes” to the “already tried recipes” board on Pinterest! It’s so good ;]
Plus, it’s nice to get some iron from a daily cake
yummmmm that looks sooooooooo goood. I love you for this.
(Belated) congratulations!
I tried a ‘different’ version of this chocolate cake today… subbed almond butter for the oil, 1T ground flax seeds for 1T flour, agave for the sugar, used corn flour and only 1T+1t cocoa powder (the original recipe tasted a tad bitter to me). It turned out just like chocolate mousse… only hot and vegan. NUM! Thank you for sharing!
I was home alone last night and decided to make this. Oh my world! Not only is it delicious, it’s the best allergy friendly cake i have ever tried! i can’t wait to make this for my son tonight.
I made the cake with coconut oil (what’s with all the subbing with applesauce? Coconut oil is HEALTHY and SATIATING, people!) but subbed the sugar with agave. The results? I LOVE it!
(and congrats for the win, of course!)
LOL agreed! Coconut oil is my favorite oil for baking, and it is way yummier than applesauce baked goods!
So, the doctor told me I am hypothyroid, which I’m determined to first attempt to treat naturally sans prescription meds. Anyway, one of the foods the trusty internet told me to eat is coconut oil. You better believe I’m putting it on EVERYTHING whether or not it is good for thyroid function!
Katie you TOTALLY deserve it! Congrats!!!
BRB HAVING A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE.
Applesauce worked great and the batter alone was delicious (yeah for no eggs/salmonella!)
Congrats!
I tried this cake last night……………oh boy it is GOOOOOOOD! I want to make this every day, twice a day, but then I wouldn’t get to try your other recipes, so I’ll resist and make it every other day!
I substituted apple sauce instead of oil and I put a few chocolate chips in the center. YUM!
Thanks for the delish dessert Katie! <3
I just made this as an afternoon snack for my 2.5 year old and I. Let me just say, delicious! I didn’t even have any vanilla, and I had to use olive oil instead of veg or coconut, and it STILL was so good!
I made this for dessert tonight and it was really good! I drizzled some peanut butter on top too and it was incredible =)
Congrats, not only on the award but for making life as a single lady so much easier!
Wonderful recipe and photo. And it seems easy!
I just made this and it was delicious! I threw in some chocolate chips after it was microwaved to make it the perfect amount of sweetness. It solves the problem of making a whole cake that most of it gets thrown away because everyone gets sick of eating cake every day to finish it off. one-person-cake is perfect!
Congrats Katie!! You totally deserve this award and this recipe proves why!! Its simple, has few ingredients and taste awesome!! Even my picky little sister liked it!! You have taught me so much about eating healthy and still being able to eat things that taste good!! keep up the awesome work
Having tried some of the other microwave cakes out there before, I have to say, this is the best chocolate cake ever! Instead of icing, I spread some peanut butter on top right after it came out of the microwave so it would melt a little bit. Mmmmmmmmmm… It may be a little dangerous now that I am only 2 minutes away from delicious cake at any time!
I just made this. I used the banana and its good!!!!!
I literally just made this and was so impressed! It was moist, had a great texture (who knew a microwave could do that?!), and definitely satisfied any chocolate craving I was having. And it still was a bit gooey at the end, so no frosting was necessary.
How did you come up with this?!
I am so glad you liked it!! Oddly enough, it was a mistake! I was trying to do a molten lava cake, and I didn’t have time to bake the third attempt while the oven was still hot. So the next day, when I finally got a chance to cook it, I didn’t want to heat the oven just for one cake!
Just wanted to let you know that I made this last week…and WOW! It was super delish. I was doubtful when I put it in the microwave, but it was so satisfying
This cake is the most awesome single serve cake I have ever tasted!!
hmmmm. perfect!
I just had this and it was so delicious! I also add a touch of cinnamon (kind of like a mexican chocolate) and love it!
Thought: I think next time I’m going to add 1 Tbs of pumpkin instead of applesauce, maybe it will taste pumpkin-y. What do you think??
It definitely sounds like it has potential!
Katie, CONGRATULATIONS! Love the cake, too
wow I have to try this!
How long do you have to bake it if you don’t have a microwave? Natalia
Sorry, I haven’t tried it. If you do try it, I’d love to know how long it takes in an oven! Maybe try 8-10 minutes?
Just made this and it was soooo good. I just love coconut oil. It makes everything so rich and delicious.
Just ate the one minute chocolate cake, wow! seriuosly this is delicious, what a great treat!!!!!
I just tried this! What a perfect dessert for one, and a great end to a long day!
Katie, you are my hero. You have just made it possible for my daughter, who has a severe food allergy to eggs, to have cake along with all the other kids at any birthday party she goes to! I am so thankful for this post! In fact, I wrote about my gratitude on my blog today http://www.sidetrackedmom.net/2011/11/feeding-your-egg-allergy-child-at-other.html.
Before my daughter finished eating her cake, she said, “I love my cake!” I thought that was so sweet. She knows she can’t have all foods and whenever I make her something that is safe from Mom’s kitchen but rarely safe anywhere else she is always so excited. She says things like, “Awww, it’s my special cake? You made it for me!? Thanks, Mom!” She is so sweet! So, thank you, Katie, for helping make her life with allergies a little sweeter
Oops! Meant to also include a big congratulations on your award! Way to go!
I am eating this right now and it is MARVELOUS. I made my version with organic dark buckwheat flour, olive oil, raw honey and coconut milk (I added 2 tspns water because the milk is thick). I topped it with coconut milk as a kind of whipped cream. Delicious and healthy!
Just curious- why did you choose to use some sugar and some stevia rather than just using all stevia to make it even healthier? Thanks! It was delicious by the way.
I usually use a combination because I know most people don’t like the taste of completely-stevia-sweetened baked goods.
I used chocolate soy milk for the milk, and nutella instead of the oil, and put ice cream on top. Yum
I was craving your pumpkin stuffed cookies tonight, but in a very lazy mood. I made the pumpkin stuffing and put it in the center of this cake in a ramekin and it was fabulous!! Hit the spot without too much work! Love it!!
This is truely amazing!! Thank you
I’ve made this cake 10 times. But yesterday I tried something a bit different and I loved it, so I thought I’d share. I omitted the cocoa, added an extra tablespoon of flour, and then I swirled some homemade strawberry jam on top right before putting it into the microwave. Now that is what summer tastes like!
Oh wow, that sounds so good! I’ve been working on a cookie dough version, but I like your version even better… it sounds like a strawberry shortcake! (Ugh, I wish it were summer!)
I noticed some people were asking about calories. Although I myself do not really count calories, I still like to know what I’m eating. So I took the liberty of doing some calorie counting for the cake the way I make it. The two things I concentrated on most were calories, fat, and fiber. It came out to about 310 calories, 5.5 g fat (1 g from saturated fats, 2.5 g from mono-unsaturated fats, and 2.5 g from polyunsaturated fats) and 7.5 g of fiber. However, I also made my own changes to the recipe so here is the recipe I followed:
1 tbsp cocoa powder (I used nestle powder)
3 tbsp whole wheat flour
dash of salt
1/4 tsp baking powder
3 tbsp applesauce
3 tbsp nonfat milk
1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 tsp flax seed
1/2 cup steel cut oats
ok so my recipe sort of differs from the one above but I found that I did not even need any added in sugar so I completely eliminated that. I added in flax for the omega 3 fatty acids and the oats for the extra fiber. I’ve made it a few times now and it keeps me full and still tastes pretty good.
I tried this cake today! I liked the flavor, but the texture was a bit too dense. How can I make it lighter/more airy? I noticed the batter was pretty thick…do I add more milk? More baking powder? Less flour? Thanks!
More oil would make it more moist. Or maybe nondairt yogurt, but I ahven’t tried that.
I topped this with your pumpkin spread that we had left over and BAM! it was gone in 10 seconds
You definetly deserved to win!
i just couldn’t believe a cake could be ready that fast, so i decided to test it myself…. it was so fluffy and moist….& i still cannot believe it!!!
Oh my chocolate!!! Of all the microwave-chocolate cakes this is by far the best, and it’s also eggless!!
) Really congrats! This tastes awesome.
I think of myself as a born chocoholic and this recipe is going to kill me
You say to add 1 MORE TABLESPOON of sugar if not using stevia. There are not other Tablespoons of sugar, just teaspoons. I was just wondering if it was t or T for the sugars
Thanks!
I’m not really sure what your question is… but yes, it means 1 more tablespoon sugar.
I guess I was confused with the MORE part lol…more meant there were tablespoons of sugar in the recipe elsewhere and it was just teaspoons. So I am understanding it to me simply 1 T sugar? Thanks for helping this dig bat
(chronic illness can leave your brain mush at times) 
LOL no worries!!
The fourth ingredient says “2 tsp sugar” so in ADDITION to that ingredient, you’ll probably also want to add another 1 tablespoon sugar if you don’t add the 1 packet of stevia.
Never hesitate to ask if you need clarification! Sometimes my directions can be confusing!
I don’t use a microwave. Do you think I could put in oven for 15-20 min? I was thinking of doubling it too
Thanks for awesome recipe!
Yes, definitely! I don’t know the time, but I do know others have used the oven
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I’ve made several other microwave cakes and this is BY FAR the best! Rich and chocolately (and that’s with the applesauce substitution)! I also dissolved a little less than a teaspoon instant coffee in the almond milk that I heated and it made the cake! I would definitely suggest it for future recipes.
I made this exactly according to the recipe and it was delicious! Who knew you could have fresh chocolate cake in less than 5 minutes? I’m afraid, I’m very afraid… I can think of too many fun variations that could be done to this. Sprinkle some crushed up peppermint candies in the batter. With peanut butter frosting. With coconut “whipped cream” frosting. With cinnamon mixed in. I even think a little cayenne mixed in would be really cool. Cayenne tastes strangely delicious with chocolate. I’m going to end up making one every day, I just know it!
Yummy!! I was craving chocolate cake and was pressed for time so instantly rushed to your blog. I subbed the cocoa powder for cacao and instead of coconut oil I used 1 tablespoon of pumpkin puree which worked deliciously. I also added chopped pecans and vegan chocolate chips because I was feeling indulgent!
Mmmm! This was wonderful, thanks!
Just made this with blackberry applesauce and topped it with some almond butter. I microwaved it for 40 seconds, but only half of it became cake-like. The other half was like warm chocolate syrup… and i LOVED it that way! Thanks!
Ohmygoodness the possibilities… Today I made the cake by subbing vanilla pudding mix for the cocoa, and making frosting by mixing white chocolate pudding mix and water with the banana. I COVERED the cake with raspberries (my fave!)… and had myself a very sweet treat! BTW, I typically bake with barley flour. Does that make baked goods gummier, or is it the fact that I haven’t tried this recipe with oil that makes it gummy-ish? Not that I mind… both the chocolate and this version are absolutely delicious!
I’ve never tried barley flour, but I would say that the gumminess is most likely because you made it without oil. Fat-free baked goods are often gummy.
OMG, yum! My roommates and I were having a chocolate craving and needed a quick vegan fix. This was amazing. This was the first thing we tried from your blog, but it definitely won’t be the last! Thanks, Katie.
Substituting unsweetened applesauce for the oil worked well for me. I used sugar free jello chocolate pudding as frosting. So good! Mine was perfectly done in 40 seconds. This recipe is a keeper for sure!
Hi!
I just found your website (through skinnytaste) and I am totally obsessed! I’ve looked at all your recipes and they look amazing!!! Yesterday I made this One Minute Cake. I used WW flour instead, no sugar and only did stevia. The cake itself was perfect consistency but it was too bitter for me (My fault b.c of the stevia..) I tried again today lol I did WW flour, used applesauce instead of oil. My applesauce was suagr free but also tastes very sweet so it helped adding sweetness and i only did one packet of stevia. Mixed it all in the same bowl that i microwaved it in. Came out PERFECT!!!! I then mixed some natural peanut butter with 1 packet of stevia and a little cocoa powder as my frosting. AMAZING!!! I feel so bad eating it, but then i realize its not bad at all!! Thanks for all the great recipes. Looking forward to trying more!!
Aww I’m so glad the second try worked for you
congratulations! (late but sincere
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I just tried this cake with all purpose flour and applesauce..it took slightly longer to cook but it was SO worth it
a yummy dessert as a snack without the guilt..(or with less guilt but w/e)
can’t wait to try some of your other stuff!
Do you know how many calories are in this single serve cake???
If I remember correctly, it’ll have around 245 calories with the oil, or 140 without.
there is only one bad thing about this cake…. before i finished reading all the comments, it was already mixed, baked and gone
but the whole microwave-one-minute-trick is really cool 
a friend of mine is coming tomorrow for a visit, so i think i won’t have to worry about the sweet stuff to eat 
by the way – i still remember highly addictive chocolate-pumpkin brownie.. what about adding some pumpkin to it? just a teaspoon to add a flavour 
and of course congrats
I made this today because I was craving chocolate cake and was so pleased with how good it came out. I have been wanting to make a “mug” cake forever but the calorie count on most of them is crazy and the one “diet” one I made with egg whites tasted like a chocolate omelate….not in a good way. So I made this version with a Tbs. of applesauce and really thought it was very good. I topped it with 1/4 cup of vanilla frozen yogurt and a little organic chocolate sauce and it was a perfectly decadent dessert. By my calculations using ghiradelli cocoa, unsweetened almond milk, applesauce and raw sugar it was 159 calories for the cake alone. It made plenty to satisfy my craving so I forsee making this a lot in the future. I also love the brownie pancake recipe you have for dessert. I know you are making changes to your blog but please keep dessert recipes b/c they are hard to find if you count calories. Savory recipes are good too though. Your hard work is appreciated.
I just made this cake, and garnished it with a little powdered sugar- it’s pretty good! It was a nice, quick fix to satisfy my sweet tooth without stepping too much over the line:).
whats the nutritional info? carbs, fat, protein, fiber? thanks!
Just made one, it came out SO WELL. I want to make one subbing orange or almond for the vanilla, I bet that would be really great, too. Thank you for the recipe, SO GOOD!
I just wanted to take a minute to thank you…I have a severe metabolism problem, had diabetes in the past which has now turned to hypoglycemia..in other word’s I have a bad problem with any form of sugar..I have been converting recipe’s for years, cutting out the sugar entirely, or cutting them back to a healty sweetner etc….I can gain 10 pounds just from eating just one piece of cake, or a bar of chocolate…so I have had to be real creative with how I overcome “the sweet tooth”
So my thank’s to you for all the many recipes you have…they are fantastic…I have ordered your e-books for myself, and friend’s….This has made my life so much easier, and fulfilling…
I love going on FB every week to see your new recipes and to try them out & see how they effect me.
Thank’s again for all of your hard work, it is much appreciated…and congrat’s on winning your award, you deserve it..
Diana
Diana
Aww thanks, Diana. That really means a lot to me
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Well done on the award, CCK! Wanted to let you know that I tried this method with your pumpkin pie bar recipe, and it worked like a charm! Just a few more minutes in the microwave and I had a delish pumkin-ey dessert (texture was more like a cakey-brownie as I subbed the oil for applesauce).
This cake is so easy and delicious!!!! Loved it!
Made this recipie with applesauce and splenda…. DELICIOUS! mine came out owey gooey … love it
WOW! Me and my girls just made this for a quick dessert. And it is delicious! The kids loved being able to stir up their own cake. What fun! I’m sure they are going to be asking to do this again very soon. Thanks for the wonderful recipe!
Just made this for my sister and I. It was a bit too gooey, so I would recommend microwaving it for about 50 seconds unless your microwave is super strong. But other than that it was delicious and satisfied by cravings completely.
I made this last night but baked it instead as I don’t have a microwave and it was fantastic!!! It settled my chocolate cravings perfectly!
Thank you!!!
Less than 300 calories for a delicious chocolate dessert? I’ll take that any day. It’s so satisfying too, I don’t want any more sweets now (and I can have quite the sweet tooth, let me tell you). Perfect with a cup of Lipton tea and soy milk. I’m officially obsessed with your blog. Thank you so much for sharing your amazing recipes with the less culinarily creative. You’re a lifesaver and I cannot wait to try all of your recipes (I’ll just have to remember to eat some ‘real’ food once in awhile as well).
AMAZING. I used banana instead of the oil and it came out fabulous! This is my new favorite foodie blog! <3
For any non-vegans, two tablespoons of regular old one percent milk will do in a pinch for the non-dairy milk.
Also, made with applesauce, it is really quite good! And just that wee bit healthier
I’ve made two of these so far, and it’s definitely going in my “good college snack” recipes list!
This is the first recipe I’ve made from this site and I made it last night when I stumbled in drunk! It turned out great, which just shows how easy it is. Can’t wait to try more recipes on here.
I must say, I had my doubts about this concept, but it turned out AMAZINGLY. Single-serving microwave cake in a coffee mug = biggest win of my week! Thanks!
OMG! You seriously just changed my life! 1 min cake in a mug was exactly what i needed just now. It satisfied my sweet tooth, but didn’t make me sick and desperate for protein like most sugary foods. It also only dirtied a mug and some spoons. YAY! Whats better is, its so easy, my 5 year old can cook it for me next time
I’ve made this cake so many times and now have my family, friends and boyfriend hooked! Thank you so much for your wonderful easy delicious vegan dessert recipes love love love!!
So, I made this cake the other day for my sister (I used ground up oats as flour ’cause she can’t eat gluten and it tasted really good) but the first time I tried it exploded in the microwave but didn’t cook. The second time I tried it I baked it longer on a lower power level and used a different dish but it still didn’t get done and I eventually ended up burning it in hopes of baking it all the way through. So, I was wondering exactly how you baked it and what size and depth dish you used, ’cause my pathetic little clump of chocolately crumbs was a far way from resmbling a cake, despite its delightful flavour. Anyhoos, I LOVE this site, thanks so much
Sorry, I’ve never used oat flour for this recipe. I would think that’s probably the problem.
(I used a 1-cup ramekin)
Nice! I’ll definitely try it with mashed banana next time instead of oil since I think it would add more flavour.
(These would be the greatest homemade gift-y things ever!)
Looks delish!! I too am with multiple allergies but I have the problem of also being underweight and need snacking inspiration and this is it!! Perfect to top with ice cream and frosting but super fast so I can make it in a flash!!! <3 you so much right now!!!!
THIS CAKE IS SOOOOO GOOD! i just tried it today and loved it! im thankful you have this blog.. because i love to bake and its hard when you dont want to eat unhealthy. THANK YOU!!!!
WOW this was good! I added chocolate chips to mine, and boy was it tasty! I am very impressed. And happy that all my future chocolate cake cravings will be easy to satisfy…without making a whole cake.
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