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Carrot Cake In A Mug

4.92 from 24 votes

A soft, fluffy, delicious, and single serving carrot cake in a mug recipe. It’s the perfect easy dessert for Easter, or for any other day too!

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Raise your hand if you like carrot cake.

Jump up and down if you’d like a single-serving carrot cake in a mug that takes less than 5 minutes to make and is so healthy you can eat the entire recipe in one sitting.

Yes, you really can.

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Of course you’ll want frosting.

I used the frosting written out in my recipe for Keto Carrot Cake.

Carrot cake and frosting are meant for each other.

Alternatively, you can use vanilla frosting, Coconut Whipped Cream, almond butter, Vegan Cream Cheese, or whatever your carrot-loving heart desires.

It should be no surprise to you that my own carrot-loving heart often desires coconut butter. Slice the cake – or cakes – in half and slather on the frosting.

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Oh, um, and you can stop jumping up and down now.

People at work will start to think you’re crazy…

A "single serving" carrot cake recipe with over 51,000 repins that can even be made in your microwave and is secretly good for you?! Recipe here: https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2012/04/03/five-minute-carrot-cake-for-one/

A single serving carrot cake recipe that can be made in your oven or microwave and is secretly good for you. It can’t get much better than that!

Also try this chocolate Brownie in a Mug

5 Minute Carrot Mug Cake Easter Recipe
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Carrot Cake In A Mug

A single serving carrot cake mug cake that's perfect for an easy Easter dessert.
Yield 1 mug cake
4.9 from 24 votes

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup spelt, white, or gf all purpose flour (or here's a Keto Mug Cake)
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp each: baking soda and salt
  • 1 1/2 tbsp sugar (unrefined or xylitol if desired)
  • pinch uncut stevia, or 1 additional tbsp sugar
  • 1/3 cup canned carrots, drained (or steamed carrots, peeled)
  • 1 tbsp milk of choice
  • 1 tbsp oil or almond butter, or additional milk of choice
  • 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Carrot Mug Cake Recipe: In a small bowl, mix dry ingredients (not carrots). If you have a blender or Magic Bullet, mix all wet ingredients and blend. (For those without a blender, simply fork-mash the carrots very well before combining with the other wet ingredients.) Then mix dry into wet, and stir.  Pour into greased ramekins or a little dish or mug. (I used two 1/2-cup ramekins.) If using the microwave, cook for 1 minute 20 seconds (or more or less, depending on the strength of your microwave). Or you can cook this in the oven at 350F for around 15 minutes. Let cool before trying to pop out. Serves 1-2. Frosting recommendations are listed above in this post.
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Notes

For a larger cake, be sure to try this Vegan Carrot Cake.
 

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Published on April 3, 2012

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  1. Kay says

    5 stars
    HO-LY CRAP.

    I am mind blown. I don’t usually leave reviews but this was amazing. I used olive oil instead of veg and brown sugar instead of white.

    If you’re in need of a quick single serve carrot cake this recipe will not disappoint. Thank you for this Chocolate covered Katie!!

  2. Long haired hippie says

    5 stars
    What a treat! Had to tweak for allergies. So here’s my gluten free/Vegan/metric adaptation.

    2T. Cornstarch 14g
    1T. Sorghum flour 9g
    1T. Chickpea flour 5g
    Brown sugar 28g
    1/2 t. Cinnamon
    1/2 t. Baking powder
    1/8 t. Baking soda
    1/8 t. Salt
    75g carrot baby food
    1T. Water 15g
    1T. Oil 12g
    1 t. Vanilla extract
    1 T. Raisins

    And because carrot cake isn’t carrot cake without pineapple I made an icing with crushed pineapple and powdered sugar.

    In my microwave it took 2 minutes. Enjoy!

    Btw: Firefox does NOT play nice with your comment box.

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