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    Recipes » Recipes

    Vegan Carrot Cake Mug Cake

    Last updated - July 15, 2021; Published - November 8, 2017 By Rhian Williams 20 Comments

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    Why do you need to make this Vegan Carrot Cake Mug Cake? It's:

    • super easy to make
    • can be made in the microwave (or the oven)
    • moist, fluffy and full of flavour!

    Vegan Carrot Cake Mug Cake

    I love carrot cake (hello, Tropical Carrot Cake and Carrot Cake Cupcakes) and I also love mug cakes, so I was pretty excited at the prospect of a Vegan Carrot Cake Mug Cake recipe.

    And what's great about this mug cake is that it's seriously easy to make, and, as it's refined sugar free, it's also healthy enough to eat for breakfast!

    Vegan Carrot Cake Mug Cake

    The recipe is versatile too, so you can easily adapt it to whatever you have on hand: you can choose which type of oil to use, which type of sweetener, which type of dried fruit, which type of nuts, and which type of milk.

    For the dried fruit, you can use raisins, or if you prefer something a little more exotic, dried mango or dried pineapple work well too. You can also add some chopped nuts such as walnuts, or desiccated coconut if you like. Or, you can just omit the dried fruit and nuts entirely.

    Vegan Carrot Cake Mug Cake

    I also tested a gluten-free version of this Vegan Carrot Cake Mug Cake using rice flour, which worked well. You can alternatively use your favourite gluten-free flour blend.

    Plain wholemeal flour would also work, although you may have to add a little more milk as wholemeal flour can result in a drier texture.

    If you’d rather not use the microwave, you can also make this mug cake in the oven. Please see the recipe notes for directions.

    Vegan Carrot Cake Mug Cake

    For more vegan mug cakes, check out my:

    • Chocolate Mug Cake
    • Peanut Butter Mug Cake
    • Biscoff Mug Cake
    • Lemon Blueberry Mug Cake

    If you try out this recipe or anything else from my blog, I’d really love to hear any feedback! Please give it a rating, leave a comment, or tag a photo #rhiansrecipes on Instagram! Thank you.

    Watch this 30-second video here to learn how to make it:

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    Vegan Carrot Cake Mug Cake

    Vegan Carrot Cake Mug Cake

    This Vegan Carrot Cake Mug Cake is super easy to make, can be made in the microwave or oven and is moist and full of flavour! 
    3.92 from 12 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: vegan carrot cake mug cake, vegan mug cake
    Prep Time: 4 minutes
    Cook Time: 1 minute
    Total Time: 5 minutes
    Servings: 1
    Calories: 307kcal
    Author: Rhian Williams

    Ingredients

    • 1 tablespoon coconut oil (or sub vegetable oil)
    • 3 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk (or any other plant-based milk)
    • 1 tablespoon maple syrup (or sub any other sweetener)
    • 2 tablespoons grated carrot
    • Pinch of mixed spice (or a mixture of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves)
    • Optional: 1 teaspoon dried fruit (raisins or chopped dried mango or pineapple)
    • Optional: 1 teaspoon finely chopped nuts (chopped walnuts or desiccated coconut)
    • 4 tablespoons self-raising flour/4 tablespoons plain flour + ¼ teaspoon baking powder (or sub 4 tablespoons rice flour + ¼ teaspoon baking powder if gluten-free or your favourite gluten-free flour blend + ¼ teaspoon baking powder)

    Instructions

    • Mix together the coconut oil, milk, maple syrup, grated carrot and mixed spice (and dried fruit and nuts if using) in a mug/small bowl
    • Add the flour and mix well until it has the consistency of cake batter - add a splash more milk if it's looking too dry
    • Microwave for 1 minute, or until the cake has risen and cooked through - test with a skewer or fork and make sure it comes out clean. Microwave in 10-second bursts until you get your desired result
    • Enjoy immediately!

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    Notes

    You can also make this in the oven instead of the microwave. Just bake at 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit) for around 15 minutes, or until risen and an inserted skewer or fork comes out clean.
    Nutrition Facts
    Vegan Carrot Cake Mug Cake
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 307
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    1. Lainey

      May 17, 2020 at 12:23 pm

      5 stars
      I made this today and it was so good and satisfying! The only change i made was i used brown sugar instead of maple syrup. Thank you for this easy and yummy recipe!

      Reply
      • Rhian Williams

        May 17, 2020 at 2:07 pm

        Thank you so much, so happy to hear that!

    2. Izzy

      June 29, 2020 at 2:47 pm

      Can I make this oil free?

      Reply
      • Rhian Williams

        June 29, 2020 at 5:16 pm

        Yes - you can use applesauce instead!

    3. Bell

      July 22, 2020 at 2:01 pm

      Can I use oat flour instead?

      Reply
      • Rhian Williams

        July 22, 2020 at 10:17 pm

        Should be ok!

    4. Joe

      August 20, 2020 at 3:17 pm

      A good base recipe! I would way more than a pinch of mixed spices. Turned out just as pictured above.

      Reply
      • Rhian Williams

        August 23, 2020 at 1:28 pm

        Thank you for your feedback!

    5. Jessica

      November 16, 2020 at 3:43 pm

      Made this with my son today. We both loved it!

      Reply
      • Rhian Williams

        November 16, 2020 at 4:35 pm

        Thank you so much, so happy to hear that!

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