This Vegan Lemon Blueberry Microwave Mug Cake is refined sugar free, gluten-free optional and ready in just 5 minutes!
I was inspired by the popularity of this Chocolate Microwave Mug Cake to create other mug cake flavours, and I thought, who doesn’t love Lemon Blueberry Cake? So, I wondered how it would taste as a mug cake…
I was so pleased with the results, as the lemon adds a little bright citrus tang to the pleasingly moist cake filled with juicy, jammy, sticky blueberries.
I also tested a gluten-free version of this microwave mug cake using rice flour, which worked well. You can alternatively use your favourite gluten-free flour blend. Plain wholemeal flour could also work in place of white flour, although you may have to add a little more milk as wholemeal flour can result in a drier texture.
If you’re not a fan of the microwave, you can also make this mug cake in the oven! Please see the recipe notes for directions.
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Vegan Lemon Blueberry Microwave Mug Cake
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil (or sub vegetable oil)
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk (or any other plant-based milk)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup to taste (or sub any other sweetener)
- 4 tablespoons plain flour (or sub rice flour if gluten-free or your favourite gluten-free flour blend)
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder (ensure gluten-free if necessary)
- 8 fresh blueberries
Instructions
- Mix together the coconut oil, milk, lemon juice and maple syrup in a mug/small bowl
- Add the flour and baking powder, and mix well until it has the consistency of cake batter - add a splash more milk if it's looking too dry
- Add the blueberries and carefully stir through
- 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!
Notes
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Anonymous
I used oat flour olive oil and coconut-almond milk also opted out on the lemon still came out great finished in just over a minute great recipe
Rhian Williams
Great, so happy to hear that thank you!!
Anonymous
Had some leftover blueberries so made this for breakfast was amazing!
Rhian Williams
Thank you!
Ashanti
Absolutely delicious! I substituted oat flour and vegan butter. This tasted amazing and was so simple to make! Thank you so much!
Rhian Williams
Thank you so much, so glad you liked the recipe! Thank you for sharing your substitutions too.
Micky
Does the lemon juice act as a flavouring, raising agent (along with the baking soda) or both?
Rhian Williams
Both!
Anonymous
This was so good! The hint of maple syrup gave it a bit of a blueberry pancake feel and I loved it. I will definitely be making this again!
Rhian Williams
Aw yay thank you so much, so glad you liked it!
@kraplan
Made this with brown rice flour, vegan butter and added poppy seeds and the zest. Instead of blueberries I made a simple glaze with powdered sugar, almond milk and more zest. It was amazing. Thank you for this.
Rhian Williams
Thank you so much, so glad you liked it!
Kitty
wow… It’s delicious. I love your recipe. The hint of maple syrup gave it a bit of a blueberry pancake feel and I loved it.
but I am confused because I reading on sites, Is it healthy to bake in the microwave oven?
Rhian Williams
Thank you so much, so glad you liked it! If you’re worried about using a microwave, you can bake this cake in the oven too – baking instructions are included in the recipe!