Apple Mug Cake

cooked apple cake in a white mug along with a black spoon.

This Apple Mug Cake has a clever trick - I pack an entire apple into one small, ultra-soft and fluffy cake!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword APPLE CAKE IN A MUG, apple mug cake, eggless apple mug cake, microwave apple cake, microwave apple mug cake recipe

Prep Time 4

Cook Time 4

Total Time 8

Servings

Calories 498kcal

Author Maria Doss

Ingredients

1 cup chopped apples (1 small-medium size apple)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
2 tablespoons milk
¼ cup all purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
⅛ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Prep apple. Wash, peel, core an apple and chop into ¼-inch cubes. Measure one cup.
Cook apple. Add one cup of chopped apple into a microwave safe coffee mug (preferably a large mug). Microwave for 2 minutes.
👉 This step softens the apples, reduces excess moisture, and intensifies their flavor.
Finish batter. Remove the mug from the microwave and stir in the butter until completely melted. Mix in the milk. Then add the flour, sugar, baking powder, vanilla, and salt. Stir well until everything is evenly combined and you have a smooth batter.
👉 Use room-temperature butter if possible. Cold butter can cool down the warm apples too quickly, which can affect how the mug cake cooks and its final texture.
Finish cooking. Microwave for 1 minute 50 seconds (if using a wide mug), or about 2 minutes (for a regular mug, like the one shown in the photos). Once the cooking time is up, don't open the microwave for another 10–20 seconds before removing it. This little extra step helps the cake settle gently and prevents it from shrinking too much.
Serving. Serve hot ice cream or whipped cream!

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Notes

Mug size. Both large or medium size microwave safe coffee mugs work for this apple mug cake recipe. However, it is easier to mix the batter in a larger one.

Cooking time. Cook for 1 min and 50 secs, if using a wide mug and 2 minutes, if using a medium mug.

Best apples to use. I like to use Honey crisp, Golden Delicious, Fuji or Gala. You want to choose a fruit that is crisp, sweet, and tart.

Sugar. It depends on the sweetness of the apple used. I used Gala, and 2 tablespoons of sugar was perfect.

Stir batter until lump free. Using a spoon, stir the cake batter until smooth and no lumps remain.

Best eaten hot. Enjoy this cake, because microwave cakes have a tendency to might dry a little when left at room temperature.

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