20 Quick and Easy Microwave Mug Cake Recipes

Mug Cakes are the fast, easy answer to cake cravings! Individual cakes are cooked in a mug in the microwave and are ready to enjoy in just one minute! Cake mix mug cake can be prepared in dozens of mouthwatering flavors at a moment’s notice.

Why you will love these recipes

Microwave mug cakes make it possible to deliciously satisfy your sweet tooth in minutes.

Mug Cake recipes on The Monday Box all start with cake mix and are made using only a handful of shelf stable, simple ingredients.

Enjoy these tasty cakes at home or send the ingredients in a care package to hungry college students for dorm room snacking or in a military care package to sweeten the day for our troops!

Tips for making the BEST mug cake with cake mix

• Add-ins are essential for a moist, amazing texture that mimics oven baked cakes. Eliminate the spongy texture often found in microwave baking by adding extra moisture to your mug cake (and delicious flavor) with syrups, sauces or condensed milk.
• The syrups stirred in before cooking add to both the flavor and the texture. Don’t skip them. The syrups added after cooking are for flavor and eye appeal and are optional.
• Watch your first mug cake carefully for doneness. Each microwave oven is different and your mug cake may take a bit more or less time than the cook time indicated on the recipe.
• If you want to transfer your cake out of the microwave-safe mug and onto a plate, coat the mug with nonstick cooking spray before adding the cake ingredients. If you want to eat your mug cake right out of the mug or if you are using a microwave safe paper cup, no spray is needed.
• Mug cakes cook instantly and are meant to be eaten instantly. They are not meant to be stored and eaten later.

Tips for mailing mug cake ingredients

• When sending mug cake ingredients in college and military care packages, I highly recommend adding paper cups or paper snack cups. These care package recipients don’t have time for dish washing and aerosol cans aren’t allowed in military care packages to deployed service members.
• Prepare the “magic mix” of flavored cake mix combined with angel food cake mix before mailing. Store the mixture in a freezer weight ziplock bag, and use a permanent marker to write the directions for how to make microwave cake with cake mix on the bag.
• Send ingredients with resealable packaging whenever possible. If a can must be sent, include a can opener in the care package.
• Avoid ingredients with glass packaging whenever possible. If a jar or bottle must be sent, enclose the item in a ziplock bag and wrap in bubble wrap.

Mug cakes

1. CAKE MIX MUG CAKE explains the the basic ingredients and simple instructions to make all of your favorite mug cake recipes. Perfect for the first time you try a mug cake dessert.
2. BIRTHDAY MUG CAKE is a microwavable mug cake perfect for birthday care packages.
3. BISCOFF CRUMBLE MUG CAKE uses cake batter flavored with cookie butter and bits of Biscoff cookies.
4. BLACK FOREST MUG CAKE is a chocolate mug cake recipe with cherries and almonds.
5. BOSTON CREAM PIE MUG CAKE is a vanilla mug cake filled with pudding and topped with melted chocolate.
6. CANDY BAR MUG CAKE is the perfect sweet treat for using up left over Halloween candy! Chop up mini candy bars and mix them right into the cake.
7. CARAMEL APPLE MUG CAKE ,with sweet apple pie filling and gooey caramel, is sure to cure any late night craving.
8. COCONUT SNOWBALL MUG CAKE combines white cake, shredded coconut, and marshmallow cream for a quick dessert fix that looks like a snowball.
9. GINGERBREAD MUG CAKE is the easy way to enjoy a holiday treat for one!
10. HOT CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE is rich and chocolaty without any cocoa powder. Chocolate cake, chips, and syrup are topped with melted marshmallow cream and mini marshmallows.
11. MANDARIN ORANGE MUG CAKE is a sweet citrus treat.
12. MOLTEN LAVA MUG CAKE is the best mug cake recipe for chocolate lovers! This chocolate cake is literally filled and overflowing with melted chocolate.
13. ORANGE MUG CAKE combines sweet cake with fruity orange marmalade.
14. PEACH COBBLER MUG CAKE can be made in a mug or a small bowl. The sweet peaches are topped with a crunchy biscuit crust.
15. PIÑA COLADA MUG CAKE makes a great movie night treat! Pineapple, coconut, and cake!
16. PINEAPPLE MUG CAKE brings the tropics to your coffee mug!
17. PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN MUG CAKE is a small serving that looks and tastes just like the big baked version of this pineapple cake.
18. PUMPKIN SPICE CHAI LATTE MUG CAKE is a dessert filled with the flavors of fall.
19. RED, WHITE, AND BLUEBERRY MUG CAKE is the perfect dessert for the 4th of July.
20. STRAWBERRY LEMONADE MUG CAKE adds a little bit of lemon curd for a refreshing summer treat.

Don’t wait another minute! You could be indulging in your very own luscious mug cake right now!