Do you ever get those cravings that just won’t go away no matter how much water you drink or healthy food you eat? You try to ignore it for hours or even days but the craving just persists, like an itch that you can’t scratch.
Well I have good and bad news. The good news is that if like me, that craving is often for Carrot Cake, than I have the fastest and easiest recipe ever to satisfy you. The bad news is that it might just be a little too easy to make this mug cake, so you are going to find yourself making it a lot.
But then again, carrot cake contains a vegetable, so that makes it guilt free right?
This mug cake really couldn’t be any easier to make and is basically fool proof. The only advice I can give is to make sure that you have a big enough cup as it rises when microwaved.
I like including chopped pecans and raisins for some added texture, but if you aren’t a fan then feel free to leave them out. Alternatively if you are one of those people who likes pineapple in your carrot cake (I’m still a bit skeptical) then you can add a tablespoon of chopped pineapple chunks.
For added decadence I top the Paleo Carrot Cake Mug Cake with a scoop of coconut cream that is quickly whipped with a teaspoon of honey. If the mug cake is warm the coconut cream melts and becomes a bit messy but so delicious.
Here are a few other dessert recipes you will love…
- Lemon & Mixed Berry Cupcakes
- Pumpkin Mug Cake
- Lemon Layered Cake with Strawberry Filling and Ombre Icing
- Pistachio & Lemon Cake
- Salted Caramel Cheesecake Cups
- Cranberry Cheesecake Bars
If you make this recipe let me know in the comment section below, I would love to hear what you think or take a photo and tag me (@everylastbite_) on Instagram, I love seeing your photos!
Carrot Cake Mug Cake
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 tbsp coconut oil
- 2 tbsp coconut flour
- 2 tbsp almond flour
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tbsp orange juice
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp honey
- 1/4 cup finely shredded carrot
- 1 tbsp raisins
- 1 tbsp chopped pecans or walnuts
Instructions
- Put the coconut oil in the mug and microwave for 15-20 seconds until melted.
- Add to the mug the coconut flour, almond flour, baking soda and cinnamon and stir. Next add in the orange juice, vanilla extract, egg, honey and finely shredded carrot. Once everything is mixed add the raisins and chopped nuts.
- Microwave the mug for 2½ to 3 minutes or until the cake has risen and the top is fully cooked and no longer wet to the touch. Serve topped with coconut cream.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Oh my gosh, so delicious! You weren’t kidding with how easy it is and so, so good. I used maple syrup instead of honey but it was fantastic with the coconut cream on top! It really satisfies cravings for a special treat. Thank you!
I’ve commented about how much I love this recipe before and I wanted to add an update. I recently took a break from eating eggs but I still wanted a mug cake. So I tried out a few versions with flax eggs and found one that worked! I used 2 flax eggs (1 TBSP flax with 3 TBSP water) instead of one regular egg and omitted the orange juice. 3 minutes in the microwave did the trick. Yum! Hope that helps anyone who might be looking for an egg-free version.
This mug cake was amazing! Great texture, held together really well, and rose a lot. Plenty of carrot too, which I love. I didn’t have orange juice so I just used water and a splash of apple cider vinegar (since I figured I needed to replace the acid in the juice for the baking soda to work). My only critique is that I thought it needed salt, but I always think that with recipes and maybe the flavors would have popped more with the orange juice. I will definitely make this again when I’m craving carrot cake, and it’s a big enough serving that I could have shared it with someone if I just wanted a quick snack (as it was, I had it for breakfast so it was a good size). I melted dairy-free buttery spread on it, but I’d also love to try it with the coconut cream.
I am allergic to almonds. Do you think just coconut flour would work?
Can I bake in oven? What temp?
I would love to make this cake, but I’m allergic to oranges so can’t use orange juice. Any suggestions for something to substitute? Thanks in advance for your advice!
Not a problem! Apple juice would work well instead
Thank you! Will try it!
Make today and these mug cakes are really good
So happy to hear that you liked it! Have you tried the banana bread mug cake? That is one of my favourites 🙂
We are Vegans so we replaced the egg with applesauce, increased cook time and it was outstanding. We added almond vanilla ice cream instead of the cream……
I’m so happy to hear that it turned out well. Love the idea of using applesauce inplace of egg, a great vegan alternative if you can’t eat flax eggs. Thanks for the feedback! 🙂
going to try it, want only almond flour though, have really missed having carrot cake and love, love, having the one portion mug cakes as a treat.
Let me know how it goes!! I am a total mug cake addict, they are so simple and so good!