4.9 from 105 votes
Low Fat Chocolate Mug Cake
The Low Fat Chocolate Mug Cake is a single-serving dessert that uses self-raising flour, natural sweetener, cocoa powder, and almond milk to create a moist, mildly chocolate-flavored cake cooked quickly in a microwave or baked in the oven. Mini chocolate chips add pockets of melted richness. The cake has a tender crumb and is ideal for a quick treat with low fat content.
Prep Time
1 min
Cook Time
1 min
Total Time
2 mins
Servings:
1
serve
Calories:
141 kcal
Course:
Dessert, Cake
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons self-raising flour
- 1 tablespoon natural granulated sweetener if white, raw or coconut sugar, and counting your calories, remember to add this in.
- 2 cocoa powder for a mild chocolate cake OR 1 tablespoon for a darker. Level teaspoons, unsweetened
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon butter melted, or coconut oil, reduced fat
- 2 tablespoons almond milk or skim milk for an extra point. 2 ½ tablespoons of milk if using 1 tablespoon cocoa powder, unsweetened
- ⅛ teaspoon vanilla extract pure
- ¾ tablespoon mini chocolate chips milk or dark, divided - optional. See notes.
Instructions
- Grab a ½-cup capacity mug and spray with cooking oil spray. Into the mug, add in the flour, sweetener (or sugar), cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Whisk to combine. To that, add your melted butter, milk and vanilla.
- (Optional): Fold in ½ tablespoon of chocolate chips. Mix them through. Top with the remaining chocolate chips.
Cup of Yum
Minute Microwave Method:
- Bake in your microwave on 'Quick' or High' setting for 40 seconds. Open the door and gently touch the top with your finger tip. If it's still a little underdone in the middle, bake for another 10 seconds until cooked through (not too long, as the cake will continue cooking in the mug once it's removed).
Oven Baked Version:
- Preheat oven to 180°C | 350°F. Spray a ½-cup capacity ramekin with cooking oil spray. Prepare as above and bake in the oven for around 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. (For a fudgier cake, check it after 11 minutes with a toothpick and it should come out slightly dirty, but not with a lot of cake batter attached.)
- Serve with fruit, icing sugar, ice cream, or whipped cream! Personally, I like this cake on its own.
Notes
- The recipe is adapted from Eating Well Living Thin and Taste, focusing on low-fat ingredients.
- Adjust cocoa powder quantity for milder or stronger chocolate flavor.
- Use almond milk or skim milk according to preference and calorie count.
- For microwave cooking, monitor doneness after 40 seconds to avoid overcooking as the cake continues cooking after removal.
- The oven method takes longer but yields a slightly different texture that some may prefer.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
141kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
35g
(12%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Trans Fat
0.1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
2mg
(1%)
Sodium
233mg
(10%)
Potassium
48mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
387IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
113mg
(11%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 serve
Amount Per Serving
Calories 141
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 141kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 35g | 12% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 2mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 233mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 48mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 387IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 113mg | 11% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.