Simple easy and delicious this Banana Mug Cake is the perfect single serving dessert to perk you up when your sweet tooth is calling!
Have you jumped on the mug cake train yet? If not your really should. They are easy, tasty and perfect for a single serving dessert, which is great when you have a husband who has an aversion to sweets. Seriously, I don’t think he is from this planet and I can’t comprehend how we even got together. Opposites attract I suppose.
This Banana Mug Cake is my go to mug cake recipe when I don’t feel like making a huge pan of something or if I get that sweets craving at those inconvenient time! Which seems to be pretty much all day for me. I don’t stop craving sweets. Ugh…
This cake can be whipped up in about 3 minutes and is filling. Since it has bananas, does that qualify it as being healthy?? I sure hope so, because I could live off these bad boys.
My non sweets loving husband tasted mine and he HAD to have me make him one. I made mine in these cute little ramekin bowls that I had. You can make these in a mug as well. Don’t use too small because they will overflow. It does puff up but don’t let that scare you, it will deflate once it cools!
Do you have 3 minutes to spare? Can you mix things in a cup? This recipe calls fo simple ingredients that you already have in your pantry to begin with, so it’s great! You can’t go wrong with this. Plus the extra special part is that it has a brown sugar glaze…um yes who doesn’t absolutely love that you can make cakes in a mug?!? Glazes make everything better, especially with banana!! You’ll thank me later.
Banana Mug Cake
Ingredients
- 3 Tbs all-purpose flour
- 3 Tbs brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- Dash of salt
- 1 Tbs butter melted
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- 1 Tbs milk
- 1 banana mashed
- 1/4 tsp vanilla
GLAZE
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 Tbs butter
- 1/4 tsp vanilla
- Small splash of milk
Instructions
- In bowl, or mug itself mix together your flour, sugar and baking powder and salt.
- Stir in your butter, milk, banana, egg and vanilla until combined.
- Microwave for 3 minutes, checking halfway through.
- Let sit to cool.
GLAZE
- Combine all ingredients in small bowl and microwave until bubbly.
- You may need to stop a few times as this likes to bubble very quickly.
- Keep microwaving for about 30 seconds to 1 minutes.
- Stir to combine completely.
- Drizzle over the top of the cake.
- Top with sliced bananas if desired and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
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Lauren Parker
Very delicious very hot
AMBER
I made this for breakfast this morning for my 2 kiddos. I made some substitutions to make it dairy free for an allergy, but it was excellent! It did require 2 of the biggest mugs I had, and I cooked two at once so they ended up in the microwave for about 5 minutes total. I did not use the glaze, but the cakes were perfectly sweet for breakfast! Thanks for this Mom win!
Reenie
Absolutely delicious breakfast this morning!!! I added a few walnuts and lightened the glaze but did everything else the same. Some mug cakes are dry but this one was moist and cooked perfectly in the microwave. Thanks so much for sharing.
Mykki
I used half a banana for this and it was amazing. I’ll definitely be using this recipe again!
Catalena Wallington
Tastiest mug cake I’ve made so far! Yummy!
Kris
Ugh this was DELICIOUS! It’s dense and flavorful and a good portion.
Halfway through the cooking, I added bananas and slices of butter on top and skipped the glaze. It was amazing!
Bee
Awesome!
Sophia
This recipe is 5 out of 5 stars because it is really good and it’s fun to make with siblings and family, it did take more time than it suggested but that’s because this is the first time I tried the recipe and the first time you try it you need to read all the instructions and get everything ready to make it.
Aletha
THE BEST MUG RECIPE EVER!!!!!!!
yes i am so excited because no matter how closely i follow mug recipes, they never seem to work. This just hits the sweet spot for me, even the glaze!! So much so that i can call it Perfection!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
Ruby245
I love this recipe best mug cake I ever made! Definitely worth it , even with the glaze!
Stephanie
Absolutely delicious and easy to follow! Instead of the glaze, I topped the cake with melted chocolate, peanut butter, and chocolate sprinkles. It’s so irresistible! I have to try not to eat the whole thing at once! Many thanks for sharing this awesome recipe!
jacob pickens
soooooo F&%KING goood i love it way to much
Christa
This came out excellent! Next time, I’ll use a larger mug because it rose nearly 2” above the mug. Glaze was great.
Brooke
THE BEST MUG CAKE EVER!!!! This was delicious my family wanted some but I wouldn’t let them. haha!
Vanessa
Just made a mug of this. I have a massive oversized mug that was just perfect for it. Followed the recipe to a T, and added butterscotch chips at a last mix. I didnt make the glaze because that’s just too much sugar for me and this was a late night craving. The mug cake was just perfect without the glaze, not overly sweet but hits the sweet tooth craving.
Checked at 1.5 mins and stopped at 2 mins cooking time, which was perfect as there was just enough gooey bits.
Will make this again. And again. And again.
Liza
This is the only mug cake I eat. I honestly thought mug cake were all gross until I found this. I make it with a 1to1 Gluten Free flour with success every single time. It makes quite a bit of cake so I suggest using a large mug
Madison G
Awesome recipe but I did have to transfer to a bowl because even my largest cup was overflowing. I also had to cook mine for 7 minutes and I added cinnamon.
Nikki Kreuzer
Wow! First time making a microwave cake in a bowl. Amazing!
Rachel
Just made this for my GF who was craving a sweet and our grocery pickup isn’t for 3 more hours. Came out great! I will say though I’m glad our banana was quite small, if it was our usual size one I think I’d cut it in half. I also used the biggest mug I own and it filled to the brim.
Lovely tast and texture. Thanks so much for the quick fix for our quarantine cravings!
Holly
Wow these are amazing! I added cinnamon. I also microwaved my sauce almost triple the time to make a thick caramel sauce. I will definitely make this again!
Tina
Can I use white sugar instead of brown sugar?
Tornadough Alli
You could, but the flavor will be different and not as rich.