Best 2 Minute Vegan Banana Mug Cake

Name: Best 2 Minute Vegan Banana Mug Cake
Prep time: 30 s
Cook time: 1 min 30 s
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Banana Mug Cake
Ingredients: 1 very ripe banana (mashed); 1 Tablespoon light brown sugar; 1 Tablespoon soy milk; 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil; 25g all-purpose flour or gluten free 1-to-1 baking flour; 0.5 teaspoon baking powder; Pinch of salt; 1 Tablespoon vegan chocolate chips

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Super Easy Banana Treat

When I say this is a quick recipe, I mean super quick. This vegan banana mug cake is ready in under two minutes and it tastes amazing!

For another recent banana-flavoured treat, check out my vegan biscoff banana bread too which is a recipe I adore.

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Ingredients For This Recipe

A horizontal photo showing all, the ingredients needed to make my vegan banana mug cake.

Very ripe banana - this acts as an egg replacer in this recipe
Light brown sugar
Soy milk
Vegetable oil
All-purpose flour or gluten free 1-to-1 baking flour
Baking powder
Pinch of salt
Vegan chocolate chips - the more the better

A shot inside the mug showing fluffy cake inside.

How To Make A Vegan Banana Mug Cake

Step By Step Instructions

For the full method and ingredient amounts, please refer to the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

Step One

Add the banana, sugar, soy milk and oil to the mug. Mix.

The wet ingredients stirred together inside a wide, grey mug.

Step Two

Add the remaining dry ingredients. Mix again and bake.

The dry ingredients including the vegan chocolate chips have been mixed in.

Step Three

Let the mug cake, cool and firm up.

A baked vegan banana mug cake. It is still quite moist on top but it is firming up at room temperature.

Tips For Making A Banana Mug Cake

Use an extra ripe banana

This is a banana mug cake so you want the banana flavours to be strong with that potent sweetness. Not only will it make the cake taste better but also, it will act as a vegan egg replacer.

Don't over cook

Every microwave is different. The cake will be ready when it no longer looks wet on top. If your cake is still wet after the recommended time, cook for a further 10 seconds at a time.

Mix the batter well

Make sure that there are no pockets of flour after your mix the ingredients before cooking. As this is a small mug cake, you will taste the flour you haven't mixed in when it's ready.

What Kind Of Mug Should I Use?

Use a wide mug if you have one. This allows the cake to rise easily and also and also cook evenly. You can also use wide baking ramekins for this recipe.

Cake emerging from a matte grey on a spoon. Thew chocolate chips are mostly melted.

Customise This Recipe

Add other fillings. I have added things such as chopped nuts and vegan white chips. There really are so many options.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is my banana mug cake still wet?

It hasn't baked for long enough. Place it back in the microwave for 10 seconds at a time until it is only a little sticky on top.

How can I make this mug cake gluten free?

Use a 1:1 gluten free baking flour blend instead of all-purpose flour.

How To Store My Vegan Banana Mug Cake

I recommend that you eat this banana mug cake warm, not long after cooking it.

Cake being lifted out of a mug on a silver spoon. The vegan banana mug cake is hot and steam is rising upwards.

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