Here’s a super quick 5-minute cake that’s soft, fluffy, and literally melts in your mouth 🍰
🍰 5-Minute Soft Vanilla Mug Cake
🧾 Ingredients
- 4 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 3 tbsp milk
- 2 tbsp oil or melted butter
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
👩🍳 Instructions
- Mix dry ingredients
- In a mug, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt
- Add wet ingredients
- Add milk, oil (or butter), and vanilla
- Mix until smooth (no lumps)
- Microwave
- Cook for 60–90 seconds
- The cake should rise and look set on top
- Cool slightly & enjoy
- Let it sit for 1 minute—it becomes softer and more tender
✨ Why it melts in your mouth
- Oil/butter keeps it moist
- Quick cooking locks in softness
- Perfect balance of liquid and flour
🍫 Optional upgrades
- Add chocolate chips inside
- Drizzle chocolate or caramel on top
- Add a spoon of jam in the center before cooking
💡 Pro tips
- Don’t overcook—it turns rubbery
- Use a wide mug for even cooking
- Best eaten warm
If you want, I can turn this into a chocolate lava version with a gooey center that feels like a bakery dessert 😍
