This naturally green colored avocado mug cake is light, fluffy and delicious.
Spring is here, which makes me so happy. I love seeing the progress in my garden. My flowers are blooming, my blueberries already have produced a few ripened berries, and this past weekend we added a second garden bed which I filled with various heirloom tomato plants. (I will try to share some photos later.)
This cake reminds me of spring so much. I love the natural light green. I couldn’t help but devour up every single test cake. Usually I can control myself and just take a few bites of each one if I’m making several test versions, but because this is one of my favorite shades of green, I just felt the need to shove every single crumb into my mouth so they wouldn’t go to waste.
I made an avocado mug cake a few years back but I couldn’t quite get the texture I was looking for. Now with more than 100 mug cake recipes published, I decided to revisit it again and this time I finally got it right!
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Avocado Mug Cake
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp fully mashed avocado (see note)
- 4 tbsp all purpose flour
- 3 tbsp granulated white sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 2 1/2 tbsp milk
- 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil
Instructions
- Add all ingredients into a microwave safe mug. To get a cake that will rise to the brim, use an 8 oz mug. You can use a bigger mug as well, it just won't rise as high. Make sure you don't use smaller than 8 oz, otherwise the cake will overflow.
- Mix with a small whisk until a smooth batter forms. Make sure you have mashed any avocado pieces. Cook in the microwave for about 1 minute 20 seconds. Your time may vary slightly. Mine took exactly 1 minute 20 seconds on a 1000 watt microwave. Let cake cool a few minutes before eating. Cake is best consumed within a few hours of it being cooked.
Notes
- 2 tablespoons of mashed avocado is not the same as scooping out 2 tablespoons of avocado and mashing it. You need to mash your avocado first and then measure out 2 tablespoons. I would start with mashing half a medium avocado. To fully mash, you will want to use very ripe avocados making them easier to mash and you want to mash until there are virtually no chunks remaining (otherwise you'll have bits of unsweetened avocado in your cake).
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a professional nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
It taste really good, even if you don’t like avocados I think you’ll really like this recipe.
We’re glad you enjoyed it!
Can I use coconut oil instead of vegetable oil.What is the nutritional value
Yes, you can use coconut oil. At this time, we don’t have nutritional values for this recipe.
tasty, sweet, and everything youd want in a mug cake. you cant tell theres avocado in it !
I’m so glad you enjoyed!
Just made this and it came out so GOOD! Very moist and easy to make.. Takes less than 5 min to make. Thank you for the recipe.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Just made this cake substituting milk for the same amount of full-fat natural yoghurt. It tastes absolutely fantastic. Thanks for the recipe!
that’s fantastic! so glad it turned out well for you!
Always have been a sucker for cake and avocado. Now that it is combined into one recipe, I am left speechless. Will definitely try out this recipe after seeing how simple it is to make it!
hope you enjoy!
can i substitute soy milk for milk?
I haven’t tried, but I think that should work!
OMGosh this was unexpectedly fantastic! It is definitely on my go to list of best avocado recipes now. Thank you!
yay!! =)
My family’s been cutting back on all purpose flour for various reasons so it literally can no longer be found in the house. Would it be okay to substitute Whole Wheat flour for AP flour in this and other mug cake recipes? Thanks so much for your time.
I have not tried subbing with whole wheat flour but you can give it a try. My experience with whole wheat flour in general is that it makes baked goods taste “healthier” which some people like and some people don’t. It’s not a lot of ingredients you have to waste, so I’d suggest just trying to make one an see what happens. hope it works out!
Wonderful recipe! I added some star fruit for color, but otherwise stayed true to the steps. This cake is so light, delicious, and beautiful. 🙂
so glad you liked it!
Hey, I don’t have a microwave, does oven work, too? Xoxo
i think it should work in the oven but it will likely lose its light green color and be more of a yellow brown
Can this be made with applesauce instead of oil and Splenda instead of sugar?
i’m sorry i dont know the answer to that. I don’t think the applesauce will work, but the sugar substitute might
Just tried this, I love avocado, and I’m actually eating it right now ! Taste really good, texture is light and fluffy. However my cake is more “Shrek-green” than a nice light green, oh well, at least it tastes good ! Got a bit lazy mashing the avocado, so I still got few tiny chunks of avocado in the cake but it’s not a problem.
Thanks for the recipe !
hmm, the shade of green probably is because your raw avocado was already a darker green. Mine was a light green to begin with and i tried to only use the green parts and not the yellow section near the pit. glad u like it though!
can we cook in the oven? I do not have microwave. Thank you
i dont believe this cake will work well in the oven. it’s really designed for the microwave
I love it!!! yummmm!
thanks!
Oh great, I love Avocado! I have to try it! Greetings from Germany, Franzi
hope you enjoy!