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Microwave Lemon Mug Cake

Breakfast 🍳Dessert 🍰Snack 🍿 American

Microwave Lemon Mug Cake is soft, citrusy, and ultra-moist, with bright lemon juice and fragrant zest shining through each tender bite. It’s the kind of quick single-serve treat you’ll crave after dinner or whenever you want a fresh, sunny dessert without turning on the oven.

  • Prep2 min
  • Cook5 min
  • Serves2
  • DifficultyEasy
Microwave Lemon Mug Cake
  1. 1

    In a small bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl, whisk the milk, brown sugar, olive oil, egg, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture and stir until the batter is well combined, leaving a few lumps.

  2. 2

    Grease a large microwave-safe mug with butter. Pour the batter into the mug. Microwave for 3 minutes.

  3. 3

    Remove and let it set for 5 minutes.

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