3 Easy, Festive Mug Cake Recipes You Need To Try This Christmas

We're known for easing your daily grind with very handy accessories. We're also known for Clare's go-to mug cake recipe which is *still* one of the most-viewed pages on our website. Ever. 

With Christmas just around the corner (in literally 24 sleeps to be exact!) and our love for mug cakes or desserts that require very little to zero effort 'cos #LazyGirl, we've complied 3 slightly-Christmassy mug cake recipes from Taste you really do need to try.

The best part? They'll take mere minutes.

You're welcome. 

Golden Syrup Mug Cake

Photo credit: Taste

Ingredients
Serves: 2

• 30g butter
• 1 egg
• 60ml (¼ cup) golden syrup, plus extra, to drizzle
• 1 tbsp milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 75g (½ cup) self-raising flour
• 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream, to serve

Method

1. Pop the butter in a small bowl and microwave until melted. 
2. In a separate bowl, whisk all ingredients until combined—egg, golden syrup, milk, vanilla, flour and melted butter. 
3. Divide the mixture evenly between 2 mugs and microwave on high for 1 min and 20 secs (or until puffed).
4. Top the 2 mug cakes with ice cream, drizzle over a little extra golden syrup and *chefs kiss*!

Chai-Spiced Chocolate Mug Cake

Photo credit: Taste

Ingredients
Serves: 1

• 2 tbsp milk
• 1 ½ tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 40g (¼ cup) self-raising flour
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 2 tbsp dark cocoa powder
• 2 tbsp chopped dark chocolate
• ¼ tsp ground cinnamon, plus extra, to sprinkle
• ¼ tsp ground cloves
• ¼ tsp ground ginger
• 1 pinch of ground cardamom
• 1 scoop of chocolate ice cream, to serve

Method

1. Whisk the milk, oil and egg together in a bowl.
2. Add in all the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, cocoa, chocolate, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and cardamom) and stir until smooth and combined.
3. Pop all of the mixture in 1 mug and microwave on high for 1 min and 30 secs (or until the mixture rises).
4. Top the mug cake with a scoop of ice cream, sprinkle with the extra cinnamon and enjoy!

Biscoff Mug Cake

Photo credit: Sugar Salt Magic

Ingredients
Serves: 2

• 30g butter
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 2 tbsp milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 75g (½ cup) self-raising flour
• 100g (⅓ cup) biscoff spread
• Biscoff biscuits, to serve (optional) 

Method

1. Pop the butter in a small bowl and microwave until melted. 
2. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, sugar, milk, vanilla, flour, melted butter and 1/4 cup of the biscoff spread until combined.
3. Divide the mixture evenly between 2 mugs, top each with 2 teaspoons of the remaining biscoff spread and microwave on high for 1 min and 10 secs (or until puffed).
4. Serve the 2 mug cakes with biscoff biscuits, ‘cos there’s no such thing as too much biscoff. Trust us!

Let us know in the comments below or send us a DM on Insta if you try any of these! And if you're after more lazy-girl recipes then click here.