Keto Matcha Mug Cake

This matcha mug cake is a super fluffy single-serving dessert that has a strong green tea flavour, mild sweetness, and a beautiful green colour, which will charm you before you even taste it. It cooks in the microwave in just 90 seconds. SUPER easy!

Matcha Mug Cake

I like the simplicity of this recipe, adding a few ingredients together, whisking, then microwave for 90 seconds, and there you are. This beautiful, matcha green tea mug cake is super easy and delicious. 

I also like to add some chocolate chips on top of this matcha cake to give the flavour a sweet kick.

What Is Matcha Green Tea?

Matcha is a traditional Japanese tea which comes from the same plant as green tea, but it is produced from the whole leaf. Matcha has a slight bitterness along with a mild sweet flavour.

Why I Love This Recipe

• Easy to make
• Gluten-free mug cake.
• A simple single serving dessert.
• Ready in just 90 seconds!

How To Choose The Best Matcha Powder?

When I buy matcha, I always check for the below color, texture, odour and sometimes even taste:

• Color: I look for a very bright green colour.
• Texture: If I rub the matcha green tea between my fingers, it must have a super smooth and fine texture.
• Odour: Matcha has a fresh leaf smell.
• Taste: High-quality matcha must have a grassy and creamy taste with a slight bitterness.

Ingredients

Note: This is an overview of the ingredients. See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.

• Almond flour: My main flour substitute.
• Coconut flour: I add a little bit just to fluff the almond flour.
• Matcha powder: the star of this recipe.
• Swerve confectioners: You may use and sweetener you have on hand.
• Vanilla extract: To flavor.
• Egg: I used one large egg.
• Butter: For a rich flavor but you can replace butter with avocado or canola oil.
• Baking powder: It helps make this mug cake extra fluffy.
• Unsweetened chocolate chips: For topping.

Note: This recipe makes one large mug or two small mugs.

How To Make Matcha Mug Cake

One: In a small bowl, add eggs and vanilla extract then whisk.

Two: Add almond flour, coconut flour, baking powder, swerve, and matcha powder then keep whisking, make sure there are no lumps.

Three: Add the butter then whisk one more time.

Four: Pour the batter in a safe microwave mug then sprinkle the chocolate chips on top of the mixture.

Five: Microwave for 90 seconds.

Tip: If you don't have a microwave, this is fine; just pour the batter into a single-serving baking pan and bake in the oven at 180 C/ 350 F for 19-20 minutes.

Variations

• Add some nuts.
• I used chocolate chips as topping; you can also use a dollop of cream, some raspberry jam or simply, sprinkle some swerve powdered on top of it.
• Make it chocolaty, and add 1 teaspoon of cocoa powder to the batter.

More Keto Mug Cake Recipes

• Keto coffee mug cake
• Low carb peanut butter mug cake
• Coconut flour lemon mug cake with cream cheese frosting
• Almond flour chocolate mug cake recipe
• Gluten Free Pumpkin Cake.

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