I love a good mug cake.
While I’m always surrounded by baked goods and desserts at home (this blog is to blame!), sometimes I have a very specific craving, and what’s around just doesn’t satisfy it.
This most often happens to me with lemon and chocolate cravings. While I love desserts centered around fruity, nutty, or spicy flavors, I personally love lemon and chocolate based desserts the most.
So when I need something to hit the spot, I turn to a mug cake.
My 3-ingredient, super healthy, foolproof chocolate peanut butter mug cake is one of my most popular recipes. Since it’s spring, I decided to give my other flavor of choice fair representation with this lemon white chocolate mug cake!
Considerably less healthy than my vegan, gluten-free, naturally sweetened mug cake from last year, this lemon white chocolate chip mug cake is still a lighter option, but is definitely decadent enough to satisfy the greatest of sugar cravings. Enjoy!
- 3 tbsp egg whites (= 1 egg)
- 2 tbsp cane sugar
- 2 tbsp butter, melted and cooled (I used earth balance)
- 1-2 tsp vanilla
- scant ¼ cup white whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- pinch of sea salt
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 2 tbsp almond milk
- 1 tbsp white chocolate chips
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl and transfer to a large mug (this batter expands a lot!)
- Microwave for 70-80 seconds, until cake has risen and is puffy.
- Top with additional white chocolate chips and serve!
- Note: make sure your butter is cooled so it doesn't cook the egg whites!
*adapted from here
Ohh my, are you for real?! I can’t believe this, I’m a bit scared for my diet now knowing that this mug cake is just a few minutes away. This looks so tasty! And I love the addition of lemon, that must go great with the chocolate.
Thanks, Vivian! Luckily for you, it’s really not that bad for you 🙂
I loooooove mug cake! I share the exact same sentiment – at a certain time every night after dinner, I get a super specific hankering for something desserty. Having a whole cake on hand is a super dangerous situation for my sweet tooth – last week, I ate an entire carrot cake in the span of 2 days,so I’m thinking making the switch to mug cake sounds pretty brilliant. I’m anxious to try the lemon white chocolate delight you’ve got going on here as well as your pb mug cake! Bravo, sister!
Let me know if you try ’em! And yes, I’m with you on the devouring a whole cake in two days thing (but sometimes, it’s just so worth it)
Lemon and white chocolate were born for each other! Mug cakes are just the best for days when you have no leftover blog treats and need something sweet STAT. love this version Medha!!
Thank you so much!
Lemon and white chocolate are one of my favorite combinations! This is a keeper! Thank you!
Thanks, Annie!
This is the perfect quick and easy springtime dessert!! Love the lemon and white chocolate combination 😀
Thank you so much 🙂
Husband is working late tonight, which means, this totally might be happening!!
Enjoy! 🙂
Lemon and white chocolate are just a match made in heaven! This mug cake looks delicious! And now I want dessert…
I allllways want dessert 😉
Yes I adore the combination of lemon and chocolate together! The mug cake looks so good Medha!
Thanks, Manali!
Mug cakes are so fun, and this one looks delightful. This is perfect when I want a little something sweet, but I don’t want to be unhealthy.
Thanks, Amanda, I totally agree!
Oh, YES. I love lemon and white chocolate together! This is the perfect quick fix!
Thanks 🙂
Cool! I never really had the combo of chocolate and lemon. Maybe it’s just not so common where I live, but the more you talk about it the more I want to try it! And I will! Thanks for the recipe!
I don’t often see milk or dark chocolate and lemon, but white chocolate and lemon are all around me right now because of spring! You have got to try it, it’s so good 🙂
Yummmm I love lemon and white chocolate as well. I want this right now!
Thanks, Bianca!
I love a mug cake too! And white chocolate and lemon is such a great combination for this time of year. 🙂
Thanks 🙂
This looks fantastic, Medha! Love the combo of lemon and white chocolate…mouthwatering!
Thank you so much! 🙂
Mug cakes are my absolute favorite! This combination sounds SO good! Love the white chocolate and lemon…perfect for spring!
Thank you, Gayle!
Quick and healthy and LEMON! I love lemon desserts. Can never stop eating them once I’ve begun. And those white chocolate chips must really add some sweetness to the tang!
Thanks, Mir!
I love a good mug cake too!!!! they are so good but so dangerous! so easy to make! love the lemon!!!!
Thanks, Alice!
Believe it or not, I’ve never made a mug cake. I keep thinking I should try it…and I’m thinking this one (or the peanut butter version) is a great place to start. Sounds delicious!
Whoa- they’re kinda dangerous. Once you make your first mug cake, you’ll be making them daily!
There’s something really tempting about a mug cake – maybe the speed, the single portion, the warm mug full of delicious cake! And this lemon and white chocolate combo is making it even more tempting!
It’s that “freshly-baked” feeling without ANY of the effort that I love about them 🙂
OMG this mug cake is perfection!
Thanks 🙂
this is exactly what i need! im always craving a baked good after dinner, but i never have any EVER. love the combination of lemon and white chocolate too, sounds so flavorful!
Thank you!
Healthy, shmealthy…sometimes a girl just needs a satisfying mug cake! This one sounds soooo good!
PREACH.
Yesssss mug cakes forever!! I don’t want to share my desserts anyways.
Same 🙂
White chocolate and lemon are a match made in heaven! I’ve never made a mug cake and definitely need to try this!
Thanks, Marcie!
Oh my goodness, this looks so good! I love lemon and white chocolate together, love how quickly this comes together too!
Thanks!
Are you sure it’s 1 Tablespoon ,not 1 teaspoon of zest? It was quite bitter.
Yes! A tip when zesting- make sure you’re only getting the zest of the lemon and none of the rind, the rind is very bitter!