Carrot Cake Mug Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is a homemade quick dessert that is made in about 3 minutes! Perfect for this time of year!

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So I don’t know how you feel about mug cakes but I love them! They are so easy and quick to make! 

You can pretty much make any version you want!

A few months ago I made this along with some other recipes for Easter Sweets Week!

If you didn’t get to see my first recipe it was this Malted Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie! 

The next recipe was this Mini Lemon Blueberry Pound Cakes 

Finally this Apple Blueberry Crisp!

How to make mug cake?

Ingredient:

• Butter
• Egg yolk
• Milk
• Vanilla
• Flour
• Sugar
• Baking powder
• Cinnamon
• Shredded carrots
• Walnuts, chopped
• Cream cheese, softened
• Powdered sugar
• More milk

Directions:

1. In large mug add butter and melt In microwave for 60 seconds.
2. Add the egg, milk, vanilla, flour, sugar, baking powder and cinnamon. Stir with a fork till mixed.
3. Stir in carrot and walnuts.
4. Microwave for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or until cake pulls away from sides of mug.
5. Mix cream cheese, powdered sugar and milk together. Pour over cake.
6. Serve warm and ENJOY!

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FOR MORE MUG CAKES?

1. Lemon Cheesecake Mug Cake happens to be my favorite! Comes together in about 5 minutes and it’s so moist and tender!
2. Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Mug Cake! Perfect for fall!
3. Red Velvet Brownie Mug Cake made with brownie mix and so good!

Carrot Cake Mug Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Yield: 1

Prep Time: 2 minutes

Cook Time: 3 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

Extremely easy Carrot Cake Mug Cake with the best kind of cream cheese frosting! Ready in 5 minutes!

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Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon shredded carrots
• 1 tablespoon walnuts, chopped
• 1 tablespoon cream cheese, softened
• 1 teaspoon powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon milk

Instructions

1. In large mug add butter and melt In microwave for 60 seconds.
2. Add the egg, milk, vanilla, flour, sugar, baking powder and cinnamon. Stir with a fork till mixed.
3. Stir in carrot and walnuts.
4. Microwave for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or until cake pulls away from sides of mug.
5. Mix cream cheese, powdered sugar and milk together. Pour over cake.
6. Serve warm and ENJOY!

Notes

Recipe adapted from Land O'Lakes Mug Cake.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 1 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 200 Total Fat: 38g Saturated Fat: 20g Trans Fat: 1g Unsaturated Fat: 15g Cholesterol: 261mg Sodium: 493mg Carbohydrates: 45g Net Carbohydrates: 0g Fiber: 2g Sugar: 17g Sugar Alcohols: 0g Protein: 9g

*Nutrition facts are an estimate and not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietitian for special diet advice

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