This wholewheat red velvet cake in a mug is proof that you don’t need an oven to enjoy a decadent dessert. Cooked gently in a cooker, it turns out unbelievably soft, moist, and fluffy with that classic cocoa-kissed red velvet flavor. Using wholewheat flour makes it a little more wholesome, while still giving you the indulgence of a rich red velvet treat. Single-serve, quick to make, and perfectly comforting—this cooker-friendly mug cake is ideal for those sudden dessert cravings.
WHAT YOU’LL LOVE ABOUT THIS
- Eggless
- No oven required
- Basic pantry ingredients
- Easily customisable
INGREDIENTS USED IN RED VELVET CAKE IN MUG
BUTTERMILK
While you can use store-bought buttermilk as a substitute for eggs in this red velvet cake recipe, I have seen how cakes come out better with home-made buttermilk. In this recipe, I’ve used ½ cup milk + ½ tbsp vinegar. Buttermilk is something that makes or breaks your red velvet cake!
RED LIQUID COLOR
Liquid color is super-duper important for this red velvet cake. Take care that you are using a good quality gel color or liquid color. The thing about liquid color is that if it is of a good brand, it is highly pigmented and very less quantity has to be used. There are endless low quality colors available in the market. Make sure you don’t get them as not only are they practically useless in dispensing colors, they are also harmful to the health.
COCOA POWDER
Cocoa powder is a very important ingredient in this small serve Red Velvet Cake. A lot of professional bakeries use dark, rich cocoa powder and that does not work here. The red color- if it’s not of an extremely good company, your dark cocoa powder will turn this Red Velvet Cake into a chocolate velvet cake. Hehe.
BAKING SODA
Baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate, is an alkaline chemical leavener that reacts with acid and heat to leaven food. In this recipe, buttermilk and cocoa powder are the examples of acidic components that activate baking soda.
EQUIPMENTS USED FOR MAKING WHOLE WHEAT RED VELVET CAKE IN MUGS
The kind of equipment you use can hugely impact the final product. So, make sure to always use the best of the equipment that is available.
Measuring Cups and Measuring Spoons. are an integral part of any baker’s kitchen and it’s very important to measure ingredients with precision.
I have folded the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients using my Silicon Spatula .
Anything that I bake on a stove is usually cooked in my Stahl cooker.
The mugs I used to bake the red velvet cake.
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TIPS TO MAKE RED VELVET CAKE IN MUGS
- Use a heatproof mug or ramekin – make sure it’s oven-safe or microwave-safe ceramic/glass that can handle the cooker’s heat.
- Preheat the cooker – place a stand inside, add salt, and let it heat on medium flame for 5–7 minutes before placing the mug.
- Don’t overfill the mug – fill only ½–⅔ of the mug since the cake will rise.
- Sift the dry ingredients—whole wheat flour can be dense; sifting with cocoa powder and baking powder helps keep the texture light.
- Mix gently – overmixing can make the cake heavy. Stir just until combined.
- Check doneness – insert a toothpick in the center; if it comes out clean, the cake is ready.
- Rest before eating – let it cool for 2–3 minutes so the texture settles before digging in.
- ½ cup milk
- ½ tbsp vinegar
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup oil
- 2 tbsp yogurt
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 3-4 drops of red gel food colour
- ¾ cup wholewheat flour
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- Preheat a cooker by setting it on low medium heat. Spread a layer of salt at the bottom and place a small stand in the centre. Cover the cooker with a lid and preheat for 10 mins.
- For the batter- Pour milk and vinegar in a bowl and let it curdle.
- To this add sugar,oil,yogurt, vanilla and red food colour. Mix everything well till the sugar is dissolved.
- Lastly add in whole wheat flour, cocoa powder and baking soda. Whisk it well to form a smooth lumpfree batter and pour the batter in the glass mugs.
- Place the cups on a plate and place the plate over the stand inside the cooker.
- Cook for approximately 20-22 mins or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
If you like my Whole Wheat Red Velvet Cake in mugs recipe and happen to make them in your kitchen, do tag me on Instagram and share pictures with me using #Bakewithshivesh. Happy Baking!
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