Okay, folks, this one goes out by request! A yummy carrot mug cake (sans cream cheese frosting, which it truly does not need, anyway). This one received two thumbs up from my daughter, who devoured most of my serving.

This recipe is adapted from the one at: http://octaviaandvicky.com/recipes/five-minute-carrot-mug-cake/

You can use your choice of gluten-free flours here, as well as your choice of milks and vegetable oils (though the coconut oil goes very well with the cake, especially if you use the optional coconut flakes). As for the sweetening agents, you could easily leave out the erythritol, providing you add both kinds of stevia.

The texture from just using almond flour was a bit different from your regular carrot cake (to be expected), and didn't hold together well at all, but it was quite yummy. Besides, it's a cake in a mug - grab a spoon, and who cares if it holds it's shape!

And here's how it goes, in gluten-free, dairy-free, and sugar-free glory. Plus, it can be vegan, too - bonus!

Carrot Mug Cake

Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp almond flour
• 1 Tbsp rolled oats
• 1/2 tsp stevia powder
• 10 drops liquid stevia - vanilla flavored
• 1 tsp erythritol
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp chia seeds
• 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice*
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp shredded coconut (optional)
• 1 Tbsp coconut oil
• 3 Tbsp almond/coconut milk
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup shredded carrots

* If you don't have pumpkin pie spice, then mix your own from cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, and ginger (or if you don't have all of those, then just use cinnamon and nutmeg for a close approximation).

Method: 

Mix the ingredients in a small bowl, or else directly in a microwavable mug. The mixture will be quite thick, and drier than a traditional cake batter. If you feel the need, you can add a little more milk, but do NOT add more oil (in other words, do as I say, and not as I did). If you used a bowl to mix it in, then spoon it into a mug. If you mixed straight in the mug, then you're a step ahead of the game. 

Put the mug in the microwave and hit 2 minutes. Check to make sure it's set, but still moist in the center, and if not, hit it for another 30 seconds. Do not overcook! There are no eggs in here, so no need to worry about *under*cooking it.