mug cake

noun

A simple cake whose ingredients are combined in a mug to be quickly cooked in the microwave.

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Meanings

nounmug cake (plural mug cakes)

plural mug cakes · alternative mugcake

  1. A simple cake whose ingredients are combined in a mug to be quickly cooked in the microwave.

Origin

mug + cake. From being a cake whose batter mix is stereotypically microwaved in a mug

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Translations

German Tassenkuchen
  • Tassenkuchencake in a mug
Spanish mugcake
  • mugcakecake in a mug
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APA

mug cake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mug%20cake

MLA

“mug cake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mug%20cake. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mug cake,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mug%20cake.

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