How to Make Protein Powder Mug Cake

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This is a Dietitian’s recipe for protein powder mug cake.

Discover how to make delicious mug cake with protein powder.

Last Updated
Feb 24, 2026

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Written by Jack, CNC

Jack is a National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Nutrition Coach.

Protein Mug Cake Recipe

Why Should I Make a Protein Powder Mug Cake?

Are you looking for a healthy dessert that can be made in minutes?

This high protein mug cake is an easy, guilt-free way to satisfy your sweet tooth.

It is delicious, packed with protein, and does not contain added sugar.

Plus, it can be made in a single bowl in the microwave, which means easy clean-up.

My only advice is to use a deep mug so that the cake does not overflow while cooking.

Basically, if you are sick of drinking protein shakes to meet your dietary protein needs, give this mug cake recipe a try.

It is a crave-worthy way to eat more protein.

It is also highly customizable, meaning you can add ingredients like chocolate chips, nuts, and toasted coconut for extra flavor.

How Do I Make a Protein Mug Cake?

Making a cake in a mug is easy.

It requires no cooking skills and or fancy equipment, uses ingredients you probably already have at home.

It can also be prepared in a matter of minutes.

All you need to do is mix 7 simple ingredients in a large mug and microwave it.

It follows that if you are anything like me, you will be making a cake with protein powder every day!

There is simply no easier way to satisfy your cravings and meet your dietary protein needs.

Why Should I Use Drink Wholesome?

We make our Protein Powders from whole food protein sources like egg whites and almonds.

Our Ingredients

egg whites

coconut

vanilla

monk fruit

NOT Our Ingredients

• acacia gum

• acesulfame potassium

• artificial flavors

• carrageenan

• erythritol

• guar gum

• inulin

• maltodextrin

• 'natural' flavors

• silica

• soy lecithin

• sucralose

• xanthan gum

• xylitol

Other protein powders are made from ultra-processed protein concentrates and isolates, which have been mechanically and/or chemically stripped of everything but the protein.

As a result, they have a chalky aftertaste and rubbery texture. 

Whole foods, on the other hand, taste like real food.

It is worth adding that we sweeten our protein powders with monk fruit – a small, melon-like round fruit native to Southeast Asia.

We like monk fruit because it is sweet like sugar.

Other sugar substitutes, including artificial sweeteners, sugar alcohols, and stevia activate bitter taste receptors (J Agric Food Chem, 2016).

As you can imagine, this aftertaste might ruin your recipe!

Order Samples to taste (and feel) the difference.

Sources

1. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (J Agric Food Chem). Docking and Molecular Dynamics of Steviol Glycoside-Human Bitter Receptor Interactions. 2016.