Name: Oreo Mug Cake
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 1 min
Ingredients: 5 oreo cookies (use the classic type shown); 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 cup milk (whole milk or 2%)

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This Oreo Mug Cake is when you need a quick chocolate fix and can’t spare time or have ingredients. It’s DIVINE, addictively good, easy to make that my daughter has made this video for you! 5 minutes start to finish and you’ve got one decadent cake!

Here’s an Oreo mug cake that will take over you LIFE! Do you remember my viral recipe for Brownie In A Mug ? It’s very similar, except today’s oreo cake recipe uses much much less ingredients. I urge you to try both and compare, they don’t need more than 5 mins of prep time, one minute of microwave cooking and you’ll end up with PURE chocolate DECADENCE!

Let’s get started! Watch the video above and see how simple it is to make, and below you’ll find details, step by step and tips for a great recipe! My kids make this on a daily basis now and even my 10 years old can pull it up on her own 🙂

Originally, this Oreo mug cake was D’s recipe–my daughter. She made it for fun as both my girls love Oreo! It soon became a family favorite and an on demand recipe by the grandparents, neighbours and friends! So we filmed it for you guys and we knew this had to be SHARED and not to be MISSED!!!

Oreo Mug Cake Ingredients

Oreos –Use the regular ones, not the chocolate fudge or the extra cream. While it’s tempting to use the more chocolatey versions, we found that the classic ones below work best.
Milk –Use whole milk or 2 % for better results. We didn’t like the skim milk option here.
Baking powder — Not baking soda. Use aluminum free baking powder.

How to Make The Best Oreo Mug Cake

Use a bowl and add in the Oreos at the bottom of the bowl
Now go ahead and add in the milk.
Finally, add in the baking powder.
The trick is to use a fork. You’ll need to mash the Oreos until smooth and blend it with the milk and baking powder.
It will be shockingly smooth actually unlike what you expect. The Oreos will blend so well cookies and cream and all!
Now choose your mug or ramekin that is microwave safe and pour the batter into the ramekin and it’s ready for the microwave.
Now it’s a one minute waiting game and you’ll end up with the perfect oreo mug cake ever!
The one thing that struck me when making this over and over is the CAKEY texture you end up with!! You wouldn’t believe as it has no flour, cocoa powder, rather cookies, milk and powder. It yields a really phenomenal CAKE not dessert!
Have a look at that texture!! SERIOUSLY!!

How to Know your Microwave?

This is the golden question as our recipe is a microwave recipe similar to the Brownie In A Mug cake. Here are key points:

Our microwave is 1100 Watt which is the average watts for microwaves. You may find older models that have a range of 700-1500 watts so it’s best to double check.
If your microwave operates at a lower watt, you’ll add about 10 seconds of cooking time.
Likewise if your microwave is higher than 1100 watts, you’ll remove an average of 10 seconds of coking time.
While your microwave may fit 3 or so cakes, it’s best to cook ONE cake at a time. That’s because the heat will never distribute evenly and you will not have the same results.
Where to put the mug in the microwave? While it may sounds obvious to have it in the center, we found that placing the ramekin or mug on the OUTER EDGE of the microwave plate will distribute the heat better!

How to Serve Oreo Mug Cake

While it’s divine as it is, my kids live a scoop of ice cream on top and strawberries! They also fancy it p with an oreo cookie on the side–like WHY NOT?

D is using her favorite caramel brûlée ice cream here–she’s fancy 🙂 My youngest loves good old vanilla ice cream or cookies n cream ice cream.

You can add things like: chocolate chips, raspberries, Homemade Caramel Sauce, crushed oreos, ice cream and more!

Oreo Mug Cake Tips, FAQ

While this is a three ingredients simple microwave baking recipe, make sure you measure the ingredients correctly. baking needs to be precise nonetheless.
Know your microwave before proceeding (read the section above).
Crush the mixture well before putting he cake into the microwave, we found that a fork works best.
Avoid overcooking the cake, it may turn rubbery.
While this is a single serving recipe, it can be multiplied and made into large quantities, but as mentioned above, please bake one at a tie for best results.
Also place the bowl around the edges of the microwave plate not the center during cooking.
Enjoy this cake right away!

Why is my Mug Cake mushy / Rubery?

Over cooking the cake make it rubbery. Using extra oil, milk and liquid can be the cake mushy, along with under coking it. SO please follow the instructions carefully.

Are mug cakes safe to eat?

ABSOLUTELY! There are no raw ingredients here like eggs that are unsafe to eat, and the baking powder is cooke din the microwave so it’s safe.

Are Mug Cakes Supposed to be gooey?

Unlike traditional cakes, mug cakes are usually slightly softer and gooey in the center only.

Why are Mug Cakes so popular?

Primarily because they’re single serving, can be cooked in 1 minute and prepared in 2 minutes! So it’s a win win when you need a quick fix! They also require minimal ingredients and no baking skills, so anyone can do it!

Can I make oreo Mug cake in advance?

It’s not advised because these cakes are best enjoyed right away. They tend to become chewier and harder with time.

How to make Oreo Mug Cake in the Oven?

It will require preheating the oven to 375. Follow the recipe exactly as above and place the batter in an oven safe dish (here you can bake several at the same time, just place them on a baking tray) and bake the cake for 15 minutes until the center comes out clean with a toothpick.

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Oreo Mug Cake

This Oreo Mug Cake is when you need a quick chocolate fix and can't spare time or have ingredients. It's DIVINE, addictively good, easy to make that my daughter has made this video for you! 5 minutes start to finish and you've got one decadent cake!

Course cake, Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword how to make mug cake, mug cake, mug cake recipe, oreo, oreo cake, oreo cakes, oreo recipe, oreos

Prep Time 2 minutes

Cook Time 1 minute

Servings 1

Calories 280 kcal

Author Mahy

Ingredients

5 oreo cookies use the classic type shown
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup milk whole milk or 2%

Instructions

Use a regular bowl, and add the oreos in.
Add the milk.
Add the baking powder.
Use a fork to crush the cookies with the filling really well and blend them together with the remaining ingredients.
The batter should look smooth
Pour the batter into a mug or ramekin
Microwave for 1 minute or 60 seconds on a 1100 watts microwave (see notes below)
Out of the microwave and ready to eat.
Optional: garnish with ice cream, berries, chocolate chips, oreo cookies or your favorite.

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

How to Know your Microwave?

This is the golden question as our recipe is a microwave recipe similar to the Brownie In A Mug cake. Here are key points:

Our microwave is 1100 Watt which is the average watts for microwaves. You may find older models that have a range of 700-1500 watts so it's best to double check.
If your microwave operates at a lower watt, you'll add about 10 seconds of cooking time.
Likewise if your microwave is higher than 1100 watts, you'll remove an average of 10 seconds of coking time.
While your microwave may fit 3 or so cakes, it's best to cook ONE cake at a time. That's because the heat will never distribute evenly and you will not have the same results.
Where to put the mug in the microwave? While it may sounds obvious to have it in the center, we found that placing the ramekin or mug on the OUTER EDGE of the microwave plate will distribute the heat better!