Semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup
Desserts
Oreo and chocolate mug cakes.
A chocolate mug cake with crushed sandwich cookies, cooked in the microwave.
- Makes
- 1 mug cake
- Hands-on
- 5 minutes
- Total time
- 8 minutes including cooling
- Effort
- Easy
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For 1 mug cake.
Fat-free milk
3 tbsp
Vegetable oil
1/2 tbsp
All-purpose flour
2 tbsp
Baking powder
1/4 tsp
Oreo cookies
2, crushed
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Tools & supplies
Large microwave-safe mug
At least 12 ounces, without metallic trim.
Small whisk or fork
Mix smooth batter.
Measuring spoons
Measure this small recipe accurately.
STEP BY STEP
Make it
Melt
Microwave chips and milk in mug about 30 seconds. Stir until smooth, adding a short burst if necessary.
Mix
Whisk in oil, flour and baking powder until no dry flour remains.
Add cookies
Stir crushed cookies evenly through batter.
Cook
Microwave about 70 seconds, until the surface is set. Add short bursts if still wet; cool several minutes before eating.
Good to know
- Microwave strength varies; watch for overflow.
- The mug can be much hotter than the cake surface.
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Prepared chocolate cake
A finished snack cake is the quickest option; mug-cake powder still needs cooking.
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Sources & further reading
Independent instructions informed by the sources below. No affiliation or endorsement is implied. These instructions have not been kitchen- or workshop-tested by DIBuyIt.
- Kirbie’s Cravings: Chocolate Cookies and Cream Mug Cake — Ingredient quantities and preparation method.