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A rich, glossy chocolate cake with a smooth chocolate ganache topping sits on a white plate. A slice is being lifted from the cake, revealing the moist and dense interior. The background is a wooden surface.
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3-Ingredient Chocolate Cake Recipe

Prep Time45 minutes
WORK TIME15 minutes
Cuisine: World
Servings: 8 yields

Ingredients

For the cake:

  • 350 g 12.35oz Oreo cookies oy any other cookies/biscuits (or combination of cookies)
  • 2½ teaspoons Baking powder
  • 1½ cups 360ml Milk

For dark chocolate ganache (optional):

  • 100 g 3.5oz Dark chocolate
  • ½ cup 120ml Heavy cream

For milk chocolate ganache (optional):

  • 150 g 5.3oz Milk chocolate
  • ½ cup 120ml Heavy cream

Instructions

  • DIRECTIONS
    1. Preheat oven to 340F (170C). Grease 7-inch (18cm) round cake pan with butter, line the bottom with parchment paper. Grease the parchment as well. Set aside.
    2. In a food processor or a Ziploc bag, crush the cookies into fine crumbs.
    3. Transfer to a large bowl, add baking powder, milk and mix until combined.
    4. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
    5. Release from the pan, let cool and frost the cake. Decorate if desired.
    Notes:
    • You can use Oreo cookies, chocolate cookies, vanilla cookies or any other regular cookies.
    • Chocolate ganache is optional; you can skip it or use your favourite frosting.
    • It is important to crush the cookies into fine crumbs, is you crushing by hand, make sure they are not big lumps.
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