This Biscoff Mug Cake brings you warm gingerbread cake goodness in just 75 seconds! A perfect sweet little holiday treat.
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Why Make This Recipe
- Super Quick: Just mix the ingredients together in a microwave-safe mug, and “bake”!
- Single Serving: Mug cakes are the perfect afternoon pick-me-up—just right for a little indulgence without guilt.
- Delicious Biscoff Flavor: If you too love Biscoff recipes, you might want to check out our Biscoff Cheesecake and Biscoff Truffles as well. Or, check out these Lotus Biscoff Cake Pops or tasty Biscoff Macarons. So many delicious biscoff desserts!
🥗 Ingredients
- Lotus Biscoff Cookies: This is the classic brand for these cookies, but if you can’t find them, try looking for Speculoos or Speculaas cookies. (These are different, but have similar warming, wintery spice profiles.) Or, buy Biscoff cookies online.
- Lotus Biscoff Cookie Butter: Usually found near the peanut butter in your grocery store. Or, you can buy Biscoff Cookie Butter online. Use smooth or crunchy for this mug cake!
- Milk: Any type of milk can be used for this recipe, including plant-based milk like almond milk or oat milk.
- Butter: You can substitute vegetable oil for the butter, but the cake texture is definitely better when you use butter.
- Sugar: We use granulated sugar in this recipe, but brown sugar would work as well.
🥣 Step-by-Step Instructions
Melt butter and let cool slightly. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a microwave-safe mug. Stir in milk, vanilla, and the butter. Stir in Biscoff cookie spread. Break Biscoff cookie into small pieces, and stir in.
Microwave for 75 seconds on high.
Top with whipped cream and more biscoff cookie crumbs, if desired. You could also top off with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, if you really want to indulge!
🧐 Recipe FAQs for Biscoff Mug Cake
Biscoff is the shortened version of the brand name Lotus Biscoff. These cookies were introduced in 1932 by a Belgian company who promoted them as a snack to go with coffee (biscoff = biscuit + coffee). They have a caramel-like flavor with wintery spices like cinnamon. They are comparable to Speculoos and Speculaas cookies, which have similar flavors.
If you find that your Biscoff spread is too hard to spread, pop the jar into the microwave. Microwave on medium power for about 30 seconds, checking and stirring every 10 seconds until it is the consistency you are looking for.
This mug cake has no egg, but does include butter and milk, so it is decidedly not vegan. However, the good news is that Lotus Biscoff cookies and Biscoff cookie butter are both vegan products! So try combining this recipe with this Cake Mix Mug Cake recipe from our friends at Little Bit Recipes: vegan and super easy too.
Mug cakes are not the best choice for make-ahead recipes. They will get a little gluey if you leave them to cool completely and then try to reheat.
👩🍳 Expert Tips
We recommend choosing a mug with straight sides—that makes it easier to mix the cake batter, and also lets the cake rise as it bakes. Make sure to mix batter well in mug to make sure there is not a big chunk of flour on the bottom.
When adding in the Biscoff cookie spread, you can swirl it in roughly so that you still have swoops of cookie spread within the cake, or combine it entirely for a more uniform texture. Both delicious!
If you’re looking for other recipes with Biscoff spread, make sure to try my Biscoff Cheesecake recipe or my Biscoff Brownies recipe. Need even more Biscoff Spread ideas? How about adding it to a chocolate chip cookie recipe like these Almond Flour Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies? You can also add to regular cake or cupcake batter, or a blondie or brownie recipe. Or try this two-layer Biscoff cake with a creamy Biscoff frosting—yum. See my post on the top Biscoff Recipes for more ideas!
Neaten the edges of the mug with a spatula or wipe the rim of your mug with a damp paper towel after adding all of the ingredients. This will ensure your cookie butter mug cake cooks and rises evenly.
Make sure to let your cake cool slightly before eating, because the middle can be extremely hot when it comes out of the microwave. Then eat while it is still warm.
Note that microwaves are all different—you might need to microwave for more or less time depending on your appliance. You want the surface of the cake to be fully cooked, with possibly a small area that still looks a little wet. Cake will continue to cook as it sits. And of course, if you like your cake gooey, you can cook it a little less.
Other Delicious Mug Cake Recipes
We love easy mug cakes around here. Here are some favorites, like Matcha Mug Cake and Microwave Chocolate Mug Cake—all quick recipes that quench your craving for a sweet treat! Or see our Dessert archive for more recipes.
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Biscoff Mug Cake
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- 5 tablespoons flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon Biscoff cookie butter
- 1 Biscoff cookie plus more to serve
- Whipped cream optional, to serve
Instructions
- Melt butter in a small bowl in the microwave and let cool slightly.
- Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a microwave-safe mug.
- Stir in milk, vanilla, and the butter.
- Stir in Biscoff cookie spread.
- Break Biscoff cookie into small pieces, and stir in.
- Microwave for 75 seconds on high.
- Top with whipped cream and more biscoff cookie crumbs, if desired.
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Mimi Rippee says
Mmmmm this sounds wonderful. It would be fun to make these with the grand kids!
Molly Pisula says
Definitely! I think mug cakes are the best little afternoon snack!