You Must Try the Dominos Lava Cake Recipe

A Tasty Chocolate Dessert with an Oreo Cookie Crunch

For decades, Domino’s Pizza has been the go-to for all things pizza, cheese sticks, and wings. In 2009, they gave customers another reason to return with the launch of their Chocolate Lava Crunch Cake (Dominos Lava Cake for short 😎). 

Many have tried (and failed) to recreate the moist chocolate cakes with a gooey center. The hardest part? Recreating the hint of crunch within every bite. 

After much research, our kitchen looked like a science lab, but we finally figured out the secret formula. Now, we’re sharing the 411 on how to make Dominos Lava Cake Recipe, and you’ll never guess the secret ingredient. 
Try this recipe for your next date or girl’s night. With a literal volcano of chocolate, you can’t go wrong!

Dominos Pizza 101

Before we get to the nitty-gritty, check out some little-known facts about Domino’s Pizza. 

• Dominos Pizza was a child of the Swingin’ Sixties, founded in 1960 by two brothers. 
• The chain was initially called “DomNick’s Pizza” until a delivery driver suggested a better option, “Domino’s Pizza.” 
• Domino’s states that its most popular pizza topping is pepperoni, which should come as no surprise to anyone. Other hot-ticket items include sausage, bacon, mushrooms, and pineapple. 
• Domino’s Pizza sells over a million pizzas daily, and its busiest days are the Super Bowl and New Year’s Eve. 

How to Make Dominos Lava Cake Recipe

Consider this your guide to creating decadent Chocolate Lava Crunch Cakes. 

Step One: Make the Cake Base

Preheat the oven to 350℉. To make the cake base, add the water, eggs, and oil to the two cups of cake mix. 

Mix on low until just combined, then beat on high for two minutes. 

Step Two: Bake the Cake

Spread the batter in a 9-inch round cake pan lined with parchment paper. Top with a thin layer of Oreo cookie crumbles for extra crunch. 

Bake for 30 minutes or until the outside is slightly crispy. Let cool. 

Step Three: Create the Cookie Dough

Increase the oven’s temperature to 375℉ to give the cookies a crispy texture.

 Create your Oreo-flavored cookie dough by adding the melted butter, egg, and crushed Oreo cookie crumbs to the bowl with one cup of cake mix. Beat on high for one minute, then chill until firm. 

Step Four: Bake the Cookies

Form the chilled dough into six balls of equal size. Roll the cookie balls in crushed Oreo cookie crumbs, then place them on a parchment-paper-lined baking tray. 

Bake for 15-18 minutes, then cool completely. 

Step Five: Make the Domino’s Chocolate Lava Crunch Cake Dough

Crumble the cooled cake and cookies, then process in a food processor until the mixture resembles fine sand. 

Combine the sugar and softened butter on high speed in a large bowl or stand mixer for one minute. 

Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla, mixing until combined. Stir in the crushed Oreo cookie crumbs, flour, and cocoa powder until smooth. 

Step Six: Add Cake and Oreo Cookie Crumbs

Add the cake and Oreo cookie crumb mixture to the bowl and mix by hand, ensuring the dough has a consistent texture. 

Step Seven: Bake the Dominos Lava Cake Recipe

Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray, then press ¼ cup of the lava crunch cake dough into the bottom of each muffin cup, creating a well in the center. 

Spoon a heaping tablespoon of hot fudge topping into the well. To take your cake to the next level, add crushed Oreo cookie crumbs to the fudge!

Cover the hot fudge with more lava crunch cake dough, sealing the edges tightly. Bake at 375℉ for 14-16 minutes, until slightly crispy. 

Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then gently loosen the cakes from the muffin cups with a knife. Serve while warm, topping with fresh fruit, mint, powdered sugar, or crushed Oreo cookie crumbs. 

Storing Leftover Domino’s Lava Cake

You can store leftover Domino’s Chocolate Lava Crunch Cakes in the fridge for up to four days or freeze them for up to four months. 

To reheat from frozen, bake at 375℉ for 15-20 minutes. 

Domino’s Lava Cake Recipe

Gone too soon? Well get ready to make a super yummy chocolate cake like Domino's! Our easy recipe shows you how to make a cake with a gooey chocolate middle and a crunchy outside with a great cookie flavor with help from some Oreo cookie crumbles (I swear I'm almost positive this is what they used). It's perfect for anyone who loves chocolate + Oreo cookies! Get ready to impress.

• Cake Pan
• Parchment Paper
• Large Measuring Cup
• Medium Measuring Cup
• Baking Mat
• Food Processor
• Muffin Pan

Cake Base

• 2/3 cups water
• 2 large eggs (divided)
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 cups chocolate fudge cake mix
• 2-3 cups oreo cookie crumbs

Crispy Oreo Cookies

• 3 tablespoons butter (melted)
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons Oreo cookie crumbles, plus more for rolling cookies (crushed)
• 1 cup chocolate fudge cake mix

Chocolate Lava Cakes

• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter (softened)
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons Oreo cookie crumbles (crushed)
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoons Hershey's Special Dark cocoa powder
• 1 batch Crispy Oreo Cookies
• 1 bottle fudge topping
• 3-4 garnish toppings (mint, raspberries, strawberries, powdered sugar, etc.)

For Cake Base

1. Preheat the oven to 350℉ and ensure your Oreo cookies are crumbled to a sandy consistency.

2. To make the cake base, add the water, eggs, and oil to the two cups of cake mix. Mix on low until just combined, then beat on high for two minutes.

   
   
   

3. Spread the batter in a 9-inch round cake pan lined with parchment paper. Top with a thin layer of Oreo cookie crumbles for extra crunch.

   
   
   

4. Bake for 30 minutes or until the outside is slightly crispy. Let cool.

For the Crispy Oreo Cookies

1. Increase the oven’s temperature to 375℉.

2. To create your Oreo-flavored cookie dough, add the melted butter, egg, and crushed Oreo cookie crumbs to the bowl with one cup of cake mix. Beat on high for one minute, then chill until firm.

   
   
   

3. Form the chilled dough into six balls of equal size.

4. Roll them in crushed Oreo cookie crumbs, then place them on a parchment-paper-lined baking tray. Bake for 15-18 minutes, then cool completely.

   
   
   

For the Dominos Lava Cake

1. Crumble the cooled cake and cookies, then process in a food processor until the mixture resembles fine sand.

2. Combine the sugar and softened butter on high speed in a large bowl or stand mixer for one minute.

   
   
   

3. Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla, mixing until combined. Stir in the crushed Oreo cookie crumbs, flour, and cocoa powder until smooth.

4. Add the cake and cookie crumb mixture to the bowl and mix by hand, ensuring the dough has a consistent texture.

   
   
   

5. Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray, then press ¼ cup of the lava crunch cake dough into the bottom of each muffin cup, creating a well in the center.

6. Spoon a heaping tablespoon of hot fudge topping into the well.

7. Cover the hot fudge with more lava crunch cake dough, sealing the edges tightly. Bake at 375℉ for 14-16 minutes, until slightly crispy.

   
   
   

8. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then gently loosen the cakes from the muffin cups with a knife.

9. Serve while warm, topping with fresh fruit, mint, powdered sugar, or crushed Oreo cookie crumbs.

   
   
   

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