Mini Chocolate Marble Sponges

In honour of #WorldChocolateDay I incorporated chocolate into my baking today. Quick and easy, these mini chocolate marble sponges were made in a silicone friand tray and have a chocolate swirl added for a pretty visual effect. Whip them up in minutes and they’ll be a hit for afternoon tea, after-school snacks or just because its a Monday.

Lovely for a little treat or for afternoon tea!

Even without any other decoration they look great and taste wonderful. Or add chocolate drizzle or chocolate buttercream for a bit more indulgence.

Simply a Victoria sponge mix split into two bowls and with cocoa powder added to half of it, you can make these in no time at all.

My kids loved them as a special treat when in fact there was nothing to them really.

Marbling the two different cake mixtures together gives a really lovely decorative effect to these simple mini chocolate marble sponges.

Ready to devour, they are pretty enough to serve for an afternoon tea or just for a weekday treat.

Posh enough for a patisserie but simple enough to make in your home kitchen! Read on below for the recipe for these cute little mini chocolate marble sponges.

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Recipe

Mini Chocolate Marble Sponges

A simple but effective bake, tiny vanilla and chocolate sponge cakes with a marbled effect, lovely as an alternative to fairy cakes.

5 from 4 votes

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Course: Baking

Cuisine: British

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

Total Time: 19 minutes minutes

Servings: 8

Calories: 220kcal

Author: Lucy Allen | BakingQueen74

Ingredients

• 110 g butter
• 110 g caster sugar (superfine sugar)
• 110 g self-raising flour
• 2 eggs
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder

UK Measurements - US Measurements

Equipment

friand tray

mixing bowl

spatula

Instructions 

• Weigh/measure out your butter, caster sugar and flour into a bowl.
  110 g butter, 110 g caster sugar (superfine sugar), 110 g self-raising flour
• Crack in the eggs and mix until smooth.
  2 eggs
• Split the mixture in half.
• Keep one half plain and add the cocoa powder to the other half.
  2 tbsp cocoa powder
• Grease a friand tray (I used a silicone one) and spoon in the plain batter.
• Spoon the chocolate batter in on one side of the plain.
• Use a skewer or knife to make a marble effect on top.
• Bake for approximately 15 minutes at 180℃ / 350℉ or until golden brown and the cakes spring back when pressed.
• Allow to cool on a cooling rack for a few minutes, then remove from the friand tray and leave to cool completely.

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