Chocolate Chip Marmalade Cakes – totally moreish!

Chocolate Chip Marmalade Cakes

When a little bird told me that it was National Marmalade Week (1 – 8 March) I immediately thought of my grandmothers Marmalade Cakes which then lead me to develop these Chocolate Chip Marmalade Cakes. As a child the cake stand would always come out when we visited and often there would be home made Marmalade Cakes and Butterfly Cakes on it. I know I ate them but they never really set my taste buds on fire so I decided, after an evening chatting on Twitter, that dark chocolate was what they needed. It seems that the chocolate and orange combo is exceedingly popular and is indeed one of the most searched for terms on my blog!

After a bit of experimentation with amounts of marmalade and chocolate I came up with these yummy Chocolate Chip Marmalade Cakes which have just the right amount of orange tang from the marmalade and icing made with freshly squeezed orange juice which contrast beautifully with the dark chocolate chips. The cakes are moist and gooey due to the addition of an added blob of marmalade on the cakes just before baking – perfect for your morning coffee or afternoon cup of tea.

When my kids got back from school they couldn’t wait to try my cakes and I’m pleased to say they went down very well as they don’t usually eat marmalade! They insisted on having a cake in their packed lunches the following day so I will definitely be making these again.

I do hope you make my Chocolate Chip Marmalade Cakes. For more cupcake inspiration you might like the following:

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Lemon & Elderflower Curd Cupcakes

Little Apple Cupcakes

Caramel Macchiato Cupcakes

Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting & Candied Carrots

Gulab Jumen Cupcakes

Salted Caramel Cupcakes

Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Jam Buttercream

Honey & Lemon Drizzle Cupcakes

Cardamom Beetroot Chocolate Cupcakes

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Previously published on Great British Chefs!

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Chocolate Chip Marmalade Cakes

Marmalade Chocolate Chip Cakes - inspired by my grandmothers marmalade cupcakes, these cakes are totally moist and delicious.

Course Snack

Cuisine British

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Servings 12

Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

• 125 g unsalted butter softened or buttery spread
• 125 g caster sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 125 g self raising flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• pinch of salt
• 1 – 3 tbsp semi-skimmed milk
• 100 g good quality orange marmalade + extra for spooning on
• 50 g dark chocolate chopped into chips
• Icing:
• 80 g icing sugar
• 1 tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180°.
2. Line a 12 cup bun tray with 12 paper cake cases.
3. Place all the ingredients (bar the milk, marmalade and chocolate) into a cake mixer and mix at high speed until well combined.
4. Add enough milk to make a flowing cake batter.
5. Fold in the marmalade and chocolate chips.
6. Divide the batter equally between the cake cases.
7. Spoon ¼ tsp of marmalade on top of each cake.
8. Bake in the oven for 20 – 25 minutes until golden and spring back to touch.
9. Allow the cupcakes to cool on a rack.
10. Finally mix the icing sugar and orange juice together and decorate the cakes by either drizzling from a spoon or using a piping bag and fine nozzle.