🧁 Chocolate Marble Cupcakes
Makes: 12 cupcakes
🥣 Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 🌾 1½ cups (190g) all-purpose flour
- 🥄 2 tsp baking powder
- 🧂 ¼ tsp salt
Wet Ingredients
- 🧈 ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter, softened
- 🍬 ¾ cup (150g) sugar
- 🥚 2 large eggs
- 🌼 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 🥛 ½ cup (120ml) milk
🍫 Chocolate Batter
- 🍫 3 tbsp (15g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- ♨️ 3 tbsp hot milk or hot water
👩🍳 Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 170°C (340°F) and line a 12-cup muffin tray with paper liners.
- Combine the dry ingredients: In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- Cream the butter & sugar: In a separate bowl, beat the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in the vanilla extract.
- Make the batter: Gradually add the dry ingredients and milk, alternating between the two. Mix gently until you have a smooth batter.
- Prepare the chocolate batter: Transfer about ¾ cup of the vanilla batter into a separate bowl. Mix the cocoa powder with the hot milk (or water) until smooth, then fold it into the reserved batter.
- Create the marble effect: Fill each cupcake liner about two-thirds full with vanilla batter. Add small spoonfuls of the chocolate batter on top, then use a toothpick or skewer to gently swirl the two batters together.
- Bake: Bake for 18–22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool & enjoy: Let the cupcakes cool completely before serving or decorating with your favorite frosting.
✨ Tip: For extra indulgence, top with vanilla buttercream, chocolate ganache, or a light dusting of powdered sugar!
