Go Back
Brownie Marbled Funfetti Snack Cake
Florence Jackson

Brownie Marbled Funfetti Snack Cake

This is the ultimate combination of a fudgy brownie with a classic vanilla confetti cake. By layering up the two types of batter in the pan, it bakes into a gorgeous cake with thick rippling of chocolate brownie. This requires little in the way of decoration, but of course, feel free to go wild with buttercream frosting or glaze if desired! This is the ideal cake to cut and come back to - perfect for snacking.
See notes below for ways to simplify/speed up!
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 9
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Funfetti Cake
  • 113 g Unsalted Butter Room Temperature
  • 160 g Granulated Sugar
  • 2 Large Eggs
  • 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 160 g All Purpose Flour
  • ½ tsp Baking Powder
  • ¼ tsp Baking Soda
  • 60 ml Milk
  • 60 ml Heavy Cream
  • 100 g Rainbow Sprinkles
For the Brownie
  • 100 g Semi-Sweet Chocolate Melted
  • 170 g Unsalted Butter Melted
  • 100 g Granulated Sugar
  • 100 g Light Brown Soft Sugar
  • 2 Medium Eggs
  • 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 90 g All Purpose Flour
  • 30 g Cocoa Powder

Method
 

For the Funfetti Cake
  1. Pre-heat the oven to 180℃/360℉. Line an 8x8" square baking pan. 
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together the butter and sugar on high speed for a few minutes to really bring it together. Add in the eggs and vanilla and whisk again.
  3. Use a spatula/wooden spoon to fold in the flour, baking powder and baking soda until a cake batter comes together.
  4. Add the cream, milk and sprinkles and fold in to create a nice smooth batter. Set aside.
For the Brownie
  1. Melt the dark chocolate by breaking up into small pieces in a bowl and heating for 30 second intervals in a microwave, stirring in between. Set aside to cool whilst making the brownies.
  2. In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer combine the melted butter, and both the brown and granulated sugars on a medium speed until totally combined. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix again. Add in the melted chocolate.
  3. Fold in the flour and cocoa powder.
  4. In the pan, pour in half the brownie mixture, followed by half the funfetti batter. Top with the remaining brownie mix, then the funfetti cake batter. Bake for 40-45 minutes until a skewer inserted comes out clean. If it is browning on top too much, cover with foil and return to the oven for an additional 5-10 minutes.

Notes

Notes:
This might look like a lot of steps and a lot of ingredients, but truly this is so fun to make. That said, if you really want to save time, you could use a brownie box mix for the middle part. I find making the cake yourself crucial for that perfect homemade cake taste. This is totally up to you though.