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!

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Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 45

Total Time: 1 5

Servings:

Author: Florence Jackson

Ingredients

For the Funfetti Cake

113 g (½ cups) Unsalted Butter Room Temperature
160 g (¾ cups) Granulated Sugar
2 (2) Large Eggs
2 tsp (2 tsp) Vanilla Extract
160 g (1 ¼ cups) All Purpose Flour
½ tsp (½ tsp) Baking Powder
¼ tsp (¼ tsp) Baking Soda
60 ml (¼ cups) Milk
60 ml (¼ cups) Heavy Cream
100 g (⅔ cups) Rainbow Sprinkles

For the Brownie

100 g (½ cups) Semi-Sweet Chocolate Melted
170 g (¾ cups) Unsalted Butter Melted
100 g (½ cups) Granulated Sugar
100 g (½ cups) Light Brown Soft Sugar
2 (2) Medium Eggs
2 tsp (2 tsp) Vanilla Extract
90 g (¾ cups) All Purpose Flour
30 g (⅓ cups) Cocoa Powder

Instructions

For the Funfetti Cake

Pre-heat the oven to 180℃/360℉. Line an 8x8" square baking pan.
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.
Use a spatula/wooden spoon to fold in the flour, baking powder and baking soda until a cake batter comes together.
Add the cream, milk and sprinkles and fold in to create a nice smooth batter. Set aside.

For the Brownie

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.
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.
Fold in the flour and cocoa powder.
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.