Bite into a slice of this buttery choc chip fudge traybake and embrace your inner hedonist. Dark chocolate chips provide the perfect foil to pieces of sweet fudge, creating a delicious, but not sickly sponge. It's a real party pleaser for sure and it makes a perfect cake sale bake into the bargain.
Prep Time25 minutesmins
Cook Time25 minutesmins
Total Time50 minutesmins
Course: Afternoon Tea, Picnics
Cuisine: British
Keyword: bake sale, chocolate chip, fudge, party food, traybake
150ggolden caster sugar(I used vanilla sugar and no vanilla extract)
2large eggs(I used duck eggs)
½ tspvanilla extract
180gflour(I used half wholemeal spelt, half plain white)
¾tspbaking powder.
60gdark chocolate drops
50gfudgechopped into small pieces
Topping
25gdark chocolate
25gfudgechopped into small pieces
Instructions
Cream the butter with the sugar until it's very light & fluffy. I do this by hand with a wooden spoon, but you can use an electric mixer instead, if you prefer.
150 g unsalted butter - softened, 150 g golden caster sugar
Beat in the eggs, one by one followed by the vanilla extract.
2 large eggs, ½ tsp vanilla extract
Sift in the flour and baking powder and mix gently until you can no longer see any flour.
180 g flour, ¾ tsp baking powder.
Add the chocolate buttons and fudge pieces and stir into the mix.
60 g dark chocolate drops, 50 g fudge
Spoon into an 8" (20 cm) sq silicone cake mould or lined tin and bake at 180℃ (160℃ fan, 350℉, Gas 4) for 25 minutes. It should be well risen, golden and an inserted skewer comes out clean.
Topping
Melt the dark chocolate in a bowl suspended over a pan of hot, but not boiling, water. Drizzle it over the top of the cake with a teaspoon or piping bag.
25 g dark chocolate
Scatter the fudge pieces over the top.
25 g fudge
Allow the traybake to cool then cut into 9 large squares or 12 more refined rectangles.
Notes
Plain vanilla fudge is a good one to use for this recipe. Otherwise they're might be too much going on. But ultimately, go with whatever fudge grabs your fancy or needs using up.Please note: calories and other nutritional information are per serving. They’re approximate and will depend on exact ingredients used.