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    home » Recipes » Lunchbox Recipes

    Marbled choc vanilla cupcakes, low sugar!

    Published: May 16, 2018. Modified: Oct 21, 2020By:Kylie·This post may contain affiliate links·

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    When it comes to cupcakes, I have always been obsessed with marbled cupcakes. Even as a young kid, marbled cake was something of my dreams come true. These marbled choc vanilla cupcakes are capturing the imagination of the two tone cake, but are much healthier with low sugar!

    Marbled choc vanilla cupcakes

    I've lowered the sugar in these, and Master 5 thinks they are amazing! Miss 7 thinks they are too sweet- so there is no pleasing everyone. personally I think they are just right and this afternoon with my coffee they were positively perfect.

    Marbled choc vanilla cupcakes

    I'm having so many oven troubles right now, these rose dramatically towards the back of the oven and it made them really irregular in shape- something that makes them look a little less cute! Icing them would have meant cutting the tops off and trying to fix their shape, so I'm glad I didn't want to ice them.

    Marbled choc vanilla cupcakes

    Of course, these could be even healthier if we removed all the sugar, but would they still be a treat? There are other healthier options on the blog if the magic of the marbling isn't enough for you, these chocolate madelines are really low in sugar as are these chocolate bliss balls.

    Marbled choc vanilla cupcakes

    There is something so pretty about marbling, and it's such a good way to add some fun to these low sugar cupcakes. Marbled choc vanilla cupcakes are going to be a freezer essential for me, as it can be quite difficult to find things to please Master 5.

    Marbled choc vanilla cupcakes

    To achieve the perfect marbling, you need to make sure that you have separate areas of the flavours in the muffin hole. Then mix them with a skewer, being careful to swirl rather than mix.

    Marbled choc vanilla cupcakes

    Marbled choc vanilla cupcakes

    These healthier marbled choc vanilla cupcakes are easy to make and super kidfriendly.  Lower sugar than most cupcakes.
    4.59 from 17 votes
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    Course: lunchbox
    Cuisine: Modern Australian
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 18 minutes
    Total Time: 23 minutes
    Servings: 12 cupcakes
    Calories: 208kcal
    Author: Kylie
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    Ingredients

    • 2 cups self raising flour
    • 2 eggs
    • 1 cup milk
    • 2 tsps vanilla paste
    • ¼ cup sugar of your choice
    • 150 grams butter melted
    • ⅓ cup water
    • ⅓ cup cocoa
    • ⅓ cup water

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius (355f).
    • Mix the flour, eggs, milk, butter, vanilla and sugar together.
    • Split the batter into 2 separate bowls.
    • Add ⅓ cup water to one batter.
    • Add ⅓ cup water and ⅓ cup cocoa to the other.
    • Drop a tablespoon of vanilla batter into each cupcake hole.
    • Drop a tablespoon of chocolate batter in each hole.
    • Scrape up any extra vanilla and divide amongst the holes and repeat with the chocolate.
    • Using a skewer, make swirls in the top of the cupcakes.
    • Bake at 180 degrees for 15-18 minutes.
    • Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then remove to cooling rack.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Sodium: 23.3mg | Sugar: 5.4g | Fiber: 1.4g | Cholesterol: 58.3mg | Calories: 208kcal | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 6.8g | Fat: 11.5g | Protein: 4.5g | Carbohydrates: 22.6g
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    Comments

    1. Cathy says

      October 08, 2019 at 10:28 am

      I added some choc chips to sweeten them up a bit. My girls demolished them.

      Reply
    2. Kelly says

      July 27, 2019 at 4:47 pm

      We made this today, into a full size cake for a birthday. It was great! Took about 30 minutes. It did crack on top so I'd probably lower the temp to 165-170 and cook it a bit longer next time.

      And I found I needed to add more flour to the vanilla half. After adding the water it was a bit runny.

      I also made a low sugar choc cream cheese frosting for the top.

      Thanks for this recipe, I'll definitely make it again.

      Reply
    3. Beth says

      November 07, 2018 at 5:10 am

      Just made these. They taste of nothing. Didn’t rise that much, even with self raising flour. Look pretty with the marble affect but disappointed overall.

      Reply
      • Kylie says

        November 07, 2018 at 8:35 am

        Thanks for your review, these aren't overly sweet as that is what we are used too. If you want them to have a sweeter flavour, you can add more sweetener to taste. We have made these lots of times without any rising issues, in fact they are a bake stall regular for us.

        Reply
    4. Laura D says

      May 23, 2018 at 8:56 am

      These look amazing! Do they last well frozen?

      Reply
      • Kylie says

        May 23, 2018 at 10:05 am

        Yes they do! I grab them and stick them in the lunchbox still frozen in the morning.

        Reply
    5. B says

      May 21, 2018 at 7:03 pm

      Looks wonderful, can’t wait to make them! Would vanilla extract (liquid) sub for vanilla paste? I’ve never seen vanilla in paste form here in NY...

      Reply
      • Kylie says

        May 21, 2018 at 8:57 pm

        Yes it will work no problems!

        Reply
    6. Chloe says

      May 21, 2018 at 5:51 pm

      3 stars
      I have just made these with my boys.
      Lots of fun to make, but they didn’t rise at all. I was thinking when making them that the ingredients didn’t include a rising agent.

      Is it supposed to be Self Raising Flour instead of Plain, or should there be some baking powder maybe?

      Reply
      • Kylie says

        May 21, 2018 at 8:59 pm

        Aargh! Because mine over-rose I changed the recipe, and forgot to put that it was self raising flour! Thanks.

        Reply
    7. ThermoKitchen says

      May 21, 2018 at 8:27 am

      5 stars
      I used to love marbled cakes as a kid!! I haven’t even thought of making them in years!!!! Thanks for the inspiration.
      Julie

      Reply
    8. Smita says

      May 20, 2018 at 10:55 pm

      5 stars
      Looks simply delicious!

      Reply
    9. Marcellina says

      May 20, 2018 at 7:01 pm

      Oh these look wonderful and great texture even with less sugar. Then again I love anything marbled! My favourite cake as kid!

      Reply
      • Kylie says

        May 20, 2018 at 7:02 pm

        It's kind of magical! It was my favourite as a kid too!

        Reply
    10. Sylvie says

      May 20, 2018 at 10:51 am

      5 stars
      I love that they seem so light! Cupcakes tend to be a bit dense but these one look absolutely delicious and fluffy. I"m not the biggest fan of cupcake frosting so this recipe is perfect; what else do you need but a chocolate swirl, right!?

      Reply
      • Kylie says

        May 20, 2018 at 4:51 pm

        Exactly! I find frosting can be a bit sickly sweet!

        Reply

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