Fancy a tasty, light chocolate chip tray bake with a chocolatey cream cheese topping?
This recipe is easy to make, super tasty and just the sort of recipe that’s perfect for a bake sale.
Here's what to do.
Ingredients
For the sponge:
- 200 g (7.1 oz) baking margarine
- 200 g (7.1 oz) white caster sugar (superfine sugar)
- 3 medium free range eggs
- 200 g (7.1 oz) self-raising white flour (self rising flour)
- 30 ml (1 floz) whole milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 100 g (3.5 oz) milk chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
For the topping:
- 300 g (10.6 oz) full fat cream cheese
- 150 g (5.3 oz) milk chocolate
Equipment
- Rectangle 30x23cm (12"x9”) nonstick cake tin
Instructions
To make the sponge
Preheat the oven to 180C (160C fan, 350F).
Put the sugar and margarine in a large mixing bowl.
Beat until light, fluffy and increased in volume.
Beat in the eggs.
Add the flour.
Gently fold through.
Add the milk and vanilla.
Gently stir through.
Add the chocolate chips. Note: you can use chopped chocolate like I have here, but they do have a tendency to sink in the batter.
Fold through.
Grease and line a non-stick tray measuring approximately 30cm x 23cm (12 inches x 9 inches).
Pour the batter into the tin.
Bake for approximately 30 mins until the centre springs back is pressed gently.
Cool completely on a wire rack.
To make the topping
Melt the 120g (4.25 oz) of the chocolate using 10 second blasts in the microwave or over a bain marie.
Add to the cream cheese.
Beat until fully combined.
Taste and beat in a spoonful of caster sugar, if you would prefer it a little sweeter - it really depends on the brand of chocolate you use.
Spoon on top of the cooled cake.
Spread over the sponge right to the edges.
Grate the remaining chocolate over the top.
Transfer to a board.
Use a long, sharp knife to cut into 16 pieces.
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Chocolate Chip Tray Bake Recipe
Ingredients
For the sponge:
- 200 g (7.1 oz) baking margarine
- 200 g (7.1 oz) white caster sugar (superfine sugar)
- 3 medium free range eggs
- 200 g (7.1 oz) self-raising white flour (self rising flour)
- 30 ml (1 floz) whole milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 100 g (3.5 oz) milk chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
For the topping:
- 300 g (10.6 oz) full fat cream cheese
- 150 g (5.3 oz) milk chocolate
Equipment
- Rectangle 30x23cm (12"x9”) nonstick cake tin
Instructions
To make the sponge
- Preheat the oven to 180C (160C fan, 350F).
- Put the sugar and margarine in a large mixing bowl. Beat until light, fluffy and increased in volume.
- Beat in the eggs.
- Add the flour and gently fold through.
- Add the milk and vanilla. Gently stir through.
- Add the chocolate chips. Note: you can use chopped chocolate like I have here, but they do have a tendency to sink in the batter. Fold through.
- Grease and line a non-stick tray measuring approximately 30cm x 23cm (12 inches x 9 inches). Pour the batter into the tin.
- Bake for approximately 30 mins until the centre springs back is pressed gently.
- Cool completely on a wire rack.
To make the topping
- Melt the 120g (4.25 oz) of the chocolate using 10 second blasts in the microwave or over a bain marie.
- Add to the cream cheese. Beat until fully combined.
- Taste and beat in a spoonful of caster sugar, if you would prefer it a little sweeter - it really depends on the brand of chocolate you use.
- Spoon on top of the cooled cake. Spread over the sponge right to the edges.
- Grate the remaining chocolate over the top.
- Transfer to a board. Use a long, sharp knife to cut into 16 pieces.
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Katy Alexander says
How many calories per piece please I'm making this for our family but I'm calorie counting x
Emily Leary says
Hi :) I'd estimate 340kcal but depends a bit on ingredients used. There's more nutritional information at the bottom of the recipe card.
Winnie says
This is a cake I could eat any time!
Love the topping, definitely makes the cake even more wonderful.
liveotherwise says
Oh, that looks gorgeous!