Chocolate Chip Rock Buns are an easy cake to make with kids, the perfect afternoon tea cake idea or if you are looking for easy things to bake with few ingredients!
Rock cakes with white chocolate chips and milk chocolate chips are added for a double chocolate chip cake children and adults love!

A take on the traditional English rock cake these rock cakes have chocolate chips added instead of dried fruit.
How to make Chocolate Chip Rock Buns?
Anyone can make these easy chocolate rock buns, a great simple cake recipe for kids and parents to make together. You can see how easy they are in our slideshow below.
Chocolate chip rock buns ingredients
Ingredients for these easy chocolate rock buns are plain flour, baking powder, vanilla extract, salt, sugar, butter, egg, milk and your choice of chocolate chips.
Substitutes
If you haven't got all the ingredients needed there are substitutes that can be used!
Flour
You can use self-raising flour instead of plain flour. Baking powder or salt is not needed when using self-raising flour (as it is already added to self-raising flour).
Chocolate chips
We use white and milk chocolate chip for a double chocolate chip cake. You could also add dark chocolate chips to make them triple chocolate chip cake!
Check out our Rock Cakes if you wanted a fruit cake version of these.
Vanilla Extract
This is optional, we love the flavour it brings to rock buns, there are plenty of other flavoured extracts that can be used too!
Divide mix into 9 rock buns
Once the ingredients are all mixed together, fork into 9 even-sized buns, leaving space between them (they will grow slightly!)
They don't need to be tidy, I encourage messy rock buns ready to collect the sugar sprinkled over them after cooking!
Oven temperature and time
For the best results, rock buns should be baked in a conventional oven (not fan).
Cook at 190ยฐC / 375ยฐF (if you must use fan - 170ยฐC) for 15-20 minutes. Once cooked they will have got a bit larger tuned a light golden colour.
It is normal for them to be soft to touch when first out of the oven they firm up as they cool.
Keep them on a baking tray until cool enough to handle, then transfer to a wire rack to prevent a soggy bottom!
Sugar rock buns
Now the finishing touch before the buns cool down too much, these chocolate rock buns need a sprinkle of sugar all over the top.
The sugar gets stuck in all the nook and crannies, between cracks of the chocolate chip rock buns.
Storing Rock Buns
They are at their best-served warm! I managed to get a few good photos before the kids jumped in to eat them!
The chocolate chips are nice and evenly spread throughout the rock buns as seen in the images.
Perfect served with a nice cup of tea! Great for a picnic or added to a Great British afternoon tea stand.
๐ Step by Step Recipe
Chocolate Chip Rock Buns
Equipment
Ingredients
- 300 grams Plain Flour
- 1 ยฝ teaspoon Baking Powder
- pinch Salt
- 80 grams White Sugar - + extra to sprinkle on once baked Caster or Granulated can be used
- 150 grams Butter
- 200 grams Chocolate Chip - We use 100 g White Chocolate Chips + 100 g Milk Chocolate Chips
- 1 Large Egg
- 2 tablespoon Milk
- ยฝ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Preheat Oven to 190ยฐC /170ยฐC fan/ 375ยฐF.Add 300 grams Plain Flour, a pinch Salt and 1 ยฝ teaspoon Baking Powder into a bowl
- Add 80 grams White Sugar and mix these dry ingredients together.
- Rub 150 grams Butter into the dry mix using your fingertips.
- Until it has a breadcrumb texture.
- Add 200 grams Chocolate Chip.
- Stir through until evenly combined.
- In a small bowl whisk together 2 tablespoon Milk, 1 Large Egg and ยฝ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- Add this whisked mixture to the dry ingredients
- Use a fork to stir well together until moist and sticky
- Separate into approx 9 even-sized buns, and use the prongs of the fork to rough up the edges of the buns a little.
- Cook in a preheated 190ยฐC /170ยฐC fan/ 375ยฐF oven for 15-20 minutes until golden.Remove from oven, allow to cool and firm up.
- Once cool enough to handle, transfer buns to a wire rack.
- Sprinkle with some extra sugar. Eat whilst still warm.
- Or allow to fully cool then store in an airtight container until ready to eat.
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Hope you enjoyed making these chocolate chip rock buns. Please leave us some feedback below to let us know how you got on?
Nathan says
I don't think I've had rock buns before so I'll need to make these ASAP! Love that they have white chocolate and milk chocolate, that's always a delicious combo. Thanks for the recipe!
Kay says
Thank you, Nathan
The combo of milk and white choc chips are awesome ๐
Hope you enjoy our rock cake recipe, let us know your thoughts?
Aparna says
My kids loved making and gobbling these tasty rock buns. Yum!
Kay says
Thank you, Aparna
So pleased your kids love our chocolate chip rock cakes, this is our kids favourite snacks ๐
Katia says
These buns were delicious! almost like a fluffy cookie chocolate chip cookie.
Kay says
Thank you so much Katia ๐
Glad to hear you like our rock buns ๐
Enjoy!
Tavo says
I loved this recipe from the first time I made it! Today I am making it again!
Kay says
Thanks, Tavo ๐
This recipe is one you will make over and over again, they are moreish lol
Enjoy!!
AISilva says
What a great recipe. I love the idea of making these chocolate chip rock buns with my kids. They look easy to make and delicious, thanks!
Kay says
Thank you Alsilva
This is a great recipe to cook make with the kids ๐
Enjoy!!
Liz says
Love any recipe I can make with my kids!
Kay says
Thanks, Liz
Hope you and the kids enjoy the recipe ๐
Kayla DiMaggio says
I love how cute these chocolate chip rock buns are! Such a fun idea to make with kids!
Kay says
Thanks, Kayla
These are a great snack to make with the kids, our kids loved helping us eat the chocolate chips whilst making them LOL