Marble Baked Powder

Using a knife swirl the cocoa batter into the white batter to incorporate it in a marble effect.

Marble baked powder.

Marble cake without chocolate. Spray or lightly butter two 9 inch cake pans. Preheat oven to 350 f 177 c. Mix until the chocolate is fully incorporated into the batter.

My husband is a marble cake aficionado said this is the best one he s had bar none. Remove 2 cups of batter and transfer it to a separate bowl. Some make bundt cakes some make pound cakes some make sheet cakes and some make layer cakes. I like to add real chocolate as well for a more intense fudgy flavor.

In a small mixing bowl whisk together cocoa powder and hot water until smooth and then add to the 2 1 2 cups of batter. It s simply a white cake batter divided with chocolate added to half then marbled together with a butter knife. Cocoa powder doesn t compromise the taste. I played around with this recipe a lot.

2 teaspoons baking powder. The mixing method for this marble cake is most similar to the reverse creaming method of mixing that we have used in several of our recipes in that the dry ingredients are combined before the butter is mixed in. Add the flours and baking powder to the mixture and mix on low speed until combined. However it is unique in that the eggs are then added one at a time before the reminder of the wet ingredients are slowly poured in.

In previous years i was never quite comfortable with the idea of serving a chocolate cake to a room full of tiny tots for afternoon tea especially if they all went crazy afterwards on the inevitable sugar high the poor teachers. Sift the cake flour baking powder and salt together in a large bowl. I decided to substitute the cocoa powder for semi sweet chocolate and add more butter for a softer cake. Everyone loved the cake.

Most recipes i ve seen use melted chocolate but as i explained above i don t care for the texture contrast. For the best results please follow the tried and tested tips below. Let s discuss the ingredient list. Marble cake recipes come in all shapes and sizes.

With a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment beat the butter on high speed in a large bowl until smooth and creamy about 1 minute. The cake evenly filled the pan to about 3 1 2 inches high baked and is exceptionally moist and flavorful. Step 4 bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean. You can use chocolate in the cake but i prefer to use cocoa powder because it s easier.

Most recipes for marble cake call solely for cocoa powder for the chocolate portion of the cake. This recipe is guaranteed to yield a cake that is rich buttery with deep chocolate flavors. Split them into 4 layers and added a cream cheese chocolate buttercream filling 1 layer of white chocolate cream cheese butter cream filling. My son s birthday is coming up soon and i m thinking of baking this marble cake for him to take to kindergarten.