Marble Baked Powder

Marble cakes aren t as difficult to make as they look.

Marble baked powder.

This recipe is guaranteed to yield a cake that is rich buttery with deep chocolate flavors. Mix until the chocolate is fully incorporated into the batter. I like to add real chocolate as well for a more intense fudgy flavor. Spray or lightly butter two 9 inch cake pans.

Cocoa powder doesn t compromise the taste. It s simply a white cake batter divided with chocolate added to half then marbled together with a butter knife. You can use chocolate in the cake but i prefer to use cocoa powder because it s easier. Preheat oven to 350 f 177 c.

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. I baked the full recipe in 2 9 pans and it came out perfectly. Using a knife swirl the cocoa batter into the white batter to incorporate it in a marble effect. I played around with this recipe a lot.

I decided to substitute the cocoa powder for semi sweet chocolate and add more butter for a softer cake. Some make bundt cakes some make pound cakes some make sheet cakes and some make layer cakes. 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.

Most recipes for marble cake call solely for cocoa powder for the chocolate portion of the cake. Remove 2 cups of batter and transfer it to a separate bowl. 2 teaspoons baking powder. Marble cake without chocolate.

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. This makes the chocolate swirl portion of the cake taste almost like a brownie. The cake evenly filled the pan to about 3 1 2 inches high baked and is exceptionally moist and flavorful. Everyone loved the cake.

Split them into 4 layers and added a cream cheese chocolate buttercream filling 1 layer of white chocolate cream cheese butter cream filling. 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. My husband is a marble cake aficionado said this is the best one he s had bar none. Let s discuss the ingredient list.

For the best results please follow the tried and tested tips below. My son s birthday is coming up soon and i m thinking of baking this marble cake for him to take to kindergarten. Most recipes i ve seen use melted chocolate but as i explained above i don t care for the texture contrast. Step 4 bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean.