Marble Cake Description

Showcase your elegant style even in the kitchen by adding the marble wood cake stand from project 62.

Marble cake description.

Marble cake is a wonderful old fashioned baked good as pretty as it is delicious. Like in a major way. Pound cake this cake gets its name because of how its ingredients can be measured. This recipe replaced the traditional molasses and spice batter by marbling melted chocolate into the cake a reflection of a new american obsession with chocolate.

It doesn t get easier than this marble cake recipe. Foreign and domestic receipts for the household published in 1889. The idea of marbling two different colored batters into a cake originated in nineteenth century germany then made its way to america with german immigrants before the civil war. It can be a mixture of vanilla and chocolate cake in which case it is mainly vanilla with streaks of chocolate.

The next time you throw a party or host a dinner use the stand to display your delectable dessert. This marble pound cake recipe is an ultra moist easy cake recipe baked in a bundt pan with ribbons of chocolate and vanilla cake swirled together. How to make marble cake with a cake mix. Preheat oven to 350 f 177 c.

A marble cake is a cake with a streaked or mottled appearance like marble achieved by very lightly blending light and dark batter. One of the first recorded recipes for marble cake appears in an american cookbook called aunt babette s cook book. This marble pound cake recipe is perfect for all occasions. Other possibilities are strawberry or other fruit flavors or particularly in marbled coffee cakes cinnamon or other spices.

Sift the cake flour baking powder and salt together in a large bowl. This cake stand features a smooth marble top and wood bottom that adds just the right amount of modern appeal to your home. Spray or lightly butter two 9 inch cake pans. Topped with a rich chocolate glaze this is the best marble cake i ve ever had.

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. Perfect for a cozy afternoon snack.