Marble cake recipes come in all shapes and sizes.
Marble baked powder.
Sift the cake flour baking powder and salt together in a large bowl.
I played around with this recipe a lot.
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.
Everyone loved the cake.
Cocoa powder doesn t compromise the taste.
Some make bundt cakes some make pound cakes some make sheet cakes and some make layer cakes.
Mix until the chocolate is fully incorporated into the batter.
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.
I like to add real chocolate as well for a more intense fudgy flavor.
My son s birthday is coming up soon and i m thinking of baking this marble cake for him to take to kindergarten.
Marble cake without chocolate.
This makes the chocolate swirl portion of the cake taste almost like a brownie.
Spray or lightly butter two 9 inch cake pans.
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.
I baked the full recipe in 2 9 pans and it came out perfectly.
Split them into 4 layers and added a cream cheese chocolate buttercream filling 1 layer of white chocolate cream cheese butter cream filling.
Let s discuss the ingredient list.
I decided to substitute the cocoa powder for semi sweet chocolate and add more butter for a softer cake.
Marble cakes aren t as difficult to make as they look.
Step 4 bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean.
It s simply a white cake batter divided with chocolate added to half then marbled together with a butter knife.
The cake evenly filled the pan to about 3 1 2 inches high baked and is exceptionally moist and flavorful.
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.
Add the flours and baking powder to the mixture and mix on low speed until combined.
This recipe is guaranteed to yield a cake that is rich buttery with deep chocolate flavors.
Remove 2 cups of batter and transfer it to a separate bowl.
2 teaspoons baking powder.
Most recipes for marble cake call solely for cocoa powder for the chocolate portion of the cake.
My husband is a marble cake aficionado said this is the best one he s had bar none.
For the best results please follow the tried and tested tips below.
Most recipes i ve seen use melted chocolate but as i explained above i don t care for the texture contrast.