Marble Baked 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.

Marble baked powder.

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. Remove 2 cups of batter and transfer it to a separate bowl. I played around with this recipe a lot.

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. Some make bundt cakes some make pound cakes some make sheet cakes and some make layer cakes. The cake evenly filled the pan to about 3 1 2 inches high baked and is exceptionally moist and flavorful. I baked the full recipe in 2 9 pans and it came out perfectly.

Everyone loved the cake. Spray or lightly butter two 9 inch cake pans. 2 teaspoons baking powder. I like to add real chocolate as well for a more intense fudgy flavor.

This makes the chocolate swirl portion of the cake taste almost like a brownie. Using a knife swirl the cocoa batter into the white batter to incorporate it in a marble effect. Cocoa powder doesn t compromise the taste. Marble cake recipes come in all shapes and sizes.

It s simply a white cake batter divided with chocolate added to half then marbled together with a butter knife. Let s discuss the ingredient list. You can use chocolate in the cake but i prefer to use cocoa powder because it s easier. I decided to substitute the cocoa powder for semi sweet chocolate and add more butter for a softer cake.

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. My husband is a marble cake aficionado said this is the best one he s had bar none. Preheat oven to 350 f 177 c. Step 4 bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean.

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. Most recipes for marble cake call solely for cocoa powder for the chocolate portion of the cake. Sift the cake flour baking powder and salt together in a large bowl. 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.

Marble cake without chocolate. Add the flours and baking powder to the mixture and mix on low speed until combined. Marble cakes aren t as difficult to make as they look. This recipe is guaranteed to yield a cake that is rich buttery with deep chocolate flavors.