Marble Baked Powder

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.

Marble baked powder.

Marble cake recipes come in all shapes and sizes. I baked the full recipe in 2 9 pans and it came out perfectly. The cake evenly filled the pan to about 3 1 2 inches high baked and is exceptionally moist and flavorful. Marble cakes aren t as difficult to make as they look.

Mix until the chocolate is fully incorporated into the batter. Preheat oven to 350 f 177 c. 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. My son s birthday is coming up soon and i m thinking of baking this marble cake for him to take to kindergarten.

Some make bundt cakes some make pound cakes some make sheet cakes and some make layer cakes. Let s discuss the ingredient list. Split them into 4 layers and added a cream cheese chocolate buttercream filling 1 layer of white chocolate cream cheese butter cream filling. Cocoa powder doesn t compromise the taste.

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. It s simply a white cake batter divided with chocolate added to half then marbled together with a butter knife. Step 4 bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean. I decided to substitute the cocoa powder for semi sweet chocolate and add more butter for a softer cake.

Sift the cake flour baking powder and salt together in a large bowl. I played around with this recipe a lot. Using a knife swirl the cocoa batter into the white batter to incorporate it in a marble effect. My husband is a marble cake aficionado said this is the best one he s had bar none.

I like to add real chocolate as well for a more intense fudgy flavor. 2 teaspoons baking powder. Marble cake without chocolate. Everyone loved the cake.

This recipe is guaranteed to yield a cake that is rich buttery with deep chocolate flavors. 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. 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.

Most recipes i ve seen use melted chocolate but as i explained above i don t care for the texture contrast. Remove 2 cups of batter and transfer it to a separate 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. Add the flours and baking powder to the mixture and mix on low speed until combined.