Description
A delicious marble cake combining sweet vanilla and rich chocolate flavors with an easy-to-achieve swirl.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 tbsp hot water
- 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 tbsp butter (optional for shine)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a bundt pan.
- In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Stir in vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Alternately add the flour mixture and milk to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Mix until just combined.
- In a small bowl, mix cocoa powder with hot water to create a smooth paste.
- Stir about 1 cup of the vanilla batter into the cocoa mixture to create the chocolate batter.
- Pour half of the vanilla batter into the bundt pan. Add spoonfuls of chocolate batter, then top with the remaining vanilla batter.
- Use a knife or skewer to gently swirl the batters together.
- Bake for 55 to 65 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- For the ganache, heat heavy cream until just simmering. Pour over chocolate chips and let sit for 2 minutes. Stir until smooth, then add butter if desired.
- Drizzle ganache over the cooled cake and let set before slicing.
Notes
Chill the ganache slightly before pouring for thicker coverage. Avoid overmixing the batter to prevent a tough cake.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 65 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 80mg
Keywords: cake, marble cake, chocolate cake, dessert, easy baking