Description
A soft, swirled marble bundt cake that combines the classic flavors of vanilla and chocolate, perfect for cozy afternoons and family gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup whole milk
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 tbsp hot water
- ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 tbsp butter (optional, for shine)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease and flour a bundt pan.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition, and stir in vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Alternate adding flour mixture and milk into the butter-egg mixture; mix only until combined.
- Mix cocoa powder with hot water to form a smooth paste.
- Stir about 1 cup of the vanilla batter into the cocoa paste to create the chocolate batter.
- Pour half of the vanilla batter into the bundt pan, add spoonfuls of chocolate batter, top with remaining vanilla batter, and swirl gently.
- Bake for 55–65 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool for 10 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- For ganache, heat heavy cream, pour over chocolate chips, let sit, then stir until smooth; drizzle over cake.
- Allow ganache to set for 20–30 minutes before slicing.
Notes
Store at room temperature for up to 2 days. For longer storage, refrigerate for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
Keywords: marble cake, bundt cake, chocolate, vanilla, dessert, baking