Chocolate Marble Bundt Cake

Chocolate Marble Bundt Cake

I'd recommend this recipe for beginner bakers. It's a super easy recipe, and it's delicious! I found that it was less challenging than other cakes I've made before, but it was equally rewarding. Plus, it looks adorable.

Ingredients:

3/4 c softened butter
2 eggs
2 3/4 c all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 c sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1 1/4 c milk (I use rice milk)
2/3 c chocolate syrup
1 recipe chocolate icing
a few shakes of powdered sugar (optional)
candied cherries (optional)

You will need:

a cooling rack
spatula
10" fluted tube pan or bundt cake pan
1 small and 1 medium mixing bowl
mixer
measuring cups and spoons
non stick cooking spray
toothpick
sauce pan

Method:

Step one: have butter and eggs sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes. Grease and lightly flour the cake pan. In the medium bowl, mix the baking powder, baking soda, salt and the flour. Set aside.

Step two: With the mixer, beat the butter on low speed, about 30 seconds. Add the sugar and vanilla and beat it until it's fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time. Mix at medium speed for 1 minute after each addition. Scrape the bowl periodically. Add the flour mixture and the milk to the butter alternately, beating on low speed after each addition until mixed. Set aside 2 cups of the batter and pour the rest into the cake pan.

Step three: Mix the chocolate syrup with the 2 cups of reserved batter. Beat until well combined. Pour this into the cake pan on top of the batter. DO NOT MIX!

Step four: Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 50 minutes to until a toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Remove from pan and allow to cool completely.

Step five: Chocolate Icing: While your cake is cooling, prepare the chocolate icing. In a saucepan, heat 1/2 cup of chocolate chips, 2 tbsp butter, 1 tbsp light colored corn syrup and 1/4 tsp vanilla on low heat. Stir constantly until it's melted and smooth. Use immediately.

Once your cake is cooled, place it onto a plate or cake stand. Dust the cake with some powdered sugar and then pour the chocolate icing over the cake. Garnish with candied cherries.

This recipe was adapted from "Better Homes And Gardens New Cook Book. The 12th Edition"

~ Nully's Tips ~

Clean up as you go,

'cause you're going to

 use some of the utensils

 more than once!



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