MARBLE CAKE

Marble cake is a cake with a streaked or mottled appearance (like marble) achieved by very lightly blending light and dark batter. It can be a mixture of vanilla and chocolate cake, in which case it is mainly vanilla, with streaks of chocolate. This Chocolate Marble cake is so moist and flavorful that it really doesn't need a frosting.

INGREDIENTS:

Semisweet chocolate - 2/3 cup

water - 2 tbsp

Cake flour - 1&1/2 cup + 2 tbsp

Baking powder - 2 tsp

Salt - 1/4 tsp

Butter - 1/2 cup

Sugar - 1 cup

Eggs - 2

Pure Vanilla Extract - 1 tsp

Yogurt - 1/2 cup

(All ingredients should be at room temperature)

METHOD:

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and Line the bottom of the pan with wax paper.

2. Melt the chocolate and water, in a bowl that has been placed over a saucepan of simmering water. Remove from heat and set aside to cool to room temperature.

3. In a separate bowl, whisk or sift the flour with the baking powder and salt.

4. In an electric mixer, or with a hand mixer, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the vanilla extract and eggs, one at a time, until well combined.

5. With the mixer on low speed, alternately add the flour mixture (in three addition) and yogurt (in two additions), beginning and ending with the flour.

6. Divide the mixture between 2 bowls. Stir the melted chocolate into the mixture in one of the bowls. 

7. With two spoons, place spoonfuls of the two batters alternately into your loaf pan (chocolate, white, chocolate, etc.). Take a skewer and swirl it around the mixture in the tin a few times to create a marbled effect.

8. Bake in preheated oven for about 50 - 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center just comes out clean.

9. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan. Cool completely.