Name: Marble Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped -; 3 tablespoons plus 1-1/4 cups butter, softened, divided -; 2 cups sugar -; 5 large eggs, room temperature -; 3 teaspoons vanilla extract -; 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour -; 2 teaspoons baking powder -; 1/2 teaspoon salt -; 1/2 cup sour cream -; 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips, optional -; Frosting: -; 3/4 cup butter, softened -; 6-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar -; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract -; 1/2 to 2/3 cup 2% milk -; 2 tablespoons miniature semisweet chocolate chips -

Recipe information

Cooking:

45 min.

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Ingredients for - Marble Cake

1. 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped -

2. 3 tablespoons plus 1-1/4 cups butter, softened, divided -

3. 2 cups sugar -

4. 5 large eggs, room temperature -

5. 3 teaspoons vanilla extract -

6. 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour -

7. 2 teaspoons baking powder -

8. 1/2 teaspoon salt -

9. 1/2 cup sour cream -

10. 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips, optional -

11. Frosting: -

12. 3/4 cup butter, softened -

13. 6-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar -

14. 2 teaspoons vanilla extract -

15. 1/2 to 2/3 cup 2% milk -

16. 2 tablespoons miniature semisweet chocolate chips -

How to cook deliciously - Marble Cake

1. Stage

In the top of a double boiler or a metal bowl over barely simmering water, melt the chocolate and 3 tablespoons of butter, stirring until smooth. Cool to room temperature.

2. Stage

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line the bottoms of three greased 8-inch round baking pans with parchment, then grease the parchment.

3. Stage

In a large bowl, cream the remaining butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla. Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt. Add this dry mixture to the creamed mixture, alternating with the sour cream, beating well after each addition.

4. Stage

Remove 2 cups of batter to a small bowl, then stir in the cooled chocolate mixture and, if desired, chocolate chips, until blended. Drop the plain and chocolate batters by tablespoonfuls into the prepared pans, dividing the batters evenly among the pans. To make the batter level, tap them several times on the counter.

5. Stage

Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool the cakes in the pans for 10 minutes before removing them to wire racks and removing the parchment. Cool completely.

6. Stage

In a large bowl, beat the butter until smooth. Gradually beat in the confectioners’ sugar, vanilla and enough milk to reach the desired consistency.

7. Stage

If your cake layers have rounded tops, trim them with a serrated knife to make them level. In a microwave, melt the chocolate chips, stirring until smooth. Cool slightly.

8. Stage

Place one cake layer on a serving plate, and spread it with 1/2 cup frosting. Repeat the layers, topping the cake with the final cake layer. Frost the top and sides of the cake.

9. Stage

Drop cooled chocolate by 1/2 teaspoonfuls over the frosting. Using a large offset spatula, smear the chocolate to create a marble design across the cake top.