Description
The Ultimate Marble Cake is a moist, dense layered cake made with vanilla and chocolate batters swirled together, filled with chocolate ganache and topped with rich chocolate frosting.
Ingredients
2½ cups all-purpose flour
2½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter
½ cup vegetable oil
1¾ cups granulated sugar
4 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup whole milk
½ cup sour cream
¾ cup cocoa powder
½ cup hot water or coffee
2 tablespoons sugar
1 cup heavy cream
8 oz semi-sweet chocolate
1 cup butter (for frosting)
2½ cups powdered sugar
½ cup cocoa powder
3 tablespoons cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Mix dry ingredients.
3. Cream butter and sugar.
4. Add oil and eggs.
5. Alternate dry ingredients with milk and sour cream.
6. Make chocolate batter with cocoa and hot liquid.
7. Swirl vanilla and chocolate batters in pans.
8. Bake 30-35 minutes.
9. Make ganache.
10. Layer cake with ganache.
11. Frost top.
Notes
Do not over-swirl.
Cool layers completely.
Use room temperature ingredients.
Store covered up to 5 days.
- Prep Time: PT25M
- Cook Time: PT35M
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 40g
- Sodium: 260mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 16g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 110mg