Description
This moist and delicious Marble Pound Cake is easy to make with basic ingredients.
Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened at room temperature
2 cups granulated sugar
6 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1 cup sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
Chocolate Glaze:
2 tbsp. butter
1/2 cup chocolate chips (semisweet)
3 tbsp. tbsp. of milk (or more until spreadable consistency)
1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, or stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream together granulated sugar and butter until light and fluffy
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Add eggs, one at a time, mixing for 30 seconds after each addition.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, sift together all-purpose flour and baking powder.
- Add the flour mixture, vanilla extract and sour cream to the butter mixture. Gently fold in until combined.
- Spoon half of the batter in a greased Bundt cake pan.
- To the remaining batter, add in the unsweetened cocoa powder and stir just until combined.
- Spoon the chocolate mixture on top of the vanilla batter in the Bundt pan.
- Using a knife, swirl the two batters together to create a marbled effect.
- Bake in 325°F oven for 50 to 60 minutes until tester inserted in centre comes out clean.
- Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes, then remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack.
- For Glaze: In a small saucepan, over low-medium heat, melt butter and chocolate chips stirring occasionally until melted being careful not to overheat the mixture.
- Remove from heat and stir in powdered sugar, beating until well combined. Add additional powdered sugar until spreadable or pourable consistency is achieved.
- Spread or pour over top of cake. To frost the entire cake, make a double batch of the glaze.
Notes
If you want to frost the entire cake, you will need to make a double batch of the Chocolate Glaze. Otherwise, the glaze will be poured over the top of the cake and drip down the sides. Both are delicious - it will depend on how much frosting that you want for the cake.
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 563
- Sugar: 49.6 g
- Sodium: 57.3 mg
- Fat: 25.6 g
- Saturated Fat: 15.1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 77.7 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 8.9 g
- Cholesterol: 145.7 mg
Keywords: Cake, Bundt Cake, Dessert