Chocolate Intrigue Marble Cake
This is a great 2 tone cake in which the syrupy chocolate batter "does its own thing" to the white batter. It is extremely moist and very pretty when sliced.
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 3cups all-purpose flour
- 2teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄2teaspoon salt
- 1
- 2cups sugar
- 3
- 1cup milk
- 2teaspoons vanilla
- 3⁄4cup chocolate syrup
- 1⁄4teaspoon baking soda
- 1(15 ounce) can of prepared dark chocolate frosting (or your favorite chocolate frosting recipe)
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine flour, powder and salt and set aside.
- Cream butter, gradually adding sugar, until light and fluffy.
- Blend in one egg at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Combine milk and vanilla and add alternately with dry ingredients, ending with dry ingredients.
- Blend well after each addition.
- Turn two thirds of the batter into well greased and floured tube pan.
- Add to remaining batter the chocolate syrup and baking soda and mix well.
- Spoon chocolate batter over white batter.
- DO NOT MIX!
- Bake for 65 minutes or until cake tests done.
- Cool for about 15 minutes on rack and remove from pan.
- Cool completely and then frost.