Chocolate Marsala Cake

Submitted by Baked by Belle

"This is my 'go to' cake and I make it at least once a week. It is so easy and always works. It is also delicious enough to serve as a party cake. I'm not a fan of frosting or icing so I usually just dress this in sifted icing sugar. Make sure cake is cold before dusting with icing sugar. It is from a great book called '50 Fabulous Chocolate Cakes' [ed Rita Erlich]"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 1 cake
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 cup self-raising flour
• 1 cup caster sugar
• 1⁄4 cup marsala
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 125 g butter, melted

directions

1. Spray a 20cm round cake tin with cooking spray and line with non-stick baking paper.
2. Preheat oven to 180 C / 350°F.
3. Place all ingredients into bowl of electric mixer.
4. Beat on slow until everything is combined, then increase speed to medium and beat for 3 minutes.
5. Pour into tin.
6. Bake for 40 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

I didn't have marsala when I went to make this cake, so used 1/4 cup of white grape juice & a teaspoon of apricot brandy instead ~ Other than that I followed the recipe right on down & baked it in an 8" cake pan! And, since I'd already made your recipe #357941 #357941, I used a small drizzle of that to top of the slices of cake! ABSOLUTELY GREAT, especially for a chocoholic like myself! [Tagged, made & reviewed for one of my adoptees in the current Pick A Chef]