Marble Cake
CATEGORIES
INGREDIENTS
- Cooking Time: 50 minutes
- Servings: 8 OR 1
- Preparation Time: 15 minutes
- •3 CUPS SIFTED CAKE FLOUR
- •2 CUPS SUGAR
- •1 TABLESPOON OF BAKING POWDER
- •1 TEASPOON SALT
- •1 1/2 CUPS SHORTENING, AS IN CRISCO
- •3/4 CUP MILK
- •6 LARGE EGGS
- •2 TEASPOON VANILLA
- •1/2 CUP CHOCOLATE SYRUP
- •10 OR 12" BUNDT PAN, GREASED AND FLOURED
DIRECTIONS
- 1.COMBINE ALL IN LARGE BOWL EXCEPT THE CHOCOLATE SYRUP, BEAT ON LOW SPEED UNTIL BLENDED.
- 2.BEAT ON HIGH AFTER BLENDED FOR 10 MINUTES, YES 10 MINUTES.
- 3.COMBINE 1 CUP OF BATTER WITH CHOCOLATE SYRUP, SET ASIDE.
- 4.DIVIDE REST OF PLAIN BATTER IN 1/2 AND POUR INTO PAN.
- 5.SPOON HALF THE CHOCOLATE MIXTURE
- 6.SPOON THE OTHER HALF OF WHITE BATTER
- 7.TOP WITH REMAINING CHOCOLATE
- 8.GENTLY SWIRL WITH KNIFE
- 9.COVER WITH FOIL, AFTER 50 MINUTES REMOVE FOIL (THIS BAKES FOR A TOTAL OF60 MINUTES, CHECK BEFORE REMOVING.
- 10.COOL IN PAN 10-15 MINUTES BEFORE REMOVING.
RECIPE BACKSTORY
I FOUND THIS RECIPE IN THE LIBRARY WHEN I WAS YOUNG AND JOTTED IT DOWN. MY FAMILY IS GERMAN AND MOST MARBLE CAKES ARE DRY. I FOUND THIS ONE IN HOPES IT WAS NOT. AND IT TURNED OUT NOT TO BE DRY BUT MOIST MOIST MOIST. I AM SO HAPPY I FOUND THIS RECIPE AND IT IS NOT TRADITIONAL IN HOW IT IS MADE. BUT IT WORKS and works well!


