Marble Pound Cake Recipe

Pound cake used to be made for families all around the world.

And even today they continue to be a classic dessert, but this marble pound cake is an easy way to spice up the generic pound cake.

This marble pound cake recipe is easy and it still has the same qualities of the classic pound cake, but with a swirl of chocolate throughout it!

It may look different from the classic but this marble pound cake recipe is bound to make it in your family recipes box also!

Yield: one 10 inch tube pan

Ingredients:

• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup butter, 2 sticks; softened
• 4 large eggs
• 3 1/2 cups cake flour
• 1 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

Directions:

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 10 inch tube pan.

2) Combine granulated sugar and butter. Mix at low speed until blended then beat at high speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat for 2 minutes. Add the flour, milk, vanilla, baking powder, and salt. Beat at medium speed until blended then beat at high speed for 3 minutes.

3) Remove 2 1/2 cups of the batter and pour into a medium bowl. Beat in cocoa until well blended. Spoon half of the vanilla batter into prepared pan. Spoon half of the chocolate batter on top of the vanilla batter.

4) Layer with the remaining vanilla and chocolate batters. Cut through batter with a knife to marbleize. During this step it is very important that you get your knife all the way to the bottom or else only ½ of your cake will marbleize. Now don’t get me wrong either way is tasty, but for that marbled look you need to go around a couple of times and get the knife all the way to the bottom.

5) Bake the cake for about 1 hour. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes. Transfer the cake out of pan and straight onto the wire rack to cool completely.

This cake is a favorite for business parties, bake sales and just general goodies for the family!

Everyone always asks me how I gave the cake its special marbled look.

They love how it has a taste similar to the pound cake but with its modern makeover this marble pound cake recipe is anything but ordinary!

I love tell everyone just how easy these marbled delight really is!

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