Marble Pound Cake
shared by Jennifer
Details:
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PT10M
- Prep Time: 10 Minutes PT40M
- Cook Time: 40 Minutes PT50M
- Total Time: 50 Minutes
- Difficulty: Novice
- Serves: 6-8 people
- Cuisine: African
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray an 8-by-4 inch or 9-by-5 inch loaf pan with cooking oil spray and line the loaf pan. In a medium bowl sift flour, baking p
Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose plain flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 and 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened, plus 3 tbsp melted butter
- 2 tbsp unsweetened Dutch-processed cocoa powder
- 1 tsp instant coffee granules (optional)
- 1 and 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup heavy/double cream (51% fat)
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray an 8-by-4 inch or 9-by-5 inch loaf pan with cooking oil spray and line the loaf pan.
- In a medium bowl sift flour, baking powder and salt.
- In a medium saucepan, melt 3 tbsp butter and whisk in cocoa powder and coffee granules. Set aside to cool.
- In a mixer, beat softened butter with sugar until pale. Then, add the eggs, one at a time and vanilla extract and cream.
- Add the sifted dry ingredients. Use a rubber spatula to mix any remaining flour stuck at the bottom. Do not overmix or your cake will be dense.
- Transfer 1 cup of batter into saucepan with cocoa mix and stir until smooth.
- Spoon the ‘yellow’ cake mix and cocoa mix in a checkerboard pattern into the loaf tin.
- Using a palette knife, cut swirls in the batter to create the marbling effect.
- Whack the loaf tin hard on your counter to remove any large bubbles in the batter. Using an offset spatula, smooth the top.
- Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes until a thin crust forms on top. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F and bake for another 25 minutes. Cover cake with foil and continue baking for another 15-20 minutes until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
- Cool pound cake in the pan for 20 minutes and let it cool completely on a wire rack.