Marvelous Marble Cake Recipes

MARVELOUS MARBLE CAKE

Steps:

• In top of a double boiler or a metal bowl over barely simmering water, melt chocolate and 3 tablespoons butter; stir until smooth. Cool to room temperature., Preheat oven to 375°. Line bottoms of three greased 8-in. round baking pans with parchment; grease parchment., In a large bowl, cream remaining butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Whisk flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition., Remove 2 cups batter to a small bowl; stir in cooled chocolate mixture and, if desired, chocolate chips, until blended. Drop plain and chocolate batters by tablespoonfuls into prepared pans, dividing batters evenly among pans. To make batter level in pans, bang cake pans several times on counter., Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove parchment. Cool completely., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat butter until smooth. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to reach desired consistency., If cake layers have rounded tops, trim with a serrated knife to make level. In a microwave, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Cool slightly., Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Repeat layers. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake., Drop cooled chocolate by 1/2 teaspoonfuls over frosting. Using a large offset spatula, smear chocolate to create a marble design in frosting.

AMY'S MARVELOUS MARBLED CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). In a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and butter. Mix well and press into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave chocolate until melted. Stir occasionally until chocolate is smooth.
• In a large bowl, beat the softened cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until creamy and smooth. Blend in the eggs one at a time. Remove 1 cup of cream cheese mixture and combine with melted chocolate.
• Spread plain batter into the crust. Drop the chocolate mixture randomly over the top. With the tip of a knife, Swirl the batter to create a marble effect.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until center is set. Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight before serving.

MARVELOUS MARBLE CAKE

Steps:

• lightly grease 20cm ring pan, cover with grease paper.
• beat butter, essence and caster sugar in a small bowl with an electiric mixer until light and fluffy.
• add eggs.
• beating well.
• transfer to a large bowl and fold in sifted flour and milk in 2 batches.
• divide mixture evenly between 3 bowls.
• 1st bowl:.
• tint mixture pink.
• 2nd bowl:.
• stir sifted cocoa and extra milk.
• 3rd bowl:.
• add extra milk.
• drop spoonfools of each mixture into pan.
• run knife through to give a marbled effect.
• bake in a moderate oven for about 40 minutes.
• stand 5 minutes.
• turn onto cooling rack.
• icing:.
• beat butter with electric mixer until as white as possible.
• beat in sifted icing sugar and milk in 2 batches.
• divide mixture into 2 bowls.
• tinting one pink.
• drop spoonfools of each onto cake, use spatula to give marbled effect.

MARVELOUS MARBLE CAKE - PARVE

Steps:

• Cream sugar and margarine.
• Mix in eggs and vanilla.
• Mix Flour and baking powder.
• Add flour mixture and water, alternately in small amounts.
• Pour 2/3 of mixture into a 9X13 inch pan, pour on melted chocolate, pour on remaining batter.
• Swirl with a knife.
• Bake at 350 degress for 1 hour.