Delicious Moist Chocolate Marble Cake Recipe
A professional-grade marble cake featuring deep Dutch-processed chocolate and Madagascar vanilla swirls, perfected over 40 years for the ultimate moist crumb.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Unsalted European Style Butter (softened)
- 1.5 cups Granulated Sugar
- 3 large Eggs (room temperature)
- 2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 0.5 cup Sour Cream
- 2 cups All-purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 0.5 tsp Salt
- 0.25 cup Dutch-processed Cocoa Powder
- 3 tbsp Boiling Water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a loaf pan.
- Cream butter and sugar for 5 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, followed by vanilla and sour cream.
- Gently fold in sifted flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Separate 1/3 of the batter. Mix cocoa powder and boiling water, then fold into the smaller batter portion.
- Alternate dollops of vanilla and chocolate batter in the pan. Swirl once with a knife.
- Bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.