
Double Chocolate Marble Cake
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Description
This is a fudgy cake that is very rich and there is more work involved than the usual marble cake.
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup white sugar
Directions
- 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease an flour one 10 inch tube pan.
- 2. To make marbling mixture: Combine 1/3 cup of the coca and 1/2 cup of the white sugar and mix well.
- 3. In a large bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff, and set aside.
- 4. In another bowl, cream the butter with 1 cup of the sugar and the brown sugar. Beat in the egg yolks, then the vanilla and sour cream.
- 5. In another bowl, stir together the flour, cocoa, salt, and baking soda. Beat into the creamed mixture. Stir about 1/3 of the egg whites into the batter to lighten it and then fold in the rest gently but thoroughly. Spread about 1/4 of the batter into a greased and floured tube pan and sprinkle with about 1/3 of the cocoa-sugar mixture. Continue repeating layers, ending with the batter. With a knife, lightly swirl the batter and cocoa mixture together
- 6. Bake at 325 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 3/4 hours, or until it tests done with a toothpick. Let cool on a rack. Makes 16 to 20 servings.
Nutrition Facts
serving: 1 -10 inch tube pan
calories: 418.6 kcal
carbohydrates: 57.6 g
protein: 6.7 g
saturated fat: 11.6 g
cholesterol: 121.8 mg
sodium: 269.5 mg
fiber: 2.3 g
sugar: 37 g
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