Marvelous Marble Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Spray Bundt cake with non-stick.
• Microwave chocolate with 20-30 sec intervals. Stir and repeat until most of the chocolate is melt but not all (usually takes 1 minute). I usually do not let it melt completely, which creates a nice effect in the cake.
• Combine cake mix, eggs, vanilla extract, sour cream, vegetable oil, sugar and water. Beat on high for around 3 minutes.
• Stir third of the batter into the melted chocolate, mix well.
• Spread half of the vanilla batter in the pan, then the chocolate batter and then the rest of the vanilla batter. Swirl the batters with a butter knife to create the marble effect.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes, cool for 20 minutes in pan, remove from pan and cool completely.
• For the icing: melt the chocolate and butter (you can do this in the microwave as well, but be careful).
• Cool the mix for 5-10 minutes, add sour cream and then the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time.
• Spread the icing on the cake when it has cooled completely.

Steps:

• Let eggs stand, separated, at room temperature for 30 minutes. In a small saucepan, melt unsweetened chocolate over low heat. Add 1/4 cup sugar and hot water; mix well and set aside. , In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda and remaining sugar. Whisk together the egg yolks, water, oil and vanilla; add to flour mixture and beat until moistened. Beat for 3 minutes on medium speed; set aside. , In another large bowl and with clean beaters, beat egg whites and cream of tartar on high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold a fourth of egg whites into the batter, then fold in remaining whites. Divide batter in half; gradually fold chocolate mixture into 1 portion. , Alternately spoon the plain and chocolate batters into an ungreased 10-in. tube pan. Swirl with a knife. Bake on the lowest rack at 325° for 60-65 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched. Immediately invert cake; cool completely. Run a knife around sides and center tube of pan; remove cake to serving plate. , For frosting, melt semisweet chocolate and butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir in cream and vanilla. Remove from the heat; whisk in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Immediately spoon over 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.

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.