MARBLE CAKE 2 c. plus 2 Tbsp. cake flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 3/4 c. butter or margarine 1 1/2 c. sugar 3 eggs (room temperature) 1 c. milk 1 (1 oz.) sq. unsweetened chocolate 2 Tbsp. lukewarm water 1 tsp. vanilla extract Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 2 (9-inch) round cake pans. Line bottom with wax paper. Grease paper; set aside. In medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. In large bowl, cream butter, gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine milk and vanilla; add to mixer bowl. Take 1 cup batter to a small bowl. Add chocolate and lukewarm water; mix well. Spoon large dollops of yellow cake batter into prepared pans alternately with smaller spoonfuls of chocolate batter. With knife cut through batter in a zigzag pattern. Bake 35 minutes. Frosting: 5 sq. (1 oz. each) unsweetened chocolate 6 Tbsp. butter 2 3/4 c. confectioners sugar 1/2 c. warm milk 1 egg yolk 1 tsp. vanilla extract In small saucepan, melt chocolate and 5 tablespoons butter. Put in mixer bowl and cool to lukewarm. Add sugar and milk; beat. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla. Beat in remaining butter. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |