Chocolate Marble Pound Cake

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Yield:
4 cakes

We've dressed up our Classic Pound Cake recipe with chocolate pound cake

Ingredients

Classic Pound Cake Batter

  • 1 pound (3 ¼ cups) all-purpose flour

  • 1 tablespoon coarse salt

  • 4 sticks softened unsalted butter, plus more for pans

  • 2 cups sugar

  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

  • 9 large , room-temperature eggs

Chocolate Pound Cake Batter

  • 2 ¼ cup all-purpose flour

  • 1 cup best-quality unsweetened cocoa powder

  • 1 tablespoon coarse salt

  • 4 sticks softened unsalted butter, plus more for pans

  • 2 cups sugar

  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

  • 9 large , room-temperature eggs

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

    Make Classic Pound Cake Batter

  2. Butter two 5-by-9-inch loaf pans. Combine all-purpose flour and salt in a bowl.

  3. Cream butter and sugar with a mixer on high speed until pale and fluffy, for 8 minutes. Scrape down sides of bowl. Reduce speed to medium, and add vanilla extract.

  4. Lightly beat eggs, and add to mixer bowl in 4 additions, mixing thoroughly after each and scraping down sides. Reduce speed to low, and add flour mixture in 4 additions, mixing until just incorporated.

Make Chocolate Pound Cake Batter

  1. Butter two 5-by-9-inch loaf pans. Combine all-purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, and salt in a bowl.

  2. Cream butter and sugar with a mixer on high speed until pale and fluffy, for 8 minutes. Scrape down sides of bowl. Reduce speed to medium, and add vanilla extract.

  3. Lightly beat eggs, and add to mixer bowl in 4 additions, mixing thoroughly after each and scraping down sides. Reduce speed to low, and add flour mixture in 4 additions, mixing until just incorporated.

Combine Batters for Chocolate Marble Pound Cake

  1. Scoop batters into prepared pans, 1/2 cup at a time, alternating plain and chocolate. Swirl with a knife. Tap on counter to distribute; smooth tops.

  2. Bake until a tester inserted into center of each cake comes out clean, about 65 minutes. Let cool in pans on a wire rack for 30 minutes. Remove from pans, and let cool completely on wire rack.

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