Traditional marble loaf cake

I don't how how a marble cake is supposed to look like!! All I know is that marble cake brings up so many childhood memories. The basic idea behind the marble cake is that you alternate layers of contrasting batters in a loaf pan, so that you get a beautiful visual effect in each cut slice. There are many methods to create marble-like swirls, I followed Dorie Greenspan's recipe and it worked out perfectly.

Ingredients: 2 cups flour plus 2 tbsp all-purpose flour - 1 ¼ tsp baking powder - ½ tsp sea salt - 1 ½ sticks (12 tbsp or 170g) unsalted butter, at room temperature - 1 cup sugar - 4 large eggs - ½ tsp pure vanilla extract - ½ cup whole milk - 4 oz (110g) bittersweet chocolate, melted

Preheat the oven to 325˚F (165ÂșC). Butter an 8 ½ x 4 ½ x 2 ½-inch loaf pan, dust the inside with flour and tap out the excess. Place the pan on an insulated baking sheet or 2 regular baking sheets stacked one on top of the other.

Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.

Working with a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, or with hand mixer in a large bowl, beat the butter on medium speed until smooth, about 3 minutes. Add the sugar and beat for another 2 to 3 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Don’t be concerned if the batter curdles and stay curdled-it will be fine. Beat in the vanilla. Reduce the mixer speed to low and alternately add the flour mixture in 3 additions and the milk in 2 (begin with the dry ingredients), mixing only until each addition is incorporated.

Traditional method: Divide the batter in half and stir the melted chocolate into one half and keep the other half plain. Drop spoonfuls of dark and light batter randomly into the pan, and then plunge a table knife deep into the batter and zigzag the knife through the batter, making only about 6 to 8 zigs and zags. Scrape the batter into the pan.

Bake the cake for 1 hour and 20 to 30 minutes, or until a thin knife inserted deep into the center comes out clean. If the cake looks as if it’s getting too brown during its bake, cover loosely with a foil tent. Transfer the cake to a cooling rack and let it rest for about 15 minutes before unmolding, then cool the cake to room temperature right side up on the rack.


Gùteau marbré
IngrĂ©dients: 240 g de farine - 1 ¼ cĂ c levure chimique - ½ cĂ c sel - 170 g beurre ramolli - 4 Ɠufs - ½ cĂ c extrait de vanille - 120 ml lait entier - 110 g choclat noir fondu

PrĂ©chauffez le four Ă  165ÂșC. Graissez et farinez un moule Ă  cake (21 x 11 x 6 cm) puis ĂŽtez l'excĂ©dent de farine en renversant le moule et en le tapotant. Placez le moule sur une plaque de cuisson ou sur 2 plaques superposĂ©es.

Dans un grand bol, versez la farine, la levure et le sel et mélangez bien. Réservez.

Dans un bol pĂątissier, battez le beurre ramolli anuellement ou avec un batteur Ă©lĂ©ctrique Ă  vitesse moyenne jusqu'Ă  consistance lisse, environ 3 minutes. Ajoutez le sucre et battez pendant encore 2 Ă  3 minutes. Ajoutez les Ɠufs un Ă  un, en battant bien aprĂšs chaque addition. Ajoutez l'extrait de vanille. Versez la farine en 3 fois et le lait en 2 fois (commencez par les ingrĂ©dients secs) en mĂ©langeant doucement aprĂšs chaque addition.

Méthode traditionnelle: Divisez la pùte en deux et versez le chocolat fondu dans l'une des 2 moitiés. Versez la préparation dans le moule en alternant une cuillÚre de pùte à la vanille et une cuillÚre de pùte au chocolat. Faire des vagues dans la pùte avec un couteau pour obtenir de belles marbrures dans le cake.

Enfournez et laissez cuire le gùteau pendant 1h20 ou 1h30 environ ou jusqu'à ce qu'un cure-dents piqué au centre du gùteau ressorte propre. Si au cours de cuisson, le cake brunit trop vite, couvrez-le d'une feuille d'aluminium. Laissez tiédir 15 min sur une grille avant de démouler.

Comments

  1. Looks delightful. Nothing's better than a traditional marble cake.

    ReplyDelete
  2. A little vanilla, a little chocolate, this marble cake satisfies everybody!

    ReplyDelete
  3. it's looking delicious :)
    i will try spinach brownie..

    ReplyDelete
  4. Perfect! Did you use the traditional method to make the swirl?

    ReplyDelete
  5. Hello, thanks for the comments. Yes I used the traditional method for the swirl. Enjoy :)

    ReplyDelete
  6. We offer fair prices on Marble Cleaning so you don’t have to do it yourself.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Wow! This is superb cake recipe found here.... Really its great. Thanks a lot for the share... Keep posting such an amazing blog post here. Keep it.

    Thanks!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular Posts