Chocolate & Orange Marble Cake Recipe

Name: Chocolate & Orange Marble Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter; 1 1/2 - 1 3/4 cups sugar, white; 4 eggs, large; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, pure; 3 1/2 cups cake-and-pastry flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup 1% low-fat milk; 1/2 cup chocolate chips (bittersweet or dark); 1/8 cup milk chocolate chips, melted; 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 teaspoons grated orange rind; 2 tablespoons orange liqueur, grand marnia (may use orange juice); icing sugar

Servings: persons

1 cup unsalted butter
1 1/2 - 1 3/4 cups sugar, white
4 eggs, large
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, pure
3 1/2 cups cake-and-pastry flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup 1% low-fat milk
1/2 cup chocolate chips (bittersweet or dark)
1/8 cup milk chocolate chips, melted
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons grated orange rind
2 tablespoons orange liqueur, grand marnia (may use orange juice)
icing sugar

1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2
Grease a deep 9-inch tube pan and dust with flour, put aside until needed.
3
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
4
Next beat in the eggs, one at a time then add vanilla.
5
Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
6
Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, alternating with the milk, making 3 additions of dry and 2 of the milk.
7
Put half the batter in a smaller bowl and stir in the melted chocolate chips and cocoa. Mix well.
8
Stir the orange rind and liquer into the remaining batter.
9
Pour half the orange batter into the a prepared tube pan.
10
Then in a random fashion spoon the chocolate batter overtop of the orange batter and finish with the rest of the orange batter.
11
Swirl a knife, through the batter to create marble effect.
12
Bake in 350u00b0F oven for about 1 hour check and see if cake is done, if not keep in until a skewer inserted in centre of cake comes out clean, shouldn't take longer than 1 to 1 1/4 hours.
13
Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto wire rack to cool.
14
When ready to serve dust with a little icing sugar.

1281

kcal

Calories

Fat

143

Carbs

Protein

Fat Carbs Protein

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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No specific allergen information. Please check the ingredient list for possible allergens.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 14 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 cup unsalted butter, 1 1/2 - 1 3/4 cups sugar, white, 4 eggs, large, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, pure, and more.

Yes, Chocolate & Orange Marble Cake falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Chocolate & Orange Marble Cake

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