BUTTERMILK MARBLE CAKE
You get the best of both worlds with this tender and moist cake adapted from a version that was served at the 76th birthday of Edna Lewis, the legendary Southern chef. It is quite simple to put together as far as cakes go, and the cream cheese chocolate frosting is a revelation.
Provided by The New York Times
Categories cakes, dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-inch tube pan with butter and dust with flour.
- Make the cake: In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, the salt and 1 2/3 cups sugar.
- Put the dry ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add the butter and mix on low speed until well blended; do not beat. Combine the buttermilk and vanilla and stir into the flour mixture, until just blended. Add the eggs and mix until just incorporated. Set aside.
- Melt 1 ounce chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl set over a pot filled with a few inches of simmering water. Remove from the heat and add the remaining 1/4 teaspoon baking soda, 1 tablespoon sugar and 2 tablespoons very hot water. Whisk together until just blended. Fold 1/4 of the batter (about 1 cup) into the chocolate mixture, to create chocolate batter.
- Pour the batter into the prepared tube pan, alternating the yellow and chocolate batters (two layers of each, beginning with the vanilla batter and ending with the chocolate batter), then run a knife through the batter to marble it. Bake for about 45 to 50 minutes. Start checking the cake after about 35 minutes; the cake should be a little soft in the middle, just barely bouncing back when touched. Remove from oven and let cool 30 minutes. Unmold onto a platter.
- To make the icing: Melt the 2 ounces chocolate as described above. In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the cream cheese and sugar and beat until fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes. Continue beating and add melted chocolate. If the mixture is too stiff, thin with milk, a tablespoon at a time, to bring it to a spreadable consistency. Spread the icing on the top and sides of the cooled cake.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 651, UnsaturatedFat 8 grams, Carbohydrate 99 grams, Fat 26 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 7 grams, SaturatedFat 15 grams, Sodium 406 milligrams, Sugar 72 grams, TransFat 1 gram
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