Description
This recipe for marble cake is a copycat of Caribou Coffee’s in Saudi Arabia. Moist though crumbly, this is an ultimate indulgence.
Ingredients
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For the cake:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 4 eggs
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 115g semi-sweet chocolate
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
For the glaze:
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- ¼ cup water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F.
- Grease a 9-inch round cake pan with unsalted butter or shortening. Then lightly dust the pan with flour. Shake out any excess flour to avoid any thick, floury areas on the finished cake.
- In a smaller cooking pot, combine the cocoa powder, ½ cup sugar, and water. Whisk while bringing to a slow boil. Add the semi-sweet chocolate and stir until melted. Set aside.
- Using an electric mixer, beat the softened butter, buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla together. Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and remaining 1-1/2 cups of sugar. Beat on medium speed for a couple of minutes. Transfer half the vanilla mixture to the prepared bundt pan.
- Add the chocolate mixture to the remaining vanilla cake batter that is still in the electric mixer and mix until smooth. Pour this mixture into vanilla batter.
- Using a butter knife or a wooden skewer, swirl the batters together. Do not over-swirl.
- Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until it passes the toothpick test. Transfer to a wire rack.
- While waiting, make the glaze by combining all the glaze ingredients in a saucepan and bringing them to a soft boil. Stir until the sugar is dissolved.
- Insert a toothpick numerous times (between 25-30 pokes) on the cake. Make sure to gently push the toothpick deep enough to accommodate the glaze. Brush the cake evenly with half the glaze. Leave the cake to cool for at least half an hour.
- Invert the cake onto a serving plate. Brush with the remaining glaze over the top and sides of the cake.
- Leave to cool further until ready to serve.