The cake is totally delicious all on its own but if you want it to stay true to the starbucks original it will require a chocolate glaze on top.
Marble loaf cake martha stewart.
1 2 cup 1 stick unsalted butter room temperature plus more for pan.
Make these marble cupcakes by filling your lined muffin tin 1 2 way with chocolate batter and a spoonful of vanilla batter.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
The whole thing bakes up into one giant rich marble loaf pound cake.
If you re feeling extra fancy you can top the cake with a bit of chocolate ganache.
Butter a 9 by 5 inch loaf pan.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy about 5 minutes.
Chocolate marble pound cake chocolate marble pound cake.
Whisk together the cake flour baking powder and salt.
Cake can be kept in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.
Variations for marble cake.
1 3 4 cups cake flour not self rising.
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Makes one 9 by 5 inch loaf.
Butter two 5 by 9 inch loaf pans.
Transfer pan to a rack to cool 10 minutes.
A marble cake can be baked in loaf cake pan for an easy convenient marble loaf cake that can be sliced into slabs for snacks during the week.
Combine all purpose flour and salt in a bowl.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy about 5 minutes.
You can also bake marble cakes in bundt pans to make more ornate cakes that can be glazed drizzled with chocolate ganache or even frosted.
Turn out cake from pan and cool completely on the rack.
Try to create the lines using one continuous motion going up and down and then side to side.
Bake until a cake tester comes out clean 40 to 60 minutes.
Generously butter a 9 by 5 inch loaf pan.
Then pop the layers into the preheated oven for 34 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Marble with other flavors adding peppermint or almond extract to one of the batters try stirring in peanut butter powder give it a chocolate swirl and frost with peanut butter frosting.
Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees f.