Chocolate Marble Loaf Cake with Chocolate Frosting
This chocolate cake recipe has a surprise underneath all its fudgy frosting. Swirls of chocolate and vanilla batter make this cake stand out from all the rest.
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Chocolate Marble Loaf Cake with Chocolate Frosting
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan. In a medium bowl stir together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a large bowl beat shortening with a mixer on medium to high 30 seconds. Add sugar and vanilla; beat on medium 2 minutes or until light. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each. Add flour mixture and milk alternately, beating on low after each addition just until combined.
- Transfer 1 cup of the batter to a medium bowl. In a small bowl combine chocolate, water, baking soda, and, if desired red food coloring. Stir chocolate mixture into the 1 cup batter.
- Using a separate large spoon for each batter, alternately drop spoonfuls of plain and chocolate batter into the prepared pan. Using a table knife or thin metal spatula, gently cut through batters to swirl them together (do not overmix).
- Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 5 minutes. Remove cake from pan; cool on wire rack. Frost with Chocolate Frosting.
Chocolate Frosting
Directions
- In a medium saucepan heat butter and chocolate over low heat until melted. Add powdered sugar, water, and vanilla. Stir vigorously until smooth. (For a slightly thicker, spreadable frosting, beat with mixer on medium 1 to 2 minutes or until thickened.)
Nutrition Facts (Chocolate Marble Loaf Cake with Chocolate Frosting)
- Per serving:
- 488 kcal ,
- 19 g fat
- (7 g sat. fat ,
- 3 g polyunsaturated fat ,
- 7 g monounsaturated fat ),
- 63 mg chol. ,
- 263 mg sodium ,
- 74 g carb. ,
- 2 g fiber ,
- 50 g sugar ,
- 6 g pro.