Hot Chocolate Marble Cake
Swirly, buttery, and seriously chocolatey, this hot chocolate cake recipe is a bake made for slicing, sharing, and swooning over.
Ingredients
Method
Special equipment: a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan.
Position a rack in the lower third of the oven, and preheat to 160°C. Butter a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan.
Sift the flour and salt into a medium bowl. Whisk together the eggs, sour cream and vanilla in a small bowl.
Beat the butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth. Gradually add the sugar, 1/4 cup at a time, to cream and lighten the butter.
Continue to beat the butter mixture until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Scrape down the bowl as needed.
Reduce the mixer speed to low. Beat in the flour, 1/4 cup at a time, then beat the batter for 30 seconds. Gradually beat in the egg mixture. (Take care not to overmix.)
Transfer about 1/3 of the batter to a medium bowl, and stir in the hot chocolate mix. Spoon 1/2 the remaining vanilla batter into the prepared loaf pan, and smooth over the top with a spatula. Using 1/2 the hot chocolate batter, drop spoonfuls on top of the vanilla batter. Repeat with the remaining vanilla and hot chocolate batters. Run a skewer through the loaf pan to help swirl the 2 batters together. Tap the pan on the counter.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and the top springs back when lightly pressed, 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Let the cake cool in the pan for a few minutes, then invert and let cool completely on a rack.
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For best results, don't use hot chocolate or cocoa mixes that contain powdered milk or other dairy products, which can change the structure and texture of the cake.
From Food Network Kitchen
This hot chocolate cake recipe is a scrumptious swirl of pure joy!
Looking for a showstopper with a twist? The hot chocolate cake recipe is the ultimate two-in-one treat. Imagine the pillowy richness of a classic vanilla marble cake, lovingly swirled with ribbons of hot chocolate mix for a bake that looks good and tastes even better.
The magic of this chocolate cake with hot chocolate starts with a mountain of butter creamed until fluffy, then enriched with sugar, eggs, and a generous dollop of sour cream for next-level tenderness. Plain flour and salt bring the structure, pure vanilla extract adds that unmistakable bakery aroma, and the secret x-factor comes from swirls of chocolate batter, made with your favourite hot chocolate or cocoa mix. Layer, swirl, and bake, that’s all you’ve got to do! And you can even make this classic cocoa cake in a mug!
Home baking never tasted so good, and the fun part about this hot chocolate cake recipe is that every bite is a lucky dip - sometimes rich with chocolate, sometimes mellow with vanilla, but always moist, buttery, and delicious. For adults it’s a nostalgic nod to times past, and for kids it's the ultimate tea-time treat. Serve thick slices of this seriously scrummy chocolate cake with hot chocolate with a mug of cocoa for double the choc joy, a scoop of vanilla ice cream, or a drizzle of warm chocolate or easy caramel sauce for pudding perfection.
This dreamy hot chocolate cake recipe is perfect for birthdays, celebrations, or ‘just because,’ and if you want extra indulgence, fold in a handful (or more) of chocolate chips, give it an irresistible icing drizzle, or add a pinch of cinnamon for warming winter spice. And once you’ve mastered this classic, why not try a zingy lemon drizzle cake, a legendary coffee and walnut cake, or an iconic Victoria sponge cake for more teatime fun.
