RECIPE - MARBLE CAKE

This cake is a fav of hubby. Dia memang suka kek yang simple without too much deco & such.. I got the recipe from this wonderful site joyofbaking.com. Banyak juga kek yang I have tried from this site and so far no disappointment yet. Semua recipes memang best, easy to follow and homemade looking..

Marble Cake
2 ounces (55 grams) bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1 tablespoon brewed coffee or espresso
2 1/4 cups (290 grams) cake flour
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter
1 1/4 cups (250 grams) granulated white sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 cup sour cream
1/3 cup (80 ml) milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C) and place rack in center of oven. Butter, or spray with a non stick spray, a 10 inch (25 cm) bundt or tube pan.

In a stainless steel bowl, over a saucepan of simmering water, melt the semisweet chocolate with the coffee. Remove from heat and set aside.

In a separate bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and ground cinnamon. Set aside.

In bowl of electric mixer, cream the butter. Gradually add the sugar and continue to beat until the mixture is light and fluffy (about 5 minutes). Add beaten eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla extract and sour cream.

With the mixer on low speed alternately add the flour mixture and the milk to the batter, in three additions, beginning and ending with the flour.

After preparing the batter, pour half of the batter into a separate bowl. Stir the melted chocolate into one half of the batter, mixing well. Place the batter into the prepared pan by alternating spoons of vanilla batter and chocolate batter. Then, with the end of a wooden spoon, gently draw swirls through the batter to marbleize it. Don't over mix or you won't have that wonderful marble affect.

Bake for about one hour, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool for about 10 minutes before removing the cake from the pan to cool completely.