Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Marble loaf cake martha stewart.
Sift the flour and salt into a medium bowl.
Bake until a cake tester comes out clean 40 to 60 minutes.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy about 5 minutes.
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.
Whisk together the cake flour baking powder and salt.
1 2 cup 1 stick unsalted butter room temperature plus more for pan.
Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees f.
Combine all purpose flour and salt in a bowl.
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.
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.
Butter a 9 by 5 inch loaf pan.
If you re feeling extra fancy you can top the cake with a bit of chocolate ganache.
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Repeat with remaining cake layers.
Generously butter a 9 by 5 inch loaf pan.
Variations for marble cake.
Cake can be kept in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy about 5 minutes.
The whole thing bakes up into one giant rich marble loaf pound cake.
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.
Then pop the layers into the preheated oven for 34 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Try to create the lines using one continuous motion going up and down and then side to side.
Transfer pan to a rack to cool 10 minutes.
1 3 4 cups cake flour not self rising.
Chocolate marble pound cake chocolate marble pound cake.
Makes one 9 by 5 inch loaf.
Butter two 5 by 9 inch loaf pans.