Cookie Madness

Keeping Life Sweet One Cookie at a Time

  • Home
  • About Cookie Madness
  • Favorite Recipes Index
  • Recipe Search
  • Subscribe
You are here: Home / Cake / Pound Cake / Ding-Ding-Ding — the Winning Marble Pound Cake

Ding-Ding-Ding — the Winning Marble Pound Cake

September 20, 2008 By Anna 14 Comments

Marble Pound Cake

We have a winner – at least so far. Of the three marbled chocolate pound cakes I’ve made, today’s was the best in terms of taste, texture and ease of preparation.

Marbled Pound Cake #1 was tasty, not-too-sweet and pretty good.

Marbled Pound Cake #2 was stellar. It was moist and light thanks to sour cream and whipped egg whites. The only drawback to Marble Pound Cake #2 is how many dishes and beaters it requires. I’d give the recipe to a more experienced baker friend, but it’s not the kind of recipe my Sunday baker friends would choose….and if they did, they’d stress over it. It’s the kind of cake I’d make for them.

Marble Pound Cake #3 (this one) was excellent too. Based on an Epicurious recipe recommended by Jennifer in the comment section, this cake was not only light, it was extremely tight crumbed and very moist. It was also fairly easy to make, but like all pound cakes, it’s important to follow the directions carefully and 1) measure flour accurately and sift 2) use room temperature ingredients and 3) don’t skimp on the beating and 4) watch cook time carefully.

marble pound cake

So as of now, Marble Pound Cake #3 is the best. I might have to freeze it because I’ve been testing it on people at the school and the school is now closed.

Oh, and there will be a Marble Pound Cake #4. I still haven’t done a cream cheese version.

Marbled Pound Cake

 

 

UPDATE:  I’ve  made this cake a few times since posting and now I make it in a 6 cup Bundt pan.  The photos you see are of the  6 cup Bundt.  If using a Bundt pan, make sure to really grease and flour that pan thoroughly because the cake is sticky.

Marble Pound Cake #3 — adapted from Elvis Presley’s Favorite

1 1/2 cups (165 grams) sifted cake flour (not self-rising; sift before measuring)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
3 large eggs plus 2 tablespoons beaten egg, at room temperature 30 minutes
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 1/2 oz semi-sweet chocolate, melted and cooled slightly

Put oven rack in middle position, but do not preheat oven.
Spray a 9×5 inch metal loaf pan with flour-added cooking spray.  Alternatively, use a 6 cup Bundt.
Sift together sifted flour (1 1/2 cups) and salt into a bowl. Repeat sifting into another bowl (flour will have been sifted 3 times total).
Beat together butter and sugar with an electric mixer for a full 5 minutes. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition; beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low and add half of flour, then all of cream, then remaining flour, mixing well after each addition. Scrape down side of bowl, then beat for about 2 minutes or until batter is creamy and smooth.
Spoon out about 1 1/4 cups of batter (eyeball it) and mix with cooled melted chocolate.
Spoon batter into pan, starting with vanilla, layering with chocolate and topping with vanilla, then rap pan against work surface once or twice to eliminate air bubbles.
Place pan in (cold) oven and turn oven temperature to 350°F. Bake until golden and a wooden pick or skewer inserted in middle of cake comes out with a few crumbs adhering, 60 minutes. Cool cake in pan on a rack 30 minutes. Run a thin knife around inner and outer edges of cake, then invert rack over pan and invert cake onto rack to cool completely.  If using a Bundt pan, cool in the pan for about 15 minutes before inverting.

Related posts:

It’s 5:00 Somewhere — Brown Sugar Bourbon Pound Cake
Peach Pound Cake
Voskos Greek Yogurt Pound Cake

Filed Under: Pound Cake

« Marbled Pound Cake #2
Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies »

Comments

  1. VeggieGirl says

    September 20, 2008 at 12:16 pm

    Hooray for the winning marble pound cake!!

  2. clumbsycookie says

    September 20, 2008 at 12:44 pm

    I was about to ask if you were gonna try a cheese cake one. Cool! I like this one’s texture better, at least from the pictures. And if it’s Elvis aprooved we know it’s good!

  3. clumbsycookie says

    September 20, 2008 at 12:44 pm

    I meant cream cheese…

  4. Carole R. says

    September 20, 2008 at 12:53 pm

    Only for you, Anna. I do not have any heavy cream in fridge so I am going to the store NOW to get some.

    I have lots of cream cheese on hand so I will try the cream cheese version as soon as it is posted.

  5. Katrina says

    September 20, 2008 at 1:15 pm

    Looks good! But sad, no smiles! 😉

  6. Karen says

    September 20, 2008 at 1:29 pm

    Looks great, I’ll have to do this one next.

  7. Erin McMilon says

    September 20, 2008 at 1:42 pm

    I love a good pound cake – I can’t wait to try the winner –

    This is my FAVORITE cream cheese pound cake recipe… we use it for chocolate fondue!

    http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Cream-Cheese-Pound-Cake-III/Detail.aspx

  8. HeartofGlass says

    September 20, 2008 at 2:07 pm

    Ha, now I have no excuses for not trying a marbled cake, after making my way through cookies, brownies, bar cookies, and a ‘snack’ chocolate cake.

    I’m looking for an image of Elvis in the cake but cannot find him. These cakes are like pastry Rorschach tests, do you think there is a new Food Network show in this–psychiatry/baking?

  9. Kim says

    September 20, 2008 at 2:38 pm

    Marble Cake #3 sounds like a winner!

    There are some rich, rich recipes in an Elvis cookbook I have called “Are You Hungry Tonight?” It’s a wonder he lived as long as he did, eating like that!

  10. Jennifer says

    September 20, 2008 at 8:29 pm

    I’ve never made a marble pound cake, but If I ever do, I will definatly try your #3 version since you gave it three “dings” haha and because it looks soo good!

  11. Susan says

    September 21, 2008 at 10:09 am

    OMG, lately you’ve been posting so many recipes I want to try that I’m sure my family will go into a sugar coma if I get around to baking them! Will it be this pound cake, the best lemon squares ever, or the chocolate sour cream muffins… Sigh, decisions, decisions. 🙂

  12. giz says

    September 21, 2008 at 7:23 pm

    I can see why #3 is a winner – it looks so luscious and simple to just cut a piece or two and take a coffee while reading about what to cook next.

  13. Jackie says

    September 24, 2008 at 4:18 pm

    Hi Anna

    Where did you purchase your 9×5 inch cake pan, I can’t seem to find any in the stores.

  14. Anna says

    September 24, 2008 at 4:22 pm

    Jackie, I am not sure. I’ve had mine for a long time. I’m sure Bed Bath & Beyond and/or Linens & Things will have that size.

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter

Categories

  • All-Time Favorites
  • Back to School
  • Bake Sale
  • Bread
    • Biscuits
    • Crackers
    • Doughnuts
    • Granola
    • Muffins
    • Quick Breads
      • Apple Bread
      • Banana Bread
      • Beer Bread
      • Blueberry Bread
      • Bran Bread
      • Carrot Bread
      • Chocolate Bread
      • Cornbread
      • Gingerbread
      • Lemon Orange
      • Pumpkin Bread
      • Spice
      • Zucchini Bread
    • Scones
    • Waffles and Pancakes
    • Yeast Breads
      • Babka
      • Bagels
      • Chocolate Yeast
      • Cinnamon Swirl
      • Dinner Rolls
      • English Muffins
      • Focaccia
      • King Cake
      • Kolache
      • Monkey Bubble
      • No-Knead Bread
      • Pizza Dough
      • Pretzel Bread
      • Rye Bread
      • Sandwich Bread
      • Stromboli
      • Sweet Rolls
  • Cake
    • Angel and Chiffon
    • Black Forest
    • Boozy Cakes
    • Boston Cream
    • Bundt
    • Cake Balls
    • Cake Mix
    • Caramel Cake
    • Carrot Cakes
    • Cheesecake
    • Chocolate Cakes
      • German Chocolate
      • Marble
    • Citrus
    • Coconut Pineapple
    • Coffee Cake
    • Cupcakes
    • Frosting
    • Ice Cream Cake
    • Italian Cream Cake
    • Jellyroll Cakes
    • Kid Cakes
    • Mini Loaf Pan
    • Pound Cake
    • Pudding and Poke
    • Red Velvet
    • Spice Cakes
    • Strawberry Cake
    • Tres Leches
    • Unusual or Retro
    • Upside Down
    • Yellow or White
  • Candy
    • Buckeyes
    • Caramel
    • Caramel Corn
    • Cracker Candy
    • Frito Candy!
    • Fudge
    • Marshmallows
    • Peanut Brittle
    • Pralines
    • Pretzel Candy
    • Rocky Road
    • Toffee
    • Truffle
  • Cookies
    • Bar Cookies
      • Apple
      • Candy Bars
      • Cereal Treats
      • Chip Bars
      • Cream Cheese
      • Dream Bars
      • Fruit Bars
      • Granola Bars
      • Lemon Squares
      • Meringue Bars
      • Oat Bars
      • Oreo Bars
      • Peanut Bars
      • Pecan Bars
      • Protein Bars
      • Pumpkin Bars
      • S'mores Bars
      • Seven Layer Bars
      • Spice Bars
      • Toffee Bars
    • Biscotti
    • Blondies
    • Breakfast Cookies
    • Brownies
      • Banana Brownies
      • Booze-y Brownies
      • Brownie Mix
      • Cake-y Brownies
      • Caramel Brownies
      • Fancy Brownies
      • Frosted Brownies
      • Fudge Brownies
      • Healthy Brownies
      • Loaf Pan Brownie
      • Peanut Butter
    • Cookie Bark
    • Cookie Cakes
    • Cookie Mix
    • Cut-Out
    • Drop Cookies
      • Black & White Cookies
      • Butterscotch
        • Macadamia
      • Candy Cookies
        • Coconut
          • Macaroons
        • M&M Cookies
      • Cereal Cookies
        • Granola Cookies
      • Chocolate Chip
        • Big Fat Cookies
        • Miniature
        • Oatmeal Chip
        • White Chip
      • Double Chocolate
        • Cake Mix Cookies
        • Exceptional
      • Gingersnaps
        • Molasses Cookies
        • Spice Cookies
      • Nutty Cookies
      • Oatmeal
        • Rangers
      • Peanut Butter
      • Pumpkin
        • Banana
        • Blueberry
        • Lemon
      • Snickerdoodles
      • Sugar Cookies
      • Wholesome Cookies
    • Gluten Free
    • Just a Dozen
    • Lofthouse Cookies
    • Macarons
      • Meringues
    • No-Bake
    • Shaped or Cut
      • Marshmallow
      • Sandwich Cookies
        • Whoopie Pies
      • Shortbread
      • Slice and Bake
  • Cupcake Packaging
  • Desserts
    • Cobbler
    • Disney Treats
    • Girl Scout Cookie
    • Ice Cream
    • Ice Cream Desserts
    • Icebox Desserts
    • Mousse
    • Pastries
    • Pastry Cream
    • Pudding
    • Shortcakes
    • Slow Cooker
  • Events
  • Fuzz's Recipes
  • Grain Free
  • Holiday
    • Christmas
    • Cinco de Mayo
    • Easter
    • Halloween
    • Holiday Cookies
    • Jewish Cookies
    • July 4
    • St. Patrick's Day
    • Thanksgiving
    • Valentine's Day
  • My Top Picks
  • Packaging
  • Pets
  • Pies
    • Buttermilk Pie
    • Butterscotch Pie
    • Chocolate Pies
    • Coconut Cream
    • Crostata
    • French Silk
    • Fruit Pies
    • Ice Cream Pies
    • Key Lime
    • Lemon Meringue
    • Other Pies
    • Pecan Pies
    • Pie Crust Recipes
    • Pumpkin Pie
    • Strawberry Pies
    • Tarts
  • Reviews
    • Cookbook Reviews
    • Secret Ingredients
  • Savory
    • Entrees
    • Flavored Nuts
    • Salad
    • Soup
  • Soap/Bath Bombs
  • Teacher Gifts
  • Tips/How-To
  • Travel
    • New York
  • Uncategorized
  • Unusual
  • Vegan
Google+
Privacy Policy

© 2018 - Copyright Anna Ginsberg