Chocolate and Gingerbread Marble Cake
Chocolate and Gingerbread Marble Cake
Chocolate and Gingerbread Marble Cake
Marble Cake
By: Pastrybysaloni in partnership with Valrhona
USA
- Add granulated sugar, light brown sugar and vanilla extract, mix using a whisk
unKl the sugar is dissolved. In a separate
bowl combine all the dry ingredients: all-
purpose flour, baking powder, baking
soda salt, ginger, and cinnamon powder.
Add dry ingredients into the liquid
ingredients in three small addiKons,
whisking in between each addiKon. In a
heatproof bowl melt Oriado chocolate, to
this add cocoa powder and warm water.
SKr this mixture unKl it is smooth. Pour
1/3 of the prepared cake baSer. Mix
gently to get a smooth baSer. Add 1
tablespoon of molasses to the remaining
cake baSer and sKr unKl fully combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Pour half of molasses batter to
the base followed by all the chocolate batter and top it with remaining
molasses cake batter. Use an offset spatula to smooth the top. Bake the
loaf cake for 40-50 minutes, or until the top of the cake firm to touch and a
skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out with a few crumbs
attached. Cool the cake in the loaf pan on a wire rack completely for
45minutes. Then remove from the loaf pan and allow to let it cool
completely on a wire rack.
Chocolate Glaze:
- In a heatproof bowl melt dark chocolate until it is smooth and glossy. This
can be done over a baine-marie or in the microwave. Add oil to the
chocolate and stir with a spatula until it is smooth. Cool the chocolate glaze
to 35 degrees C. Slowly pour the glaze over the cake until it is fully coated
in the glaze. Allow the glaze at room temperature. Place the cake on a
serving plate, portion a thick slice and enjoy!