Marbled Chocolate Bundt Cake

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Hello, I’m back after a couple of weeks away with our family, during which we celebrated our eldest daughter’s 16th birthday. Wow, where did those years go! Anyway, I digress. Because it really was a wonderful holiday, especially as we were joined by family for a few days over the birthday celebrations. So, I took my spring form cake tin with me – doesn’t everyone? Star had a maltesers ice cream cake on her birthday, which was knockout! However, now we are home and there are even more family and friends to celebrate Star’s birthday. Since I know her favourite cake is Chocolate Marble and she’s not a big fan of icing, I decided to make her a Marbled Chocolate Bundt Cake. And you are going to be so pleased I came up with this cake – just look!

Marbled Chocolate Bundt Cake

 

And I knew you’d be pleased. Because, this is the second recipe I have made where I use plain flour and add the baking powder separately, it gives more control over the rise of the sponge. Also, I guessed all the quantities for the size of cake (I mean, I did have a rough idea!!). Resulting in this Marbled Chocolate Bundt Cake, a complete success, both visually and in the taste department.

White and milk chocolate drizzled marble cake
Marbled Chocolate Bundt Cake

Birthday Bundt Baking

Most importantly, is the birthday girl herself liking it. Tick box – result! This cake has a wonderfully moist texture, resulting in most of it being consumed on the day of baking. While the drizzled chocolate adds different flavours and texture, sprinkled with edible stars, this cake is a stunner. So, perfect as a Celebration cake.

A slice of swirled chocolate and vanilla sponge.
Marbled Chocolate Bundt Cake slice.

 

I absolutely am falling in love with Bundt cake pans. And who wouldn’t? Since they give such beautiful detail to the baked cake. Although I was very tempted to put Maltesers into the little dimples on the cake, it looked better with just the drizzled chocolate. Yet, if I was baking my Malted Marbled Chocolate Cake I absolutely would sprinkle a few crushed Maltesers over the top as well. While the possibilities of how to decorate a Bundt cake are endless, with the cake shape lends itself to all sorts of ideas, including leaving the cake plain.

This is the Bundt tin I used.
This is the Bundt tin I used.

 

And this pan is so gorgeous. I’m even toying with the idea of making a jelly in it, can you imagine?? Have you ever tried making a jelly in a Bundt tin? I’m guessing you’d have to lightly oil the inside of the pan with a flavourless oil, I think it could totally work. I’ll keep you posted!

Anyway enough about glorious Bundt pans and onto how to make this cake!!

Most importantly, the Bundt pan dimensions are 23.5cm (9″) wide x 11cm (4.5″) deep. The pan holds 3 litres (5.3 UK pints).

Recipe : Marbled Chocolate Bundt Cake serves 8-10

For the cake:

25g/1 oz Butter – melted

275g/10 oz Unsalted Butter at room temp

275g/10 oz Caster Sugar

1/4 tsp Salt – I use Maldon

2 tsp Vanilla Extract – I use Nielsen-Massey 

5 Large Eggs – free range

275g/10 oz Plain White Flour

2.5 tsp Baking Powder

80mls/3fl oz Milk – Whole or Semi Skimmed

3 tbsp Cocoa Powder

For the decoration:

75g/3oz White Chocolate

75g/3oz Milk Chocolate

Edible gold stars – alternatively use your own choice of decoration.

Preparing the Bundt pan

 

Using a pastry brush, ensure the inside of the Bundt tin is covered in melted butter.
Use a pastry brush, ensure the inside of the Bundt tin is covered in melted butter.

Making the cake batters

Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan oven, gas mark 4, 350F.

Whisk the sugar, butter, salt and vanilla extract until light and creamy.
Whisk the sugar, butter, salt and vanilla extract until light and creamy.

 

Crack all the eggs into a jug. Sift the flour and baking powder together in a separate bowl. Start with the dry ingredients add a third to the butter mixture, followed by half of the eggs, beating gently to incorporate the ingredients. Repeat this step. Finally, finish by adding the final third of the dry ingredients and beating to mix. Add the milk and mix to incorporate.

Give the ingredients a good mix with a spatula to ensure everything is well incorporated.
Give the ingredients a good mix with a spatula to ensure everything is incorporated.

 

Remove half of the cake batter to a separate bowl. This will be the vanilla part of the cake.

Add the cocoa to half of the cake batter. Mix well to incorporate.
Add the cocoa to the remaining half of the cake batter. Mix well to incorporate.
You are now ready to start building your Marbled Chocolate Bundt Cake.
You are now ready to start building your Marbled Chocolate Bundt Cake.
Place scoops (I used a dessert spoon) of alternating vanilla/chocolate batter in the Bundt tin.
Place scoops (I used a dessert spoon) of alternating vanilla/chocolate batter into the Bundt tin.
Now place a scoop of chocolate batter on top of the vanilla, repeating with both batters so they alternate throughout the cake.
Next, place a scoop of chocolate batter on top of the vanilla, repeating with both batters so they alternate throughout the cake.
Using a wooed spoon handle, gently swirl it through the batter. This will give the marbled effect once baked.
Using a wooden spoon handle, gently swirl it through the batter. This will give the marbled effect once baked.

Baking The Marbled Chocolate Bundt Cake

Please don’t worry if you think there is not enough batter for the pan (I worried), this cake rises beautifully.

Place the cake pan in the middle of the oven and bake for 50-55 minutes.

The cake is baked when it is risen and pulling away from the sides of the pan.

Test with a skewer (I used a bamboo one) by inserting it through the deepest part of the cake. The cake is baked when a skewer comes out clean.

As soon as the cake is baked remove from the oven. Leave to cool for 15 minutes.

Marbled Chocolate Bundt Cake - allow to cool in the tin for 15 mins.
Marbled Chocolate Bundt Cake – allow to cool in the tin for 15 mins.

 

After cooling for 15 minutes turn your cake out onto a cooling rack. Stand back and admire your beautiful piece of art, I mean cake! Allow to fully cool.

Decorating the cake

Melt the white and milk chocolate in separate bowls. I use the microwave, use whichever method you feel most comfortable with.

NOTE : White chocolate is easy to over heat. So go easy and stir between each heating session!

Marbled Chocolate Bundt Cake - once cooled melt the chocolate ready to decorate your cake!
Marbled Chocolate Bundt Cake – once cooled melt the chocolate ready to decorate your cake!
Marbled Chocolate Bundt Cake - drizzle over the melted chocolate.
Marbled Chocolate Bundt Cake – drizzle over the melted chocolate.

 

Use a teaspoon to gently drizzle, first the white and then the milk chocolate over the cake. Finally add a sprinkle of gold stars, or decorations of your choice.

Marbled Chocolate Bundt Cake

Allow the chocolate to set before serving.

This Marbled Chocolate Bundt Cake is a real show stopper. I had to stop myself from adding gold candles, although that would totally work.

If you have enjoyed this recipe for Marbled Chocolate Bundt Cake you may also like these:

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FF Marbled Chocolate Bundt Cake
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Finally this beautiful Bundt cake is perfect for any celebration, including birthdays and anniversaries. Since this cake has the WOW factor and is best when shared amongst friends, family, neighbours, or work colleagues. Because anyone would have their day brightened with the gift of this cake.

So, whatever you are making, baking and creating in your kitchens today, have fun preparing and sharing your feast.

Sammie x

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Hi, I'm Sammie and I’m passionate about creating tasty recipes, both sweet and savoury that you can make at home. Every recipe is easy and fun to make and should taste like a feast without the fuss!

22 thoughts on “Marbled Chocolate Bundt Cake”

  1. Ooh what a fab idea. Thanks for that honey. I like the idea of doing a rainbow jelly in this tin. I think it would be a big hit. Sammie xxx

  2. Ooohh Sammie that looks beautiful 😍 I have that pan too! Surprise surprise hehe. I’ve done jelly in a bundt pan before and it came out beautifully. You don’t need to oil it. Just dip the outside in hot water when the jelly is set and it slightly melts to release easily.
    Thank you for sharing your gorgeous recipe and glad the birthday went well xxx

  3. That is one gorgeous cake and how wonderful of you to bake it whilst on holiday. I’m a recent convert to bundts and now it’s my favourite way to bake cakes. Less icing needed and even the plainest of cakes looks really good.

    1. Thanks Chocolette, I hope I’ve not mislead anybody, this cake was baked at home. I did make bread and scones whilst we were in Devon though! Ooh and we managed to get some local clotted cream – delicious x

    1. Thank you, although I’m nowhere near Bake Off standard. I am actually falling for Bundt tins. They give a cake the WOW factor.

    1. Thank you Liz. Chocolate marbled cake is our daughter’s absolute favourite. I think this is the 5th year in a row that I’ve made it. I must be doing something right???

    1. Lovely to make your aquaintance too Liz. I’m trying to think of other colours that would look good marbled in a cake.

  4. Hi Sammie
    The cake looks just perfect! Glad the holiday was wonderful and the 16th birthday celebrations went well.
    LizzyLou xxxx

  5. Hi Sammie! That is one beautiful bundt tin! I’ve never seen such a unique design and now you have me itching to start my own collection! This type of cake totally reminds me of my childhood; our kitchen seemed to always have a bundt cake of some flavor on a glass cake stand in the kitchen that we would shave away at through the week. I absolutely love a marble cake and drizzled with chocolate? We speak the same language sistah! 😉 This cake is amazing for any occasion in my book! So glad you had a nice holiday and happy (belated) birthday to your Star! Oh to be 16 again! 😉 – Liz

    1. I love that we speak the same language Liz, even though we are on separate continents!! I have 3 Bundt tins now, that’s surely gotta be the start of a collection. I’ve seen some fab ones on Twitter from Nordikware.co.uk. Pretty sure they ship internationally. 16 seems a looooong time ago 😉 xx

    1. Thank you Pam. It’s from Lakeland, I’m not sure if they still stock this pan, but they always have a good range. I used melted butter to grease the pan, there wasn’t any trouble removing the cake. Ever detail from the pan was present.

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