Almond-Chocolate Marble Pound Cake

Name: Almond-Chocolate Marble Pound Cake
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons almond extract; 2 Tbsps almond paste; 227 grams cups (about cake flour; 59 milliliters good quality cocoa powder, such as Vahlrona; 3 larges eggs plus 2 large egg yolks, at room temperature; 248 grams 1/4 cups (about granulated sugar; 1 teaspoons salt; 283 grams 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature; 59 milliliters boiling water

Almond-Chocolate Marble Pound Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. One serving contains 525 calories, 6g of protein, and 32g of fat. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours. A mixture of granulated sugar, salt, cake flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine.

Instructions

Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 325°F. Coat a 9- by 5-inch loaf pan with baking spray. Line pan with 1 sheet of parchment paper, allowing sides to hang over edges of long sides of pan. Coat parchment with baking spray.

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Baking Spray

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Baking Paper

Loaf Pan

Oven

In small bowl, rub almond paste into sugar with fingertips until completely crumbled. Alternatively, pulse almond paste and sugar in food processor until completely crumbled. Set aside.

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Almond Paste

Sugar

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Food Processor

Bowl

In medium bowl, whisk together flour and salt. In large bowl, combine cocoa powder and boiling water, stirring until smooth; reserve.

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Cocoa Powder

All Purpose Flour

Water

Salt

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Whisk

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Beat butter and almond sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.

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Almonds

Butter

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Add eggs and egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping down bottom and sides of bowl with rubber spatula as needed.

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Egg Yolk

Egg

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Spatula

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Add almond extract and beat just until incorporated, about 10 seconds. Sift flour over mixture in three batches, folding in with rubber spatula after each addition.

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Almond Extract

All Purpose Flour

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Spatula

Transfer 1/3 of batter to bowl with chocolate mixture and stir until thoroughly incorporated. Spoon half of plain batter and half of chocolate batter into prepared baking pan, alternating spoonfuls to create a checkerboard pattern. Repeat procedure with remaining batters. Run a dinner knife through batters in a swirling motion to create a marbled pattern.

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Chocolate

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Baking Pan

Knife

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Bake cake until tester inserted in center of cake comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes.

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Oven

Transfer to cooling rack and cool in pan 10 minutes. Using parchment overhang, transfer cake directly to cooling rack and cool completely, about 1 hour.

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Wire Rack

Frying Pan

Serve.

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Servings:

2teaspoons

almond extract 2Tbsps

almond paste 227grams

cups (about cake flour 59milliliters

good quality cocoa powder, such as Vahlrona 3larges

eggs plus 2 large egg yolks, at room temperature 248grams

1/4 cups (about granulated sugar 1teaspoons

salt 283grams

1/2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature 59milliliters

boiling water

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern works really well with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. One wine you could try is King Frosch Riesling Auslese All Natural German. It has 5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 19 dollars.