LEMON CHOCOLATE MARBLE CAKE Ingredients: Cake: - 450 gr./15oz ...

LEMON CHOCOLATE MARBLE CAKE

Ingredients:
Cake:
- 450 gr./15oz flour, sifted
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/3 tsp salt
- 2 cups granulated sugar, divided
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/4cup milk
- Juice of one lemon
- Lemon zest
Glaze:
- 200 gr bittersweet chocolate
- ⅔ cup heavy cream

Directions:
To make cake
Place melted butter and sugar in a stand mixer bowl . Beat on medium high until mixture is blended, about 2 min.
Add the eggs, milk, lemon juice,lemon zest, vanilla, flour, baking powder and salt. Beat mixture until it becomes light and fluffy.
In a separate bowl add the ½ of mixture and add the cocoa powder. Whisk until mixture is smooth.
Using an ice cream scoop, pour two scoops of vanilla mixture into pan. Now alternate and pour one scoop of chocolate mixture on top of vanilla mixture. Continue to alternate between vanilla and chocolate layers until bundt pan is filled.
Bake marble pound cake for 1 hour at 160C.
Cool cake in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Invert the cake onto the rack and cool completely.
To make glaze
Place chocolate and cream in a pan over low heat and stir until chocolate is melted. Set aside to cool for 10 minutes before using.

from MY GREEKITCHEN http://mygreekitchen.tumblr.com/post/138816128406
from Tumblr http://0foodphotography.tumblr.com/post/138816391217
via IFTTT