This is a marble cake with a difference. It’s not just vanilla and chocolate cake mixed together, but white chocolate and dark chocolate cake. Unlike our classic chocolate cake (opens in new tab), it's also made with melted chocolate for a rich, moist texture and covered with decadent ganache which is simple to make with this recipe. Once you’ve perfected the ganache you can use it for other recipes too like cupcakes. The cake itself only takes 30 mins to bake on a low heat. If you’re serving this for a special occasion top with Maltesers or chocolate buttons for an impressive finish.
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 100g white chocolate
- 100g dark chocolate
- 225g softened butter or margarine
- 225g caster sugar
- 4 eggs
- 225g self-raising flour
For the ganache frosting:
- 300g white or dark chocolate
- 10ml cream
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Method
- Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C/Fan 160°C/Gas Mark 4. Grease 2 x 20cm sandwich tins and line with parchment.
- Break the white and dark chocolate into 2 separate bowls.
- In 20 second bursts, melt the chocolate in the microwave stirring to ensure it doesn’t burn and melts completely. Set to one side
- In a large bowl place the butter, sugar, eggs and flour and using an electric beater mix until combined
- Remove half of the mixture and place in another bowl.
- In one half of the mixture mix through the white chocolate
- In the other half of the mixture mix through the dark chocolate
- Spoon alternate mixtures into the tins, so it is evenly divided, and using the handles of a spoon swirl the mixtures together, which when baked will give a marbled effect
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a cocktail stick inserted into the centre comes out clean
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the tins before turning out onto a wire rack to cool fully
- For the ganache: Break the chocolate into a bowl
- In the microwave warm the cream until just before boiling
- Pour the cream over the chocolate, and stir gently, until the chocolate is fully melted. Set aside for 15 minutes and allow to set
- When the cake is cool, place one onto your serving plate and pour half the ganache over. If the ganache has set too much, pop it into the microwave for 10 seconds.
- Place the second cake on top and pour the remaining ganach over, allowing it to flow over the edges.
Top Tip for making Dark and white chocolate marble cake
Ganache is great as a chocolate sauce, when used warm and runny
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