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Marble Crumb Cake

Anonymous
By: Anonymous
Posted 08/31/09 • Last updated 05/05/04 • 141 views • 1 comment

Posted by Anonymous

This is one of my favorite easy cakes. I usually have this for my birthday cake.

Marble Crumb Cake

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup butter 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1 cup white sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup shortening 2 eggs 1 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour one 13x9 inch cake pan.

2 Combine 1/2 cup of the flour and the brown sugar, cut in the butter until the mixture is crumbly, stir in the chopped nuts and set aside.

3 In a double boiler or microwave melt chocolate chips and set aside to cool.

4 In a large bowl mix the remaining 2 cups flour, white sugar, baking soda, and salt. Add the shortening, eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla. Blend and then beat with an electric mixer at medium speed for 2 minutes.

5 Combine 1 cup of the batter and the melted cooled chocolate, mix well.

6 Alternate spooning the light and the dark batters into the prepared 13x9 cake pan. Cut through with a knife to marble. Sprinkle top with the reserved nut mixture.

7 Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes or until cake tests done. Let cake cool and enjoy!

Comments (1)

jessica14 5/19/10 at 5:16pm
is this sturdy enough to use as in a wedding cake or stacked cake?
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