Chocolate Marble Cake

This marble cake is a family favorite

and never last long around our house.

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour

2 1/2 tsp. baking powder

3/4 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

3/4 cup butter, softened

2 cups sugar

1 Tbsp. vanilla

3 eggs

1 1/2 cups milk

1/2 cup chocolate-flavored syrup

1 recipe Chocolate Butter Frosting (below)

Toffee bits

Grease a 13x9x2-inch baking pan, set aside. 

Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.

In large mixing bowl beat butter for 30 seconds.

Add sugar and vanilla; beat until fluffy.

Add egss, one at a time, beating well after each.

Add flour mixture and milk alternately to mixture,

beating at low speed after each addition just until combined.

Transfer 1 1/2 cups of batter to a medium bowl;

stir in chocolate-flavored syrup.

Pour light batter into the prepared pan.

Spoon chocolate batter over light batter.

Gently cut through batters to marble.

Bake in 350F oven for 30-35 minutes

or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean.

Cool in pan on a wire rack.

Frost with Chocolate Butter Frosting.

Chocolate Butter Frosting

In a large mixing bowl beat

6 Tbsp. butter and

 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy.

Gradually add

2 cups sifted icing sugar

beating well.

Slowly beat in

1/4 cup milk

1 1/2 tsp. vanilla.

Slowly beat in an additional

2 cups sifted icing sugar

If necessary, beat in additional milk

to reach desired spreading consistency.

Top with toffee bits

or

chunks of a chocolate covered toffee bar.

Then quickly cut yourself a piece

and enjoy it before it's all gone :)

I am joining...

Just Us Four for Pinworthy Projects Party

Sweet as Sugar Cookies for Sweets for a Saturday

Crazy for Crust for Crazy Sweet Tuesday

Mrs. Fox's Sweets for Mrs. Fox's Sweet Party

Something Swanky for Sweet Treats Thursday