Sigh!!
I baked this cake well over 2 months ago and the photographs were still in my camera until last week. It's not that I don't get the time to write here, it's just that I chose to spend more time with Ian Vaava. He needs me much more than my blog baby!
Oh well! I changed something on the blog today. Did you see it yet? No? It's something on the right hand side bar. Okay, now that you just saw it, let me tell you... Jobin did it :-)
This cake is quite good for the fact that it doesn't use butter,milk or eggs! It's not that we prefer eggless bakes, its just that I like to try different recipes to compare with the ones I've made in the past. When I saw Hetal & Anuja bake this up, I made a note in my mind to try it out because it looked very simple and delicious!
The texture and taste for this cake is spot on. It is intensely chocolate-y and at the same time vanilla-y! The batter for both the flavours are almost the same. Look at the recipe closely and you will see what I am talking about. So it's just the mixing part that's left! I prefered making a bundt cake and topped it with some Chocolate Ganache. You can frost it or eat it plain. It is delectable, either way!
CHOCOLATE & VANILLA MARBLE CAKE
Ingredients:
Chocolate cake batter
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 tablespoon coffee granules
1 cup hot water
1 tablespoon vinegar
1/2 tablespoon vanilla
1/4 cup + 2 tablespoon oil
Vanilla cake batter
1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup hot water
1 tablespoon vinegar
1/2 tablespoon vanilla
1/4 cup + 2 tablespoon oil
Method: Preheat the oven to 350/180C. Prepare a 10-12 cup capacity bundt tin.
For both the batters, the method remains the same. In a large bowl, mix together the dry ingredients. In a medium bowl, mix together the wet ingredients.Now, combine the wet and dry together until you get a smooth batter. Once both the chocolate and vanilla batter is made,pour them alternately into the pan and swirl the cake batter with a butter knife gently, for the marbled effect. Bake for 35-40 mins or until done. Cool completely.Frost as desired.
Ingredients:Chocolate cake batter
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 tablespoon coffee granules
1 cup hot water
1 tablespoon vinegar
1/2 tablespoon vanilla
1/4 cup + 2 tablespoon oil
Vanilla cake batter
1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup hot water
1 tablespoon vinegar
1/2 tablespoon vanilla
1/4 cup + 2 tablespoon oil
Method: Preheat the oven to 350/180C. Prepare a 10-12 cup capacity bundt tin.
For both the batters, the method remains the same. In a large bowl, mix together the dry ingredients. In a medium bowl, mix together the wet ingredients.Now, combine the wet and dry together until you get a smooth batter. Once both the chocolate and vanilla batter is made,pour them alternately into the pan and swirl the cake batter with a butter knife gently, for the marbled effect. Bake for 35-40 mins or until done. Cool completely.Frost as desired.
I made this for a friend of ours when they came home for dinner,on a Friday night. They loved the cake and she asked me if it's okay if she could take some home with her! I was more than pleased to do so. Ian Vaava as always, enjoyed each crumb of this cake. I baked the same cake, again in a weeks time for Jobin's niece's First Holy Communion. Everyone seemed to have liked it! :-)
I am hoping to be in full swing action,on the blog, very soon!
wonderful cake ! tempting pictures as well!
ReplyDeleteWould want to try this lovely bake soon :).I love eggless cakes.
ReplyDeletei love eggless bakes, saves lot of time beating... the cake looks so dark and rich... should try this out sometime!!! :)
ReplyDeletei enjoy every post of urs and wish to try out, but since im not a baker and we dont use cakes much at home, I always tend to delay :) this is amazing marble cake :) loved the clicks and recipe too :)
ReplyDeleteSo glad to see a new post from you. The cake looks really good and I loved your new pic :-) I noticed it even before I read about it. You really come across as very kind and friendly in this one, just like you are in real life.
ReplyDeleteEagerly waiting to see Ian's first b'day cake. I know it is going to be your best ever!
Such a gorgeous marble cake,looks incredible.
ReplyDeleteVery tempting pics.. Looks wonderfully awesome :D Nice lil vegan cake !
ReplyDeleteThe cake looks rich and delicious :)
ReplyDeleteCan we substitute baking soda with baking powder..The soda often leaves an unpleasant taste in the mouth
ReplyDeleteHi Ria, I made this cake today.Followed the recipe exactly as mentioned here. But it flopped big time :( It is not sweet at all and also had a strong cooking soda flavor to it.
ReplyDeletePlus the cocoa and coffee added to the bitterness. I had simply got tempted by the pictures posted here.
Only savig grace was the texture of the cake which was kind of okay.
regards,
Priya
Hi Priya, I am really sorry to hear that it didn't work out for you. I wonder how could it go wrong at so many places.
ReplyDeleteI've made this cake about four times by now and I've never had a problem in any of the areas you've mentioned.Many have baked the same have reported success via emails.I post recipes that have worked for me 100% and I am not trying to tempt and deceive anyone.
This recipe is from Hetal & Anuja and they seemed to be having rave reviews for it, too.
I hope you find a chocolate cake to your liking,very soon! :)
I made this cake and it was fabulous! Only change was subbing out half the hot water for almond milk, and allowing the almond milk to react with the vinegar for a minute or two before mixing all wet ingredients together. I used dark chocolate Cocoa powder - everyone loved it, a three year old included! Thanks for recipe!
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