Marble Loaf Cake

40m
Serves 6
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Directions

  1. 1Whisk sugar and eggs until pale and fluffy.
  2. 2Melt butter and set aside.
  3. 3Mix a bit of the batter into the melted butter, then add that back into the egg mixture.
  4. 4Add yogurt and vanilla.
  5. 5Sift in flour, salt, and baking powder in 3 additions, careful not to overmix.
  6. 6Separate the batter in half.
  7. 7In a small bowl, mix cocoa powder, rum, and hot coffee, then add that to one half of the batter.
  8. 8In a greased and lined mold, alternate spoonfuls of each batter, then use a knife to swirl the batter.
  9. 9Pipe a line of room temperature butter down the middle (optional).
  10. 10Bake in a preheated oven at 180C for 35-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  11. 11For ganache: Simmer cream, then pour over chopped chocolate. Leave for 5 minutes, then whisk to combine.
  12. 12Pour ganache over cooled cake and smooth out.

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 100 grams sugar
  • 120 grams butter
  • 1 splash vanilla extract
  • 120 grams yogurt
  • 200 grams plain flour or t55
  • 1.5 tsp baking powder
  • 0.5 tsp baking soda
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 20 grams cocoa powder
  • 10 grams rum
  • 30 grams hot coffee
  • 80 grams cream
  • 80 grams chopped chocolate

Equipment

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