Copycat Marble Pound Cake
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Copycat Starbucks Marble Pound Cake is the perfect compliment to a cup of coffee, latte or even a cup of tea! You can now enjoy your favorite Starbucks treat at home for a fraction of the price! Make a loaf and enjoy it all week long!
Starbucks marble cake is on of those desserts that you try once and fall in love with. You don’t have to break the bank spending $3 per slice though. Make this copycat marble pound cake at home and enjoy it any time you want at only a fraction of the cost.
One of my first memories of dating my husband is a trip we took to the coffee shop the first time. He was definitely NOT a coffee drinker but I loved my mocha lattes. So, he would go with me and we’d sit for an hour or two just talking.
As we dated longer, he started drinking lattes as well and we would go to the local bookstore and just read while enjoying our lattes. Back then, they didn’t have it but now, one of my favorite treats with my mocha latte is a piece of black and white cake.
A marble cake is the combination of chocolate and vanilla cakes swirled together (this is a great marble cake recipe).
This pound cake recipe uses the same idea as a marble cake and then tops it with a thick chocolate frosting. Pound cake does tend to be more dense than a regular cake but this pound cake recipe is nice and moist.
One of the things that makes this marble pound cake recipe out of this world is the frosting on top. I use dark chocolate chips to give it a rich, deep flavor. You can substitute milk chocolate if you prefer though when you make this marble cake recipe.
If you make this copycat marble pound cake or any recipe from the blog, I’d love to hear about it! Let me know in the comments or snap a photo and tag it #MySuburbanKitchen on Instagram or Twitter.
If you loved this Copycat Marble Pound Cake recipe, check out these great pound cake recipes:
- Almond Pound Cake
- Grilled Strawberry Basil Pound Cake
- Cream Cheese Pound Cake Recipe
- Blueberry Lemon Pound Cake
What you’ll need for this recipe:
Copycat Marble Pound Cake
Ingredients
Regular Cake Batter
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 4 sticks butter softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 9 eggs
Chocolate Cake Batter
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup dark cocoa powder
- 1 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 tsp salt
- 4 sticks butter softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 9 eggs
Frosting
- 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips
- 3 Tbsp butter
- 1 Tbsp light corn syrup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly grease four loaf pans with shortening or nonstick cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour and salt for regular cake batter. Stir to mix.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together 4 sticks of butter and 2 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Reduce mixer speed to medium and add in eggs, one at a time. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Reduce mixer speed to low and, working in small batches, add in flour mixture and mix until just combined.
- In a medium bowl, combine 2 1/4 cup flour, 1 cup cocoa and 2 tsp salt. Stir to mix well.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together 4 sticks of butter and 2 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Reduce mixer speed to medium and add in eggs, one at a time. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Reduce mixer speed to low and, working in small batches, add in flour and cocoa mixture and mix until just combined.
- Alternating between the regular and chocolate batters, pour batters into prepared loaf pans.Using a knife, swirl to randomly mix the batters together. Bake in preheated oven for one hour. Remove from oven and cool completely.
- Once the cakes are cooled, combine chocolate chips, butter and syrup in a double boiler. Heat over medium-low heat and, stirring constantly, heat until melted and smooth. Pour over cooled cakes and let sit for 5 minutes or until set.
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