Marbled Bundt Cake

A big Happy Birthday to Stephen's mum Rosie!

When Rosie's birthday rolls around, Stephen and his siblings always buy her something for the kitchen, which is understandable, considering the fact that they see her solely as a mother. Once her present was a pair of electronic salt and pepper grinders that has little lights attached (so that you can have salt and pepper at all times, even when there's a blackout!). One thing that I do think is a shame though is the fact that she's always the one to cook on her own birthday. Surely that's one day in the year where you shouldn't have to cook for the entire family?

This year was the same, but I couldn't bear the thought of her making her own birthday cake (or the thought of her NOT having a birthday cake), so I dragged Stephen into the kitchen to help me make a pound cake. It's a marbled chocolate and vanilla concoction that we chucked in a bundt tin because we thought it would look nicer. It's not a cake for the health-conscious, as it's so full of butter and sugar, but if you can't splurge on your birthday, when can you? Just remember, thin slices, people. It's meant to have at least 16 servings.

Marbled Bundt Cake

INGREDIENTS

120g dark chocolate
2 cups plain flour
1 cup self raising flour
2 cups butter at room temperature
3 cups sugar
1 tbsp vanilla essence
9 large eggs at room temperature

 

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Grease a bundt tin and dust with flour, then set aside. Meanwhile, melt the chocolate in a metal bowl over a pot of boiling water (making sure the bottom of the bowl doesn't touch the water), stirring occasionally.

2. In a seperate bowl, cream the butter, sugar, and vanilla essence with an electric mixer. Add the eggs, two at a time, then sift the flour in small amounts, grandually incorperating into the mixture on a low speed.

3. Spoon half the batter into the prepared tin, stir the chocolate into the remaining batter, then spoon into the tin as well. With a knife, swirl the batters together to create the marbleing.

4. Bake for 45 minutes, checking every now and then with a skewer, let cool in the tin for 30 minutes, then invert onto a cake rack (feel free to dust with icing sugar, but be sparing, because it's a sweet cake).

 

Comments

[Dumpling Girl]

Totally agree that mum's shouldn't cook on their b'day's, and of course Mothers' Day too :) Happy Birthday to Rosie. Your bundt cake looks lovely.

[Gaby]

My mum used to cook in her birthday and buy her own cake too.

[Von]

The cake looks beautiful! (but wow! That's a lot of butter!) I bet she loved the cake ;)

[briarrose]

Beautiful swirl. I would enjoy every rich morsel of this cake. ;)

[InTolerantChef]

So pretty! My MIL rarely does anything for her birthday either unless we do it for her. I still remember for her 40th I made her tacos, she had never had them before (or since!) Last year for her 60-somethingth we took her to yumcha, again for her first and probably last time as well. She doesn't like 'fancy' foods. I'm thinking next year I'll make her this cake, and I'm sure that will win her over!

[Carolyn Jung]

There's something so wonderfully comforting and homey about a swirled bundt cake. It's just so irresistible that you can't help but reach for slice after slice.

[Heavenly Housewife]

Happy birthday Rosie!!!
That bundt cake is just so lovely!
*kisses* HH
p.s. note to self: must buy bunt cake pan, been wanting one for like evaaaaah already

[chopinandmysaucepan]

Happy birthday Rosie! Thin slices and they stand up so well too!

[Sara (Belly Rumbles)]

I agree, you should never have to cook on your birthday and never cook your own birthday cake. Your marbled bundt looks delicious.

[Nic@diningwithastud]

Aww I bet she appreciated not having to make her own cake :) that was nice! The cake looks AWESOME! Love marble cakes :)

[muppy]

it looks beautiful, and i'm with you 'thin slices' :)

[Akika]

Butter and sugar makes everything taste better and it's her birthday so being unhealthy is fine :D The cake sure looks good though, I'm so sick right now but I can still do with some cake!

[Jasmyne Tea]

Thanks so much for your comments everyone!