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ALMOND MARBLE
ALMOND MARBLED D

CHOCOLATE POUND CAK
CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE E

break with my own tradition here
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and begin this recipe with a
pound cake mix. Make that two
the Cake Mix Doctor says
pound cake mixes. You get incredible
No chocolate syrup? You could just as
volume with this cake. It bakes up
easily melt 1 cup of semisweet chocolate
beautifully and is easily marbled with chips and fold that into the batter.

store-bought chocolate syrup.
The almond extract adds a
2 teaspoons pure almond
flavor punch. To glaze or extract
2 ⁄3 cup chocolate syrup
not to glaze? I think this
one can stand alone.
1. Place a rack in the center of the oven
and preheat the oven to 325°F. Lightly
SERVES: 16
mist a 10-inch tube pan with vegetable oil
PREPARATION TIME: 20 MINUTES spray, then dust with flour. Shake out the
BAKING TIME: 65 TO 70 MINUTES excess flour. Set the pan aside.

2. Place the cake mixes, sour cream,
Vegetable oil spray for misting the pan
water, melted butter, eggs, and almond
Flour for dusting the pan
extract in a large mixing bowl. Blend
2 packages (16 ounces each) pound cake mix
with an electric mixer on low speed
1 cup sour cream for 1 minute. Stop the machine and scrape
1 ⁄2 cup water down the sides of the bowl with a rubber
8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, melted spatula. Increase the mixer speed to
4 large eggs medium and beat 2 minutes more, scraping