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CHOCOLATE SOUR CREA
CHOCOLATE SOUR CREAM M

MARBLE CAK
MARBLE CAKE E

WITH CHOCOLATE SOUR CREAM FROSTING

s a teenager I loved And whatever you do,

to experiment with don’t forget the sour

cake recipes by cream frosting.
marbling them. I’d spoon out a
SERVES: 16
cupful of batter and stir in melted
PREPARATION TIME: 10 MINUTES
chocolate to color it brown and give it
BAKING TIME: 26 TO 30 MINUTES
a chocolate flavor. Then I’d swirl that ASSEMBLY TIME: 10 MINUTES
chocolate batter through the vanilla

batter and create a truly beautiful Solid vegetable shortening for greasing

birthday cake. the pans
Flour for dusting the pans
Nowadays I can buy a “marble”
1 package (18.25 ounces) plain fudge marble
cake mix, but I don’t stop there! And cake mix
I encourage you not to as well. This 1 cup water
1 cup sour cream
recipe takes that box mix a step fur-
3 large eggs
ther, adding sour cream to enrich it.
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
If you’re feeling fancy, add a teaspoon Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting (page 410)

of grated orange zest to the yellow
1. Place a rack in the center of the oven
batter, or add a tablespoon of
and preheat the oven to 350°F. Gener-
espresso powder to the chocolate. ously grease two 9-inch round cake pans