This was from 'Ultimate Sweet Treats'. It's really more for children but the recipes are still pretty good. I always thought of marble cake as chocolate and vanilla and I don't know why it had never occurred to me to flavour both parts of the marble cake. The recipe was fairly simple, basic sponge with orange zest and tbsp of orange juice and 2 tbsp of cocoa powder in half of the mix. The chocolate and orange together are lovely and very autumnal. I did find that the orange overpowered the chocolate though. I'm not sure if that was because I had small tablespoons or it just needed a little more than what the recipe said.
To create the marble effect, it said to spoon half the mixture into the corners of the tin before adding the cocoa powder to the rest of the mix and putting that in the tin as well, then stirring it a little with a knife. It does work but it still turns out with more chocolate mix on the top so it was a slightly lopsided marble effect. Does anyone have any tips as to how to do marbling?
The recipe was just for the cake but I added a swirl of buttercream on top. Not only does it decorate the top but the creaminess definitely adds to the texture.
Despite needing more chocolate, very yummy! The orange smell fills the kitchen; it's wonderful! Might try adding pieces of Terry's Chocolate Orange to the cake or icing. (Sorry, no photo today)
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