Marble Pound Cake

By Addie

It's the long beating that gives pound cake its texture, so don't skimp,' my grandmother counseled. (GRANDMA'S KITCHEN)

Ingredients

• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
• 4 large eggs
• 3 1/2 cups cake flour
• 1 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 10-inch tube pan.


Combine granulated sugar and butter in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer set at low speed until blended. Beat at high speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat for 2 minutes.


Add flour, milk, vanilla extract, baking powder and salt. Beat at medium speed until blended. Beat at high speed for 3 minutes. Remove 21/2 cups batter to a medium bowl; beat in cocoa until well mixed.


Spoon half the vanilla batter into prepared tube pan. Spoon half the chocolate batter on top of the vanilla batter.


Layer with the remaining vanilla and chocolate batters. Cut through batter with knife to marbleize.


Bake cake until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Transfer cake to wire rack to cool completely.