Dorie Greenspan's "Traditional Marble Cake"

My marbling leaves a lot to be desired! This is the third attempt for me to get my Marble Cake "photo-ready"! Oh the taste and texture of this cake was awesome every-time. But what did you expect? This is Dorie Greenspan's Recipe from the baking book "From my Home to yours". This book is one of my favorite baking book ever! I would love to try all of the recipes from that book. What a splendid collection!

Ingredients

• 2 Cups +  2 Tbsp Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
• 4 oz Semi-sweet Baking Chocolate
• 4 Large Eggs, at room temperature
• 12 Tbsp(1-1/2 Sticks) Unsalted Butter, at room temperature
• 1 Cup Granulated Sugar
• 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
• 1-1/4 tsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 Tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 Cup Whole Milk

Procedure:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Sift flour and baking powder in a wide bowl.

• Cream the butter and sugar for 2-3 minutes at medium speed using an electric mixer.

• Add the eggs "one at a time" and incorporate with the the butter-sugar mixture.

• The resulting mixture should be pale yellow in color. Add Vanilla Extract to it.

• Add the flour and milk in small batches and mix only till combined.

• Meanwhile melt the chocolate in a wide shallow bowl.

• Add approximately half the white batter to the melted chocolate.

• Using a rubber/silicone spatula mix gently.

• Prepare the loaf pan by lining it with aluminum foil and greasing it with butter. Now drop the white and chocolate batter alternatively.

• Using a steak knife or any sharp knife, cut deep into the batter.

• Move it in zig-zag patterns.DON"T overdo it! 4 to 5 times should do the trick! No more.

• Bake the cake for 1 hour and 20 to30 minutes in the top rack or until a tooth-pick inserted into the center comes clean.

• Cool the cake and slice it with a sharp knife and serve with a spot of tea!

My son loves the marble cake as much as he loves this Zebra Cake:

Enjoy!