Marble Cake With Ganache

Ingredients

Cake

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup milk
• 2 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

Ganache

• 1 cup dark chocolate, chopped
• 1 cup heavy cream
• To serve
• 2 cups strawberries

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grease and flour a deep 9 inch round pan.
3. Place flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla, and milk into mixing bowl.
4. Beat until well combined.
5. Reserve 3/4 cup batter.
6. Pour the remaining batter into pan.
7. Stir cocoa into the 3/4 cup reserved batter.
8. Drop by spoonfuls over top of white batter.
9. Use a knife to slowly swirl the cocoa batter into the white batter to make a marble effect.
10. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until an tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
11. Allow to cool on a wire rack.

Ganache

1. Place the chocolate into a medium bowl.
2. Heat the cream in a small sauce pan over medium heat. Bring just to a boil
3. When the cream has come to a boil, pour over the chopped chocolate, and whisk until smooth.
4. Allow the ganache to cool slightly before pouring over a cake.
5. Top with berries to serve.