Decadent Marble Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, premium
• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 3 cups sugar
• 6 large eggs, room temp
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 tablespoons semisweet chocolate, grated
• 4 tablespoons confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease a 10 inch tube pan and lightly dust with flour.
• 3 melt the chocolate in the top of a double boiler or in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of hot water. set aside.
• 4 with an electric mixer, cream the butter, cream cheese and vanilla until smooth.
• 5 add sugar beat until light and fluffy, approximately 5 minutes.
• 6 add the eggs two at a time.
• 7 gradually incorporate the flour mixture on low speed.
• 8 pour half of the batter into the prepared pan.
• 9 stir the chocolate into the remaining batter and then pour into the plan.
• 10 with a metal spatula or knife, swirl the two batters to create a marbled effect.
• 11 bake, 60-75 minutes, or until cakes tests done. cover with foil halfway through the baking.
• 12 let stand for 15 minutes.
• 13 turn out the cake onto a wire rack to unmold.
• 14 to serve, sift together grated chocolate and confectioners’ sugar. dust on top of cake.