Winter Frosted Cranberry Chocolate Marble Cake

Name: Winter Frosted Cranberry Chocolate Marble Cake
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 1 cake
Ingredients: CRANBERRY CAKE; 2 c cranberry; 1 c sugar; 1 c water; 1 c flour; 1 Tbsp baking powder; 2 1/2 egg white (see recipe); 1/2 c candied walnuts; CHOCOLATE CAKE; 6 oz baking chocolate; 1 stick butter; 1 c dark brown sugar; 1 Tbsp vanilla; 2 c flour; 1 pinch sea salt; 1 Tbsp baking soda; 5 egg yolks; 2 1/2 egg white (see recipe); 1 Tbsp cream of tartar; 1 c dark chocolate chips; FROSTING; 1 c sugar; 4 oz cooking chocolate; 2 Tbsp corn syrup, dark; 1 tsp pure orange extract; 1 Tbsp spiced rum; 1/2 stick butter; 1 dash(es) allspice; 1 dash(es) cinnamon; 1 1/2 c precreamed shortening

By Tiffany Bannworth
@MissAnubis

I made this cake for my 4 year old's birthday and decorated accordingly.

However, if you use the recommended decorations, it makes a really elegant cake.

Even more so, when made into a double layer round cake.

I wish I had a picture of the last time I made it.

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

Comments:

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Serves:

1 cake

Prep:

40 Min

Cook:

40 Min

Ingredients

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CRANBERRY CAKE
2 c

cranberry
1 c

sugar
1 c

water
1 c

flour
1 Tbsp

baking powder
2 1/2

egg white (see recipe)
1/2 c

candied walnuts
CHOCOLATE CAKE
6 oz

baking chocolate
1 stick

butter
1 c

dark brown sugar
1 Tbsp

vanilla
2 c

flour
1 pinch

sea salt
1 Tbsp

baking soda
5

egg yolks
2 1/2

egg white (see recipe)
1 Tbsp

cream of tartar
1 c

dark chocolate chips
FROSTING
1 c

sugar
4 oz

cooking chocolate
2 Tbsp

corn syrup, dark
1 tsp

pure orange extract
1 Tbsp

spiced rum
1/2 stick

butter
1 dash(es)

allspice
1 dash(es)

cinnamon
1 1/2 c

precreamed shortening

How to Make Winter Frosted Cranberry Chocolate Marble Cake

Step-by-Step

Separate yolks from egg whites. Place yolks in large mixing bowl and whites in a small bowl to beat.
Add the dry ingredients, save the cream of tartar, from the chocolate cake ingredients to the yolks.
In a saucepan, add the butter and chocolate (optionally, a few tablespoons of milk) from the chocolate cake ingredients. Cook on low while stirring, until completely blended. Remove from heat. When slightly cooled, add to dry ingredients from the chocolate cake. Add vanilla, then beat for 3 minutes.
To start cranberry cake, in a pot add cranberries, water and sugar from cranberry cake ingredients. Bring to a boil, then lower heat to low, allowing the cranberries to burst.
In the small mixing bowl, beat on medium your egg whites for 4 minutes. Then add your tartar. Beat until stiff peaks are formed. Set aside.
You should have one chocolate batter and one cranberry batter at this point. Fold in half of your egg whites into each batter.
When that is complete, fold the candied walnuts into the cranberry batter and the chocolate chips in to the chocolate batter.
Into a grease Pyrex baking dish, first pour your chocolate batter, then your cranberry atop. Take a wooden spoon and swirl.
Bake at 325F until a toothpick inserted into center comes out with moist crumbs.
To start frosting, add all the frosting ingredients, save the shortening to a saucepan. Cook on low until smooth and not gradient. Allow to cool completely.
When ready to frost the cake, stir cooled mixture into shortening and frost cake.
Optionally, decorate cake with mint sprigs, sugared cranberries, candied orange peels, and candied walnuts.