Vanilla & Chocolate Marble Cake with Rum Coating
Author: Tristan Rousselot
Servings: 10

Ingredients:

VANILLA CAKE

  • 27g Butter, unsalted (cubed)
  • 122g Caster Sugar
  • 41g Eggs
  • 2g PROVA Gourmet Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Powder
  • 1g Salt
  • 82g Heavy Cream
  • 95g All Purpose Flour
  • 2g Baking Powder
  • 27g Clarified Butter (melted)

CHOCOLATE CAKE

  • 26g Butter, unsalted (cubed)
  • 118g Caster Sugar
  • 39g Eggs
  • 16g Cocoa Powder
  • 1g Salt
  • 79g Heavy Cream
  • 92g All Purpose Flour
  • 2g Baking Powder
  • 26g Clarified Butter (melted)

MILK CHOCOLATE & RUM COATING

  • 331g 38% Milk Chocolate Couverture
  • 33g PROVA Gourmet Fusion Rum
  • 36g Grapeseed Oil

Directions:

VANILLA CAKE

  • 1. Sift together flour and baking powder. In a stand mixer, combine cubed butter, sugar, vanilla powder, and salt. Incorporate eggs, then flour and cream. Lastly add clarified butter.
  • 2. Mix until smooth and transfer to a piping bag.

CHOCOLATE CAKE

  • 1. Sift together flour and baking powder. In a stand mixer, combine cubed butter, sugar, cocoa powder, and salt. Incorporate eggs, then flour and cream. Lastly add clarified butter.
  • 2. Mix until smooth and transfer to a piping bag.
  • 3. In a greased and floured 8″ x 4.5″ x 2.75″ cake tin, alternate piping layers of the vanilla cake batter and chocolate cake batter. Use the tip of a knife to swirl the batter to create the marbling effect.
  • 4. Bake at 310°F for 50 minutes. Remove from oven and unmold quickly, then wrap in plastic wrap. Freeze the cake.

MILK CHOCOLATE & RUM COATING

  • 1. Melt the milk chocolate couverture and Fusion Rum, then blend together with the grapeseed oil.
  • 2. Dip the frozen marble cake into the coating chocolate and leave to stiffen before slicing.