After making about six or seven different type marble pound cakes, this one was my favorite. Since first posting the recipe, I've made the cake several times both in a loaf pan and in a small Bundt. The photos you see are of the 6-cup Bundt. If using a Bundt pan, make sure to really grease and flour that pan thoroughly because the cake is sticky.
Elvis Presley's Favorite
I'm going to be honest. Elvis never even tried my marble cake. Disappointing, I know. But as the story goes he tried the recipe this one is based on and it was his favorite. I'd like to think if he tried a marble version, he would have picked this one.
Small Marble Pound Cake
Adapted from Elvis Presley's Favorite
1 ½ cups (165 grams) sifted cake flour (not self-rising; sift before measuring)
½ teaspoon salt
1 stick (½ cup) unsalted butter, softened
1 ½ cups granulated sugar (300 grams)
3 large eggs plus 2 tablespoons beaten egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ cup heavy cream, bring to room temperature
2 ½ oz semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled slightly
Put oven rack in middle position, but do not preheat oven.
Spray a 9x5 inch metal loaf pan (I think an 8 ½ by 4 ½ would work too) with flour-added cooking spray. Alternatively, use a 6 cup Bundt.
Sift together the already-sifted flour (1 ½ cups) and salt into a bowl. Repeat sifting into another bowl (flour will have been sifted 3 times total).
Beat together butter and sugar with an electric mixer for a full 5 minutes. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition; beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low and add half of flour, then all of cream, then remaining flour, mixing well after each addition. Scrape down side of bowl, then beat for about 2 minutes or until batter is creamy and smooth.
Spoon out about 1 ¼ cups of batter (eyeball it) and mix with cooled melted chocolate.
Spoon batter into pan, starting with vanilla, layering with chocolate and topping with vanilla, then rap pan against work surface once or twice to eliminate air bubbles.
Place pan in (cold) oven and turn oven temperature to 350°F. Bake until golden and a wooden pick or skewer inserted in middle of cake comes out with a few crumbs adhering, 60 minutes. Cool cake in pan on a rack 30 minutes. Run a thin knife around inner and outer edges of cake, then invert rack over pan and invert cake onto rack to cool completely. If using a Bundt pan, cool in the pan for about 15 minutes before inverting.
Recipe
(Maybe Would Have Been?) Elvis Presley's Favorite Marble Pound Cake
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups sifted cake flour (sift first, then scoop). Go by weight. (165 grams)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 stick unsalted butter, softened (½ cup) (114 grams)
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar (300 grams)
- 3 large eggs plus 2 tablespoons beaten egg at room temperature 30 minutes
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup heavy cream, bring to room temperature
- 2 ½ oz semisweet chocolate melted and cooled slightly
Instructions
- Put oven rack in middle position, but do not preheat oven.Spray a 9x5 inch metal loaf pan (I think an 8 ½ by 4 ½ would work too) with flour-added cooking spray. Alternatively, use a 6 cup Bundt.
- Sift together the already-sifted flour (1 ½ cups) and salt into a bowl. Repeat sifting into another bowl (flour will have been sifted 3 times total).
- Beat together butter and sugar with an electric mixer for a full 5 minutes.
- Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition; beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low and add half of flour, then all of cream, then remaining flour, mixing well after each addition. Scrape down side of bowl, then beat for about 2 minutes or until batter is creamy and smooth.Spoon out about 1 ¼ cups of batter (eyeball it) and mix with cooled melted chocolate.
- Spoon batter into pan, starting with vanilla, layering with chocolate and topping with vanilla, then rap pan against work surface once or twice to eliminate air bubbles.Place pan in (cold) oven and turn oven temperature to 350°F. Bake until golden and a wooden pick or skewer inserted in middle of cake comes out with a few crumbs adhering, 60 minutes.
- Let cake cool in pan on a rack 30 minutes. Run a thin knife around inner and outer edges of cake, then invert rack over pan and invert cake onto rack to cool completely. If using a Bundt pan, cool in
Anna says
Jackie, I am not sure. I've had mine for a long time. I'm sure Bed Bath & Beyond and/or Linens & Things will have that size.
Jackie says
Hi Anna
Where did you purchase your 9x5 inch cake pan, I can't seem to find any in the stores.
giz says
I can see why #3 is a winner - it looks so luscious and simple to just cut a piece or two and take a coffee while reading about what to cook next.
Susan says
OMG, lately you've been posting so many recipes I want to try that I'm sure my family will go into a sugar coma if I get around to baking them! Will it be this pound cake, the best lemon squares ever, or the chocolate sour cream muffins... Sigh, decisions, decisions. 🙂
Jennifer says
I've never made a marble pound cake, but If I ever do, I will definatly try your #3 version since you gave it three "dings" haha and because it looks soo good!
Kim says
Marble Cake #3 sounds like a winner!
There are some rich, rich recipes in an Elvis cookbook I have called "Are You Hungry Tonight?" It's a wonder he lived as long as he did, eating like that!
HeartofGlass says
Ha, now I have no excuses for not trying a marbled cake, after making my way through cookies, brownies, bar cookies, and a 'snack' chocolate cake.
I'm looking for an image of Elvis in the cake but cannot find him. These cakes are like pastry Rorschach tests, do you think there is a new Food Network show in this--psychiatry/baking?
Erin McMilon says
I love a good pound cake - I can't wait to try the winner -
This is my FAVORITE cream cheese pound cake recipe... we use it for chocolate fondue!
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Cream-Cheese-Pound-Cake-III/Detail.aspx
Karen says
Looks great, I'll have to do this one next.
Katrina says
Looks good! But sad, no smiles! 😉
Carole R. says
Only for you, Anna. I do not have any heavy cream in fridge so I am going to the store NOW to get some.
I have lots of cream cheese on hand so I will try the cream cheese version as soon as it is posted.
clumbsycookie says
I meant cream cheese...
clumbsycookie says
I was about to ask if you were gonna try a cheese cake one. Cool! I like this one's texture better, at least from the pictures. And if it's Elvis aprooved we know it's good!
VeggieGirl says
Hooray for the winning marble pound cake!!