Frangipane Ripple Chocolate Pound Cake

Serves: 4

Clair Leannon

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

39

Spice

63

Sweetness

62

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tsps

Baking Powder

1 tsp

Salt

1 cup

Sugar

110 g

Almond Paste

1

Egg

Directions:

1

Almond Paste Frangipane: In the bowl of a food processor, blend the almonds, almond paste, and sugar until the nuts are finely ground

2

Add the egg and butter, process until smooth

3

Cover and freeze for 35 minutes

4

Keep refrigerated until ready to use

5

Cake: Place the oven rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees

6

Remove the frangipane from the refrigerator

7

Grease and lightly flour a 12-cup bundt pan

8

Sift together the cake flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa, set aside

9

Using an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter on medium speed until creamy and smooth, about 30 to 45 seconds

10

Add the sugar and beat for 4 to 5 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed

11

Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition

12

Add vanilla

13

On low speed, add the dry ingredients alternately with the milk in 3 additions, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients

14

Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed

15

Spoon about 2 cups of the batter into the prepared pan, spreading evenly

16

Spoon half the frangipane filling in dollops over the center of the batter

17

Spread the filling evenly over the batter, avoiding the center tube and the sides of the pan

18

Spoon about 1 1/2 cups of the batter evenly over the filling and spoon the remaining frangipane over the batter

19

Spoon the remaining batter over the filling

20

Bake until the cake springs back lightly when touched in the center and just begins to pull away from the sides of the pan, about 60 to 65 minutes

21

Transfer the cake to a cooling rack and cool upright for 15 to 20 minutes

22

Invert the cake and cool completely on a wire rack

23

Garnish with Chocolate Bow

24

Chocolate Bow: In the top of a double boiler, melt the chocolate

25

Let cool 10 to 15 minutes and blend in the corn syrup

26

Form the mixture into a ball

27

Wrap in plastic wrap and let set overnight at room temperature

28

Roll out between sheets of waxed paper

29

Cut strips with a pastry cutter and form a ribbon

30

Use spools of thread covered in waxed paper to support the bow

31

Refrigerate until ready to use