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chocolate surprise cake

Angela_Derby avatar
Recipe by
Angela (Grammy) Derby
@Angela_Derby
Charlotte, NC

This is such a fun cake to make! Adults and children just love it. It's moist and light, and will taste great with chocolate or vanilla frosting. It's similar to a marble cake, without the swirling, and the chocolate batter is made differently than any other marble cake I've ever made.

method Bake

Ingredients For chocolate surprise cake

  • 1 c
    butter or margarine, softened (2 sticks)
  • 1 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 3
    eggs
  • 2 1/4 c
    flour
  • 1 Tbsp
    baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 c
    milk
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 1/2 c
    chocolate syrup

How To Make chocolate surprise cake

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 2, 9" round cake pans or 13x9" pan.
  • 2
    Gradually add sugar to butter in bowl, creaming until light and fluffy; add eggs and beat well.
  • 3
    Blend in flour, baking powder and salt.
  • 4
    Add milk and vanilla; blend well.
  • 5
    Pour 2/3 batter into pan(s).
  • 6
    Blend chocolate syrup into remaining 1/3 batter.
  • 7
    Pour chocolate carefully over batter in pan(s); do not stir. Spread evenly over vanilla batter.
  • 8
    Bake at 350'F. for 40-50 minutes.
  • 9
    Cool and frost with your favorite Chocolate Frosting.
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