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Peanut-Chip Marble Cake

This marble spice cake is strewn with peanuts and chocolate chips. No icing is needed as the cake is baked in it's own topping.

Preparation time:   25 min
Baking time:   45 min
Oven temp:   350 degrees F


For 1 cake, 6 servings, you will need:

  • Peanut-Spice Batter:
  • 3 Tbsp. butter or margarine
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 1 cup unbleached flour
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. each cloves and nutmeg
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 cup peanuts

  • Chocolate Chip Batter:
  • 3 Tbsp. butter or margarine
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

  • Spread:
  • 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
  • 2 Tbsp. molasses
  • 1/4 cup chopped peanuts

 
  • 1. Prepare peanut-spice batter. Cream together butter and sugar. Beat in the egg and the molasses.
  • 2. In seperate bowl, combine the flour, spices and baking powder.

  • 3. Stir the flour mixture into the molasses mixture, alternately with the buttermilk mixed with the baking soda.

  • 4. Stir in peanuts. Set aside.

  • 5. Prepare the chip batter in the same matter.

  • 6. Butter a ring mold or tube cake pan. Combine molasses and butter. Spread in the pan. Sprinkle with peanuts.

  • 7. Scoop and place each batter alternately around bottom of pan. In the second layer place light batter on dark, and dark on light to create a marble effect.
  • 8. Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes. Remove from oven, let stand 2 to 3 minutes. Turn out onto rack.