Marble Gugelhupf

Name: Marble Gugelhupf (Marmorgugelhupf)
Yield: Makes 10 servings
Cuisine: Austria
Ingredients: 6 large eggs, separated, at room temperature; 1¼ cups confectioners’ sugar; ¾ cup granulated sugar; Confectioners’ sugar, for garnish; ½ cup milk; ¼ teaspoon salt; 2 cups cake flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1⅛ cups (2 sticks plus 2 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at cool room temperature; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 ounces high-quality bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped

Marmorgugelhupf

Preparation info

Makes
10
servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Kaffeehaus

By Rick Rodgers

Published 2002

About

This tender, buttery cake is based on the marble Gugelhupf at Demel in Vienna, although I’ve added baking powder to give it the lighter crumb Americans prefer.

Ingredients

2 ounces high-quality bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
2 cups cake flour
2

Europe
Austria
Vienna
Cake
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat to 350°F. Using a cylinder-shaped pastry brush, butter the inside of a 9- to 9½-inch Gugelhupf mold. Coat with flour, ta