Chocolate Marble Cake with Chocolate Truffles

Double-tiered marbled sponge cake layered with buttercream, coated in dual-tone ganache, and adorned with homemade dark and white chocolate truffles.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 746 kcals 14920 kcals
Carbohydrates 70.5 grams 1410.8 grams
Fat 48.3 grams 965.2 grams
Protein 7.3 grams 145.5 grams
Cook Time
50 mins
Produces
20 people
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

BakingIngredients
200
g
Plain Chocolate
For truffles
200
g
White Chocolate
For truffles
450
g
Caster Sugar
For cake
450
g
200
g
Plain Chocolate
Melted, minimum 70% cocoa solids, for cake
450
g
Icing Sugar
For buttercream
200
g
Plain Chocolate
Melted, for buttercream
175
g
Plain Chocolate
Melted, plus extra curls, for ganache
225
g
White Chocolate
Melted, plus extra curls, for ganache
Dairy
225
ml
Double Cream
For truffles
450
g
Unsalted Butter
Softened, for cake
8
piece
Eggs
Free-range
225
g
Unsalted Butter
Softened, for buttercream
2
tbsp
Milk
For buttercream
450
ml
Whipping Cream
For ganache

Steps

  • Melt 115g of plain chocolate and 115g of white chocolate in separate bowls for the truffles.
  • Boil the cream, divide it between the melted chocolates, and whisk until glossy.
  • Chill the truffle mixtures in the fridge for 2-3 hours.
  • Melt the remaining chocolate for coating and line a tray with greaseproof paper.
  • Roll white chocolate mixture into balls, dip into melted plain chocolate, and place on the tray.
  • Roll plain chocolate mixture into balls, dip into melted white chocolate, and place on the tray.
  • Preheat the oven to 180°C and grease four cake tins (two 15cm and two 20cm).
  • Beat butter, sugar, and eggs together, then fold in the flour.
  • Divide batter between tins, add melted chocolate, and swirl with a skewer.
  • Bake the small cakes for 30-40 minutes and large cakes for 40-50 minutes.
  • Beat butter and icing sugar, then mix in melted chocolate and milk for the buttercream.
  • Whisk 175ml of whipping cream into melted plain chocolate for the dark ganache.
  • Whisk the remaining cream into white chocolate for the white ganache.
  • Split 15cm cakes, fill with buttercream, and stack on the 15cm board.
  • Split 20cm cakes, fill with buttercream, and stack on the 20cm board.
  • Ice the small cake with plain ganache and the large cake with white ganache, then chill.
  • Insert four trimmed dowelling rods into the 20cm cake and stack the 15cm cake on top.
  • Decorate the assembled cake with truffles and chocolate shavings.