As part of our egg de-glutting, Joanna suggested this choc-orange marble cake by Suelle at Mainly Baking. Unlike butter cake versions, this one is moist and tender, thanks to the addition of almond meal. And it used up six large eggs!
Pete felt I’d “overswirled” – he maintains that marble cakes should have clumps of flavour rather than ribbons, but I was more than happy to trade that for the gorgeous loops of colour in the cut slices!
Suelle’s recipe is here, and I sized it up by 50% to suit my 10-cup bundt pan. It resulted in a very large cake, which was cheerfully shared around the neighbourhood.
Still on the topic of eggs – this morning I took Sue’s advice and made some egg pasta, seen here drying on our laundry hanger…
It made a delicious lunch topped with mushroom and garlic sauce!
Last night I turned our leftover kugelhopf into bread and butter pudding for Pete’s cousin Jono…the sweet kugel suited the dish perfectly…
And finally, here’s Pete’s delicious custard-based ice cream, flavoured with Dutch cocoa and dark Belgium chocolate.
Egg glut? What egg glut?
Fig Jam and Lime Cordial 
Egg glut – wow, where do you live? I’m finding it so hard to find my usual free range organic eggs at the moment as it’s winter and cold and I guess the chucks don’t like it much. This is another great site I have discovered through Suelle – really enjoyed reading some of your older posts.
Thanks for stopping by – we’re in Sydney Australia, and it’s HOT, so there’s lots of eggs! :)
Your cut cake looks just right to me. My marble cakes usually turn out with clumps of flavour, but the ribbons of colour look more pleasing. I think it’s an effect that’s easier to achieve with larger cakes, so I’ll aim for that next time I use my large bundt tin.
Yeeah! Praise from the teacher! :) Thanks Suelle…and for the great recipe too!
Yum! That cake looks sensational…and the pasta…and pudding…
I need to stop checking out your blog first thing in the morning- it makes me too hungry for bad stuff. I am sure you are partly (largely?) to blame for my little problem cake addiction Celia!
Bake and share, SG! :)
And we’re pretty square, your recent travels have left me craving chicken rice and laksa! :)
Your pasta looks beautiful Celia. I made some with my mum the other day and it really doesn’t take much, does it?
Sue, it was easy, but I think I need more practice before I can get it really silky and smooth. Great suggestion, and we had a wonderful lunch with it – thank you!
WOWWWWWWWW. Celia, my plan this year is to finally make fresh pasta. Somehow with wanting to learn to temper chocolate, make a scotched egg meatloaf and now this…I’m running out of time :-)
Oz, I have to admit that making fresh pasta is something I rarely do – we’ve certainly tried on lots of occasions and have even bought a pasta machine – but I never seem to be able to make it as well as my friend Joe, so now I just buy his! :)
Where is the recipe for that excellent looking choc icecream. Guess you need an icecream maker!! Shall try and drop the cheese stuf over this week.
I’ll give it to you when I see you, Chris! Looking forward to it – I’ll have the kettle on! :)