I didn't make the Citrus Compote that it recommends, because I thought that might stretch what my family was willing to accept. (Husband is not a big fan of fruit on most desserts.). I had bought some strawberries to slice and put on top, but I ran out of time.
Prep time for this recipe was a lot longer than I thought. First the eggs needed to be room temperature. Okay, guess I'll wash dishes for 30 minutes. Then I totally messed up melting milk chocolate chips in the microwave. (Forgot to wash my measuring cup between ingredients. The milk, eggs, and butter kind of cooked with the chocolate chips into a muddy mess.) The recipe said whisk instead of blend, so I used whisked by hand instead of my hand mixer. The final cake was rather flat and I think this is part of the reason. The other is that it didn't say to let the melted butter cool. I think I may have cooked part of the eggs when I added the hot butter.
If you couldn't tell already, this recipe did not go well. The marbling effect worked, but the milk chocolate flavor wasn't prominent like the recipe tag-line said. (I would probably use dark or semi-sweet chocolate next time.). My cake loaf didn't rise much because of how dense it was. However, it was fully cooked. The cake takes 45+ minutes to cool, which irritated the whole family because they had to wait. The flavor reminded me of Amish Friendship Bread but without the sugary top layer.
The family thought it was "fine" but nothing special. So, it earns 2 starts from the Call Family because it wasn't worth the effort for the mediocre results. Good-bye to this one.
