This marble cake recipe is a butter loaf swirled with a chocolate batter. It is not a chocolate layer cake or brownies.
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Marble Cake
- Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
- Yield: 10 slices 1x
Description
Marble Cake. From Alissa.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (226g) butter
- 1 1/2 cups (300g) sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cups (250g) flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup (160ml) milk
- 3 tablespoons cocoa
- 1 tablespoon milk, extra
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a loaf pan.
- Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Alternate flour, baking powder, and salt with the milk.
- Move one cup of batter to a bowl and stir in cocoa and the extra milk. Spoon both batters into the pan and swirl once. Bake 50 to 55 minutes.
Notes
One swirl. More mixing turns the loaf tan.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Cocoa
Dutch or natural both work here.
Swirl
A knife, once through. Stop while you still see both colors.
Doneness
A skewer comes out with a few crumbs.
Pan
A loaf. A bundt needs about 10 more minutes.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 320 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
Oil instead of butter?
This crumb is butter.
Storage
Wrapped, 3 days.
Freeze
Wrap the cooled loaf up to 2 months.
Glaze
Optional. The swirl is the point.