Marble Cake Recipe

[elmarianexx]

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
• 1 3/4 cups cake flour (not self-rising)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup buttermilk, room temperature
• 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon Dutch-process cocoa powder

 

[elmarianexx]

STEP 1

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Generously butter a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan; set aside. Whisk together the cake flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.

STEP 2

• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until combined after each addition and scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Mix in vanilla. Add flour mixture in 2 batches, alternating with the buttermilk and beginning and ending with the flour. Set aside 1/3 of the batter.
  
  STEP 3
  In a bowl, mix cocoa and 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons boiling water with a rubber spatula until smooth. Add the cocoa mixture to the reserved cake batter; stir until well combined.

 

[elmarianexx]

1. STEP 4
   Spoon batters into the prepared pan in 2 layers, alternating spoonfuls ofvanilla and chocolate to simulate a checkerboard. To create marbling, run a table knife (or wooden skewer) through the batters in a swirling motion.
2. STEP 5
3. 1. Bake, rotating the pan halfway through, until a cake tester comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Transfer pan to a rack to cool 10 minutes. Turn out cake from pan and cool completely on the rack. Cake can be kept in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.

 

[Ellyn]

I used to be nervous about trying to marble a cake, but this sounds too good not to try (and the directions are pretty clear, too). Thanks so much for posting this!

 

[Prettyinpink13]

Thank you for giving directions that are so easy to follow. I love making homemade recipes instead of buying the boxed mixes. I am definitely going to add this one to my recipe box.

 

[Meknoclone]

After seeing my aunt make it I was always fascinated with making it but I could never find the good detailed directions. Thank you so much!

 

[evelynmcgregor]

My mother used to make marble cake for my birthday every year. It was my favorite but that was the only time I ever asked for it. I guess I wanted it to be special and not an everyday thing. I loved watching her mix the batters and then swirl them together in the baking pans.