Marble Cake

Dessert
Written By Sia .
Marble Cake
Yield 10–12 slices
Author
Prep time
20 Min
Cook time
50 Min
Inactive time
15 Min
Total time
1 H & 25 M

Marble Cake

This classic marble cake is soft, moist, and easy to prepare with pantry staples like eggs, milk, oil, flour, and cocoa. Light vanilla batter is layered with rich chocolate for a beautiful marbled effect. Baked until golden, it’s perfect for everyday tea time or simple celebrations.

Ingredients

Instructions

Prepare the batter
  1. Beat the eggs and sugar together until light and well combined.
  2. Add the milk and oil, mixing well.
  3. Gradually add the flour, baking powder, and vanilla.
  4. Beat until a smooth, lump-free batter forms.
Make the cocoa mixture
  1. Pour about one-third of the batter into a separate bowl.
  2. Stir the cocoa into this portion until fully blended.
Layer the cake
  1. Grease a cake tin.
  2. Pour part of the plain (yellow) batter into the tin.
  3. Add the cocoa batter on top.
  4. Finish by pouring the remaining plain batter over the top to create a marbled effect.
Bake the cake
  1. Bake in a preheated hot oven at 180 °C.
  2. Bake from the bottom heat only at first until the cake rises.
  3. Then turn on the top heat to brown the surface.
  4. Total baking time: 45–60 minutes.
  5. Test with a skewer — it should come out clean.
Cool and serve
  1. Leave the cake to cool in the tin for 10–15 minutes.
  2. Turn out onto a wire rack and allow to cool completely before slicing.

Notes

  • Adjust sugar depending on how sweet you prefer your cake.
  • You can replace oil with melted butter for a richer flavour.
  • Add lemon zest, orange zest, or a splash of rum for variation.
  • This cake freezes well once fully cooled.
  • Dust with icing sugar or drizzle with chocolate glaze before serving if desired.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

320

Fat

16 g

Sat. Fat

4 g

Carbs

42 g

Sugar

25 g

Protein

5 g

Sodium

150 mg

Cholesterol

75 mg
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