I do like a nice slice of marble cake. I’ve always wondered at the marbling, and thought it must be really difficult to do, or done by a machine of some description. However I saw a recipe and thought – that doesn’t look too hard – and it wasn’t. Rian and I made this Easy Marble Cake quite happily, and it turned out fab! Well, there were a few all brown bits, but there were also some really good marbled bits! Hurrah!
If you fancy trying a more grown up cake you might like my Gin and Tonic cake!
| Prep Time | 25 minutes |
| Cook Time | 1 hour |
| Servings |
large cake
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Ingredients
- 300 grams softened butter unsalted
- 300 grams caster sugar
- 300 grams plain flour sifted
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 4 tablespoons milk
- 20 grams cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 eggs
Ingredients
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Instructions
- Heat the oven to 180 degrees. Cream the softened butter and sugar together in a large bowl until nice and smooth. Attempt to keep small fingers out of bowl.
- Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well each time. If cooking with kids, check for shell.
- Fold in the sifted flour and the baking powder and stir through the vanilla extract. Add 2 tablespoons of milk. Spoon 2/3rds of this mix into a large, deep cake tin.
- Add the cocoa powder and the other 2 tablespoons of milk to the remaining mixture. Plop this in lumps on top of the other mix, and use a spatula to press it down into the mixture and mix it in with quick swirls - less is more here! No stirring!
- Put in the oven for around an hour, until a poked in skewer comes out clean. Let it cool for 10 minutes in the tin, then turf it onto a rack. Then let it cool some more - and slice and hope!
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I have to admit I was intrigued by this. I’ve always wondered how you get the marbling effect. Will have to try this out (along with your gin and tonic cake!)
Love this, it sounds delicious and simple to make.