Vanilla And Chocolate Marble Cake
There's just something so appealing and festive about the beautifully marbled swirl that appears when you cut off a slice. It is soft, moist and crumbly and is best when enjoyed with coffee or tea.
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for the pan
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 9" x 5" loaf pan
Details
servings 4
Level of difficulty Difficult
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 40mins
Cost Average budget
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour the loaf pan.
Step 2
Cream butter and sugar together till it becomes light and fluffy. For about 4 minutes.
In a separate bowl sieve the flour, baking powder, and salt .
Step 3
Add one egg in the butter-sugar mixture and mix till nicely combine. For about 2 minutes. Do same with all the eggs.
Add 1/3 of the flour to the batter and beat on low speed just until incorporated. Then add 1/2 of the buttermilk and beat. Add another 1/3 of the flour, and beat, and then the last of the buttermilk and beat. Finally, beat in the last 1/3 of the flour.
Transfer roughly 1/2 of the batter to a baking tin
Step 4
Add cocoa powder with 2 tablespoons of hot water until smooth to the remaining batter. Add this batter to baking tin.
With the help of skewer or toothpick make swirls. Use up and down motion to bring the marble effect.
Step 5
Place in the oven and bake for about 40 minutes on 180C. The cake is done when it has browned slightly and a toothpick when inserted in middle comes out clean when inserted into the middle.
Step 6
Cool on a rack for 10 minutes and then unmold and let cool completely.
Be quick in making the swirls, because you don’t want batter to sit for long.
If you don't have buttermilk, thin some plain yogurt with milk to buttermilk consistency.
I used 2 mini loaf pans. Size: 10cm x 5cm x 3cm
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