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This homemade Marble Cake is so moist and and buttery. Easy marble cake recipe with deep chocolate flavors. Every bite is chocolatey and sweet. 5 stars.
Marble Cake Recipe From Scratch
Marble cake is one of my favorite cakes.
It is a rich, moist and buttery cake with chocolate swirls. Every bite is chocolatey, sweet and decadent.
It is great with a cup of coffee or tea and I enjoy it whenever I need a quick sweet bite.
This is the easiest and the best marble cake recipe step by step, adapted from my butter cake recipe. The taste is 5 stars!
How To Make Marble Cake
In this recipe, you will learn how to make the cake mix with the following ingredients:
- Unsalted butter
- Sugar
- Eggs
- All-purpose flour
- Milk
- Cocoa powder
Mix the cocoa powder to make the chocolate batter. Follow the steps in the recipe card and learn the techniques on how to create the marble effect in the cake.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients.
Marble Cake Without Chocolate
You can use chocolate in the cake but I prefer to use cocoa powder because it’s easier.
Cocoa powder doesn’t compromise the taste.
This recipe is guaranteed to yield a cake that is rich, buttery with deep chocolate flavors.
Baking Tips
For the best results, please follow the tried and tested tips below:
- Grease the cake pan generously with butter.
- Regardless of the size of pan used, double and stack two pans together before baking. This will make sure that the cake doesn’t have a thick brown crust and have a softer texture.
- Cover the top of the cake at 20 minutes mark in the oven. This will make sure that the top of the cake is not too brown.
- Let cool the cake on wire rack for 30 minutes before removing from the pan. This will ensure that the bottom of the cake doesn’t stick to the pan.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, you can. Sour cream makes marble cake extra moist. Substitute milk in the recipe with the same amount of sour cream (4 tablespoons).
I baked the cake with mini loaf pans because I love small packages. The batter makes three mini loaves. You can also use regular loaf pan (9×5 inch) or standard rectangle cake pan measuring 9×9-inch or 8×8-inch.
This recipe is only 310 calories per serving.
What To Serve With This Recipe
Serve the cake with coffee or tea. For an afternoon tea party, I recommend the following recipes.
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Marble Cake
Ingredients
- 7 oz. (200g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 sticks (225 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 7 oz. (200g) sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 tablespoons whole milk
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Lightly grease a pan with some butter.
- Mix the flour and the baking powder together and sieve. Add in salt and mix well. Set aside.
- Use an electronic hand mixer or stand mixer to mix butter and sugar until well combined or pale yellow in color. Add in the first egg. Beat well after each addition of egg until creamy. Scrape down the sides and add in vanilla extract. Fold the flour into the mixture and mix well. Add in the milk.
- Divide the batter into two portions. Stir the cocoa powder into one portion and mix well. Transfer the plain batter into the greased baking pan. Shake it lightly to distribute evenly.
- Pour the cocoa batter in the middle of baking pan, and lightly swirl the cocoa batter with a butter knife. I usually make a "S" shape with the butter knife a few times. Do not over mix.
- Bake until golden brown and cooked, about 40 minutes. If the top turns too brown before the cake is set, cover the top with aluminum foil at 20 minutes mark to prevent the top from being too brown and crusty.
- Insert a cake tester in the middle of the cake to test doneness. Bake longer if the middle of the cake is still wet. Remove it from the oven and let cool on the wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove from pan, slice and serve immediately.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Drooool. This looks absolutely perfect! It’s been too long since I’ve had a good marble cake, but that’s gonna have to change!
Thanks for sharing this recipe, it seems very tempting. However, can I substitute butter for oil ?
I am not sure, I have never tried oil in my marble cake recipe.
Hi,
Baked this and it turned out very well. Spongy and yummy. I didn’t use loaf pan but a tube pan. Super delicious. It stays well too the next 2 days as I kept it in the oven (I lived in Germany and weather is cold). Thank you for the super recipe.
Hi Ann, yes this marble cake recipe is super delicious. Thanks for trying.
Thanks for sharing the recipe, it looks moist and delicious!
thanks for the lovely recipe!
It looks so delicious <3
Thanks
hi I wanted to try out the recipe but I just wanted to ask, how long can the cake be kept and where and how it should be kept? really excited to try out the recipe because it looks delicious! :-))
You can keep it in the kitchen at room temperature for two to three says. Just cover up but it might turn drier after the second day.
Hi Bee, I’ve tried ur marble cake recipe. Ur instructions are so simple and clear to follow. And the cake tastes great. I understand that caster sugar can also be used in this recipe as you’ve mentioned earlier but how much caster sugar is to be used? Is it the same measurement as the icing sugar?
Yes.
It is the same measurement if I use raw brown sugar?
Yes.
Thank you so much for the recipe
Hi, I just tried to make this but the chocolate portion did not turn out as dark as yours in the pic. I used exactly the same measurements as yours and mixed the cocoa in vigorously but it was only a light chocolate shade. Any idea why? Thanks!
I don’t know why maybe your chocolate is less rich?
I used Hershey’s cocoa powder, which has never disappointed and always creates dark chocolate cakes. The cake tastes delicious but choc flavour is not that great.
Just add more then.
I did add more! But it was still so light in colour.
Hi Lee,
Try to use hersey dark cocoa powder or better with dutch processed cocoa powder.