Marble cake

Marble cake

Vegetarian. 13 small steps, 2 of them done meanwhile, while a timer runs. The main ingredients: butter, sugar and vanilla sugar.

Time
110 min
Difficulty
Easy
per slice
270 kcal
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Ingredients

for 16 × slice
  • Butter250 g
  • Sugar200 g
  • Vanilla sugar1 pack
  • Eggs4
  • Flour300 g
  • Milk160 ml
  • Cocoa powder30 g
  • Powdered sugar20 g
  • Baking powder3 tsp
  • Salt1 pinch

Contains Gluten, Lactose and Egg

You need

6 parts
  • Loaf pan (30 cm)
  • 2 bowls
  • Hand mixer
  • Spatula & fork
  • Cutting board & knife
  • Sieve

Directions

13 steps
  1. Preheat the oven

    175 °C top and bottom heat

    Preheat the oven to 175 °C top and bottom heat.

  2. Cube the butter

    Meanwhile, while step 1 runs

    Meanwhile, cut the butter into small cubes and let it soften in a bowl.

    • 250 g Butter
  3. Line the pan

    Meanwhile, while step 1 runs

    Line the loaf pan (30 cm) with baking paper.

  4. Cream the butter

    3 min

    Beat the butter, sugar, vanilla sugar and 1 pinch salt with the hand mixer for about 3 minutes, until light and creamy.

    • 200 g Sugar
    • 1 pack Vanilla sugar
    • 1 pinch Salt
  5. Add the eggs

    Add the eggs one at a time and beat each one in for about 30 seconds.

    • 4 Eggs
  6. Fold in the flour

    Mix the flour with the baking powder and briefly beat it in, alternating with 120 ml milk, until the batter is smooth.

    • 300 g Flour
    • 3 tsp Baking powder
    • 120 ml Milk
  7. Divide the batter

    Put half of the batter into a second bowl.

  8. Mix the dark batter

    Stir the cocoa powder and the remaining 40 ml milk into the second half of the batter until it is an even brown.

    • 30 g Cocoa powder
    • 40 ml Milk
  9. Fill the pan

    Alternate 2 spoonfuls of light and dark batter in the pan until it is all used up.

  10. Marble

    Drag a fork once through the batter in a spiral. Don't keep mixing, or the pattern will disappear.

  11. Bake

    175 °C top and bottom heat

    Slide the pan onto the middle rack of the hot oven and bake for about 60 minutes, until a wooden skewer comes out without wet batter.

  12. Let it cool

    30 min

    Let it rest in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn it out and let it cool on a rack for about 20 minutes.

  13. Dust and slice

    Dust the powdered sugar through a sieve over the top and cut into 16 slices.

    • 20 g Powdered sugar

Nutrition

per slice

270 kcal

Protein
4.5 g
Carbohydrates
29 g
Fat
15 g

Guide values, calculated from the ingredients.

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