This is a classic marble cake recipe from scratch. It is a delicious cake with beautiful chocolate swirls throughout. The cake is soft and moist and a perfect choice for those with milk allergies.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Chocolate Marble Cake
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 40 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour
Author Syama
Ingredients
2CAP Flour (240g)
3/4COilUnflavored
4EggsLarge
1CSugar(250g)
1/4CMilk/Water
2TbspUnsweetened Cocoa
21/2TspBaking Powder
1/4TSpSalt
1TspVanilla Extract
2TbspWater
Instructions
Pre heat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
Lightly brush the insides of the cake pan with melted butter/oil and coat with flour. Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper.
Sift the flour, salt and baking powder together. Take the cocoa in a small mixing bowl, add 2 Tbsp water, mix to form a paste and set aside.
Mix oil, sugar, and eggs in a mixing bowl . Beat well till the mixture turns pale. Add the vanilla extract and mix well. Fold in half the flour mix. Stir in the milk/water. Gently fold in the remaining flour mix . The batter will be loose. Scoop a few spoonfuls of the batter (up to half) into the cocoa mix and stir till the mix reaches uniform color.
Transfer the batter to the cake pan, alternating the brown and white batters till all the batter is used up. Make swirl patterns using a toothpick to get the marble look .
Bake in the pre heated oven for 20 minutes. If the sides seem to brown reduce the temperature to 325°F(160°C) . Bake for additional 15 to 20 minutes for 8" or 9" round cakes. To check to see if the cake is done insert a cake tester/tooth pick/ skewer into the center of the cake. The cake is done when the test comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Transfer to the wire rack and cool before slicing.