Marble Cake

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This marble cake recipe makes a delicious cake that's easy to make from scratch and impress your guests! I make it quite often.

Submitted by Carol
Updated on April 13, 2023
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Prep Time:
20 mins
Cook Time:
30 mins
Total Time:
50 mins
Servings:
10
Yield:
1 9-inch cake
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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 10 servings

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour

  • 1 cup white sugar

  • 1 cup milk

  • 2 large eggs

  • ½ cup butter, softened

  • 2 teaspoons baking powder

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch round pan.

  2. Place flour, sugar, milk, eggs, butter, baking powder, vanilla, and salt into a large bowl.

    Batter ingredients placed in a large bowl.

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  3. Mix slowly to moisten, then beat with an electric mixer at medium speed for about 2 minutes until smooth.

    Ingredients mixed together until smooth.

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  4. Reserve 3/4 cup batter; pour remaining batter into the prepared pan.

    Batter poured into prepared pan, and some reserved in a small bowl.

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  5. Stir cocoa into reserved batter until even in color.

    Cocoa stirred into reserved batter.

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  6. Drop chocolate batter by large spoonfuls on top of vanilla batter; swirl cocoa batter into white batter using a knife to create a marbled appearance.

    Cocoa batter dropped into pan, and stirred to create a marbled appearance.

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  7. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 to 35 minutes. Cool briefly on a wire rack before inverting carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool completely.

    Baked marble cake cooling on a cooling rack.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)

281 Calories
11g Fat
41g Carbs
5g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 10
Calories 281
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 11g 14%
Saturated Fat 7g 33%
Cholesterol 64mg 21%
Sodium 304mg 13%
Total Carbohydrate 41g 15%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Total Sugars 21g
Protein 5g 10%
Calcium 96mg 7%
Iron 2mg 9%
Potassium 97mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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