Marble Cake

1 . Stage

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

2 . Stage

Place flour, sugar, milk, eggs, butter, baking powder, vanilla, and salt into a large bowl. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

3 . Stage

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

4 . Stage

Reserve 3/4 cup batter; pour remaining batter into the prepared pan. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

5 . Stage

Stir cocoa into reserved batter until even in color. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

6 . Stage

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. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

7 . Stage

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. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios