Marble Swirl Cake Recipe

The swirl process is where many people fail with a marble cake either under swirling it so it looks more well bovine than marbled or over swirling it so that it just looks muddy.

Marble swirl cake recipe.

Using a knife cut and twist through batter to create a marble effect. This makes the chocolate swirl portion of the cake taste almost like a brownie. If you want to make life easy simply put 225g butter 225g caster sugar 4 eggs 225g self raising flour 3 tbsp milk and 1 tsp vanilla extract into a food processor and whizz for 1 2 mins until smooth. Most recipes for marble cake call solely for cocoa powder for the chocolate portion of the cake.

I ve gotten lots of requests for a marble cake lately so i knew i needed to share this recipe as soon as i had it right. Step 4 bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean. Preheat oven to 350 f 177 c. One of the fun parts of making a marble cake is the anticipation before cutting your first slice.

Using a knife swirl the cocoa batter into the white batter to incorporate it in a marble effect. Try to create the lines using one continuous motion going up and down and then side to side. Then pop the layers into the preheated oven for 34 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Then run a spatula or knife around the pan to loosen the cake.

Remove cake and cook on a wire rack. With a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment beat the butter on high speed in a large bowl until smooth and creamy about 1 minute. Alternately spoon vanilla and chocolate batters into prepared tube pan. Spray or lightly butter two 9 inch cake pans.

Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Sift the cake flour baking powder and salt together in a large bowl. Very nice pound cake with just the right amount of sweetness. Repeat with remaining cake layers.

I cut the recipe in half and baked it in a 9x5 inch glass baking dish. You can use a hand mixer or a stand mixer to speed up the process of making the cake a whisk will work too but you will take longer time in mixing the batter. I like to add real chocolate as well for a more intense fudgy flavor. Bake 60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

After many many versions of this marble cake i m so excited to share the final one with you. The steps to making this marble swirl cake are easy to follow.