Marble Loaf Cake Recipe
This classic Marble Loaf Cake is the kind of dessert that looks impressive but is surprisingly simple to make. It’s the perfect treat for afternoon tea or a cozy coffee break!
Equipment
- 1 Loaf Pan 25x12.5x6 cm (9x5x2.5 inch)
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs room temperature
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon fresh vanilla beans or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup oil i use coconut oil
- 1 cup milk
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
Instructions
- In a large bowl crack the eggs, and add the vanilla and salt. Whisk until well combined and has turned frothy.
- Add the sugar and mix until well combined. Next add the oil and milk and mix well.
- Slowly sift in the baking powder and flour and mix well until all is mixed into a uniform batter. The batter should be runny, if it’s too thick add a splash more of oil or milk.
- In a medium bowl, pour about ⅔ of the batter and sift in the cocoa powder. Mix until well combined. Set aside with the other ⅓ vanilla batter.
- Create the swirls!Grease the loaf pan with little oil, and pour about ¼ of the vanilla batter on the bottom of the pan and then ¼ of the cocoa batter on top of the vanilla along the length of the pan. You can also do it in a zigzag motion.Repeat and keep alternating with the vanilla and cocoa batters until you’ve filled the pan. You can also use a spoon to alternate smaller spoonfuls of batter for more swirls.Gently shake the pan to level out the batter if needed.With a knife or skewer, starting from one side of the pan to the other, swirl the vanilla batter into the cocoa batter in a zigzag or swirl motion to create the marble effect.
- Bake at 180C (350F) for 45 minutes. Set aside to cool for at least 30 minutes before removing the cake out of the pan.
- Serve on its own, with a chocolate ganache or simply topped with fruit!