Marble cake

Here’s a classic Marble Cake 🍰 recipe—soft, moist, and beautifully swirled with chocolate and vanilla:

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Ingredients

For the Cake:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¾ cup unsalted butter (softened)
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup milk

For the Chocolate Swirl:

• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 3 tbsp milk

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Instructions

1. Preheat Oven
   • Preheat oven to 175 °C (350 °F).
   • Grease and flour a 9×5-inch loaf pan or round cake pan.
2. Prepare the Vanilla Batter
   • In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
   • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
   • Beat in eggs, one at a time, then add vanilla extract.
   • Gradually mix in the flour mixture and milk until smooth.
3. Prepare the Chocolate Batter
   • Mix cocoa powder, sugar, and milk to make a smooth chocolate mixture.
   • Take about 1/3 of the vanilla batter and mix it with the chocolate mixture.
4. Create the Marble Effect
   • Pour half of the vanilla batter into the pan.
   • Spoon chocolate batter on top, then add the remaining vanilla batter.
   • Use a knife or skewer to gently swirl for a marble pattern.
5. Bake
   • Bake for 45–55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
6. Cool and Serve
   • Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
   • Slice and enjoy plain, or dust with powdered sugar.

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✅ Tips:

• Don’t over-swirl; gentle folding gives a pretty marble pattern.
• Add a teaspoon of espresso powder to the chocolate batter for richer flavor.
• This recipe can also be made as cupcakes—bake 20–25 minutes for smaller portions.

I can also give a quick one-bowl marble cake recipe that’s very easy and beginner-friendly if you want. Do you want me to share that?