Sisters...sisters have an incredibly hard time coming to a decision. Chocolate or vanilla? Forget about it. That argument could go on for days...and it has. Enter the remarkable marble pound cake. The ultimate compromise in cake form. A mother's dream comes true. You can have both vanilla and chocolate cake - all swirled into one simple cake recipe.
Marble Pound Cake Recipe
½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup granulated
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup cocoa powder, dutch process
½ cup boiling water
⅔ cup buttermilk
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter a loaf pan and set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat in the eggs and the vanilla.
Whisk together flour, soda, and salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
Alternate mixing in the flour and the buttermilk to the electric mixer until combined.
Dissolve the cocoa powder in the boiling water. Set aside.
Scoop out a third of the batter and place in a small mixing bowl and stir in the cocoa mixture.
Use a large spoon to scoop dollops of vanilla and chocolate batter into the loaf pan. Make a checkerboard type pattern. You should have enough batter to make at least two layers of batter.
Use a long skewer or knife, to swirl the batter together...making the beautiful marble effect.
Bake in preheated oven for 50-60 minutes. Until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Remove from pan and cool on a rack.
Marble Pound Cake
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ¾ cup all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup cocoa powder dutch process
- ½ cup boiling water
- ⅔ cup buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter a loaf pan and set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs and the vanilla.
- Whisk together flour, soda and salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Alternate mixing in the flour and the buttermilk to the electric mixer until combined.
- Dissolve the cocoa powder in the boiling water. Set aside.
- Scoop out a third of the batter and place in a small mixing bowl and stir in the cocoa mixture.
- Use a large spoon to scoop dollops of vanilla and chocolate batter into the loaf pan. Make a checker board type pattern. You should have enough batter to make at least two layers of batter.
- Use a long skewer or knife, to swirl the batter together…making the beautiful marble effect.
- Bake in preheated oven for 50-60 minutes. Until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Remove from pan and cool on rack.
Notes
Nutrition
Enjoy.
Slice up this moist cake and wrap it up for the kid's lunch box. My kid's are always proud to bring food they have made to the school for lunch. This cake is equally lovely shared with family for a special occasion dessert table. So, what's your favorite? Chocolate...vanilla...marble.
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Vicky says
Love how the marbling looks. This would be great to save and make at Christmas for neighbor gifts.
Erin says
What a fun cake!! I don't think I've ever made a marble cake but I bet my kids would LOVE to try it.
The Gifted Gabber says
Beautiful cake! We will have to give this recipe a try! -- Amy @ http://thegiftedgabber.com