Chocolate marble cake

Chocolate marble cake

Marble cake is a classic childhood cooking memory. Whether using lurid colours for a psychedelic finish, or just chocolate and vanilla, it's a teatime treat

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 45 mins

Freezable

Method

  1. Heat oven to 180C/gas 160C/gas 4. Grease a 20cm cake tin and line the bottom with a circle of greaseproof paper. If you want to make life easy, simply put all the ingredients (except the cocoa powder) into a food processor and whizz for 1-2 mins until smooth. If you prefer to mix by hand, beat the butter and sugar together, then add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Fold through the flour, milk and vanilla extract until the mixture is smooth.
  2. Divide the mixture between 2 bowls. Stir the cocoa powder into the mixture in one of the bowls. Take 2 spoons and use them to dollop the chocolate and vanilla cake mixes into the tin alternately. When all the mixture has been used up (and if young kids are doing this, you'll need to ensure the base of the tin is fairly evenly covered), tap the bottom on your work surface to ensure that there aren't any air bubbles. Take a skewer and swirl it around the mixture in the tin a few times to create a marbled effect.
  3. Bake the cake for 45-55 mins until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Turn out onto a cooling rack and leave to cool. Will keep for 3 days in an airtight container or freeze for up to 3 months.
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Per serving

468 kcalories, protein 6.0g, carbohydrate 52.0g, fat 27.0 g, saturated fat 16.0g, fibre 1.0g, sugar 31.0g, salt 0.81 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2008.

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    16 October 2011

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    So simply and taste amazing.

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    20 October 2011

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    Love it!!! :)

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  • Binder photo Macpheenat

    26 October 2011

    Macpheenat rated and commented on this recipe

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    I love this recipe my 11 year old makes it and it's delicious!

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  • Binder photo misbah

    11 November 2011

    misbah rated and commented on this recipe

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    really easy to make , tastes great , turned out really , it was spongy and fluffy , marble effect worked , will definitely make this again !

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  • Binder photo misbah

    11 November 2011

    misbah commented on this recipe

    really easy to make , tastes great , turned out really , it was spongy and fluffy , marble effect worked , will definitely make this again !

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  • Binder photo funk42

    18 November 2011

    funk42 commented on this recipe

    Made this today for Children In Need, very easy, very quick and very tasty apparently - I never got to taste it but it raised a tenner!

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  • Binder photo molly

    23 November 2011

    molly rated and commented on this recipe

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    yummy scrummy in my tummy!!!

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  • Binder photo asha

    25 November 2011

    asha rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Fab recipe! Used plain flour instead of self raising, but still turned out great!

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  • Binder photo CheekyDee

    10 December 2011

    CheekyDee rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I didn't make any icing but I did have a tub of Cadbury's chocolate spread in the cupboard so I used that all over the top of the cake. It was a resounding success as my family loved it & they keep asking me when I'm going to make it for them again! Was very easy to do, might add a bit of baking powder next time as it didn't rise as much as I would have liked.

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  • Binder photo Ru08

    09 January 2012

    Ru08 commented on this recipe

    I wonder why it was bit Oily...cake was so tasty and this was my first cake..can anyone tell me what can be the reason..? Thank you

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  • Binder photo Chrissie

    22 January 2012

    Chrissie commented on this recipe

    I love this recipe. I throw it all in the bowl and mix together. No faffing about folding in etc. the family love it too!

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  • Binder photo Sarah

    01 February 2012

    Sarah rated and commented on this recipe

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    This was so easy to make and extremely tasty!! I melted a large bar of gallaxy chocolate and popped it on the top of my cake... It's a yummy 10/10 from me :)

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  • Binder photo gill living in italy

    05 February 2012

    gill living in italy commented on this recipe

    reminded me of England , if you thought it was a bit dry try adding a tiny tiny bit more milk or it might have been to high in the oven I put it on the bottom shelf and it was just perfect, nice and moist

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  • Binder photo Carmen

    09 February 2012

    Carmen rated and commented on this recipe

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    Simple and delicious! One of the few recipes I can get my 2 yrs old to join in. Absolutely love it. Thank you!

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  • Binder photo Deedee

    10 February 2012

    Deedee commented on this recipe

    totally brilliant, I added white and milk chocolate on the top, kids loved it. Was told however by my stepdaughter that it wasnt as good as the other one she had tasted made by someone else :o((

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    10 February 2012

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    sorry forgot to rate... 5 stars

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  • Binder photo joanne

    12 February 2012

    joanne commented on this recipe

    We have made this so so many times, and its easy to do, and a real treat with a cup of tea..... only thing is it dont last long............it gets eaten too quick!!!

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  • Binder photo ivana2005

    17 February 2012

    ivana2005 commented on this recipe

    Great! I baked mine in a silicone Fluted Cake Mold (Gugelhupf). Sandwiched and covered it with a ganache.

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  • Binder photo 1stdaisy

    18 February 2012

    1stdaisy commented on this recipe

    So easy to make! Absolutely lovely, substituted the butter for 200mls sunflower oil and it worked perfectly.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 45 mins

Freezable

Ingredients

  • 225g butter , softened
  • 225g caster sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 225g self-raising flour
  • 3 tbsp milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
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Per serving

468 kcalories, protein 6.0g, carbohydrate 52.0g, fat 27.0 g, saturated fat 16.0g, fibre 1.0g, sugar 31.0g, salt 0.81 g

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