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 6g, carbohydrate 52g, fat 27 g, saturated fat 16g, fibre 1g, sugar 31g, salt 0.81 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2008.

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  • Binder photo Sujata

    25 September 2012

    Sujata rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Everyone loved it. Even my fussy two yr old. But I probably baked it a wee bit too long at 40 mins....the crust made the cake a tad dry....otherwise its perfection. Fuss-free and moist. A must-try. Thanks for sharing Emma. c",)

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  • Binder photo claire1

    25 September 2012

    claire1 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely delicious. So easy to make. Added a table spoon of rapeseed oil as recommended and was lovely and moist, no need for buttercream. Will be making again or sure.

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  • Binder photo Caroline

    10 October 2012

    Caroline rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Great, loved baking it with my step daughter as easy simple recipe and the girls at work loved it.

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  • Binder photo maya19490

    11 October 2012

    maya19490 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very good Cake. Added only 3 eggs instead of 4 eggs and added 2 tbsp of milk. A little dry but good with coffee or tea.

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  • Binder photo Meurig

    13 October 2012

    Meurig rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Never fails, tastes amazing.... Coook it!!

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  • Binder photo Ejt1

    17 October 2012

    Ejt1 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Great marble cake, much better than the shop bought versions! I used golden caster sugar and put mine into a loaf tin, took about 57mins to cook. I think I did a few too many twirls with the skewer as mine mixed a bit too much, so wasn't much of a marble effect, next time I think I'll just do 1 twirl!

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  • Binder photo Mrs Scott

    18 October 2012

    Mrs Scott rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Looks good, but a bit bland...

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  • Binder photo sophie

    22 October 2012

    sophie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this last week, I thought it was lovely, having read the comments saying it was dry i was a little worried but it was actually very moist and tasted brilliant.

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  • Binder photo Fave Recipes

    01 November 2012

    Fave Recipes commented on this recipe

    Made this as a traybake for Halloween, split the mix into 3 and did one choc, one orange and one greeen. Topped with a choccy topping and Halloween sprinkles, children and adults both loved it, very easy :)

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  • Binder photo Jinn

    07 November 2012

    Jinn commented on this recipe

    I tried to bake the cake today. The cake is a bit dry and hard on outer ring. The middle ipart dropped when I took it out from the oven. Can anyone give tips to prevent these?

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  • Binder photo Neatandtidy

    08 November 2012

    Neatandtidy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Love this recipe! Made this yesterday, wasnt sure if i had done it right as had to handbeat the mix but it turned out fab! I added a spoon of vegetable oil and a pinch of baking powder as per some of the other comments and it turned out perfectly moist :-) the brown sugar topping is also a fab idea!

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  • Binder photo jubzywubzy

    11 November 2012

    jubzywubzy commented on this recipe

    Very easy to follow with perfect results. the only thing I added was milk cooking chocolate which gave it a lovely finish.

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  • Binder photo meish

    15 November 2012

    meish commented on this recipe

    Absolutely gorgeous cake!Didn't last very long!will be making this over and again- deffinitely a keeper!

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  • Binder photo J Wardle

    15 November 2012

    J Wardle rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was nice.

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  • Binder photo littlechef :P

    22 November 2012

    littlechef :P rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    amazing its perfect everytime :)

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  • Binder photo RachyP

    23 November 2012

    RachyP commented on this recipe

    very nice! boyfriend loved it, have made it twice now :)

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  • Binder photo Cake lover

    01 December 2012

    Cake lover commented on this recipe

    So easy and so good

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  • Binder photo saucysarah

    02 December 2012

    saucysarah commented on this recipe

    yes this cake is so quick and tastes great. i added some Lindt chocolate orange to it in big chuncks and it tasted like a big slice of jaffa cake!!

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  • Binder photo Bigsmileygirl

    02 December 2012

    Bigsmileygirl rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I used this recipe in the Nordicware holiday tree bundt pan (the one used in nigellas recipe) and it came out excellently. I've used the recipe a few times now and always replace the milk with an extra egg. Excellent, quick and my family love it!

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  • Binder photo rachyk

    06 December 2012

    rachyk rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is the first cake i ever baked and it turned out fab. Everyone loved it and have passed the recipie on a good few times. Its the cake that started my baking journey !!!

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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 6g, carbohydrate 52g, fat 27 g, saturated fat 16g, fibre 1g, sugar 31g, salt 0.81 g

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