Chocolate Marble Cake
Prep
15 mins
Cook
30 mins
Servings
4
Difficulty
Easy
There's something magical about swirling chocolate through vanilla cake, and this recipe proves you don't need hours in the kitchen to create something truly special. I've been making this marble cake for years because it's surprisingly simple and incredibly impressive. The best part? I use Greek yogurt to keep the cake incredibly moist while adding extra protein, so it feels a little bit indulgent yet wholesome. From start to finish, you're looking at less than an hour, and most of that is baking time. Trust me, your friends will think you spent all day in the kitchen.
Ella x
Ingredients
- 473 mlall-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoonbaking powder
- 1 teaspoonsalt
- 225 gramsunsalted butter
- 200 gramssugar
- 2 teaspoonsvanilla extract
- 4eggs
- 125 millilitersmilk
- 125 gramsgreek yogurt
- 30 gramscocoa powder
- 5 tablespoonsboiling water
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease and flour a 9-inch cake pan.
- 2
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- 3
In another bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- 4
Beat in the vanilla extract, then the eggs one at a time, followed by the milk and yogurt.
- 5
Fold in the flour mixture until just combined.
- 6
Divide the batter into two halves.
- 7
In one half, mix in the cocoa powder and boiling water until smooth.
- 8
Alternately spoon the vanilla and chocolate batter into the cake pan, creating a marbled effect.
- 9
Bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- 10
Let the cake cool before serving.
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