Toffee Marble Cake
Prep
20 mins
Cook
35 mins
Servings
8
Difficulty
Easy
Toffee Marble Cake is a swirled dessert that combines rich cocoa and buttery toffee flavours in one stunning loaf. Made with all purpose flour, butter, eggs and brown sugar, with toffee bits and cocoa powder creating the distinctive marble effect, this cake takes just 20 minutes to prepare and 35 minutes to bake. It suits anyone looking for an indulgent treat that's straightforward to make at home.
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Ingredients
- 250all-purpose flour
- 12 gbaking powder
- 6 gsalt
- 200 gunsalted butter
- 300 ggranulated sugar
- 150 glight brown sugar
- 2large eggs
- 120 gtoffee bits
- 50 gunsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 mlvanilla extract
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease two 20cm round cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper.
- 2
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- 3
In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
Tip: Make sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl frequently.
- 4
Beat in the eggs one at a time, followed by the vanilla extract.
Tip: Make sure to beat well after each addition.
- 5
In a separate bowl, whisk together the toffee bits and cocoa powder.
- 6
Alternate adding the dry ingredients and toffee mixture to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.
Tip: Make sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl frequently.
- 7
Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.
- 8
Swirl the batters together with a knife or spatula to create a marbled effect.
Tip: Don't overmix the batters.
- 9
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Tip: Let the cakes cool in the pans for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
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