Marble Cake

A soft homestyle loaf where vanilla and cocoa batters swirl together in the pan. Sliced and served with tea or coffee.

Ingredients

• 150 g (3) eggs
• 200 g (1 cup) sugar
• 120 g (½ cup + 1 tbsp) sunflower oil
• 200 g (generous ¾ cup) whole milk
• 330 g (about 2⅔ cups) white flour
• 10 g (2 tsp) baking powder
• 20 g (3 tbsp) cocoa powder
• 5 g (1 tsp) vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 180 °C and grease and flour a 25-26 cm loaf pan.

2. 2

   Beat the eggs and sugar with a mixer for 4-5 minutes until pale and foamy.

3. 3

   Add the sunflower oil, milk and vanilla extract and keep beating.

4. 4

   Sift in the flour and baking powder and fold with a spatula into a smooth, pourable batter.

5. 5

   Transfer one third of the batter to a separate bowl and sift in the cocoa powder, stirring to combine.

6. 6

   Spoon the plain and cocoa batters into the pan alternately, then drag a skewer through in a zigzag a few times to marble.

7. 7

   Bake at 180 °C for 45-50 minutes, until a skewer inserted in the center comes out dry.

8. 8

   Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, turn out onto a wire rack and slice once completely cool.

Nutrition

Per serving