About the bake
Swirled and whirled with vanilla and chocolate sponge this marble cake is quick and easy to make, but looks super impressive when cutting in for a slice.
Enjoy warm freshly baked with a cup of tea, or why not be super indulgent and smoother in Chocolate Custard - go on, we won't judge!
Method
Step 1:
Preheat the oven to 180°C (fan 160°C, gas mark 4) and grease a a large loaf tin (2lb).
Step 2:
Make the chocolate sponge by beating the butter and caster sugar until light and creamy.
Step 3:
Add one egg and stir until smooth, do the same with the second egg.
Step 4:
Sieve the flour and the cocoa powder into the mixture, add the milk and beat together until smooth.
Step 5:
Make the vanilla mixture in a separate bowl using the same method but substituting the cocoa powder for the vanilla extract.
Step 6:
Add some of the chocolate mixture to the tin, followed by the vanilla mixture and then the remaining chocolate mixture and the remaining vanilla mixture. Mix the two mixtures together slightly just so that the mixture is swirled. Bake in the oven for 55 minutes.
Ingredients
For the chocolate cake
- 125g Butter (unsalted)
- 125g Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
- 2 Egg(s) (free range) (medium)
- 115g Allinson's Self Raising Flour
- 2 tbsp Cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp Milk
For the vanilla sponge
- 125g Butter (unsalted)
- 125g Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
- 2 Egg(s) (free range)
- 125g Allinson's Self Raising Flour
- 2 tbsp Milk
- 1 tsp Nielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract
Recipe Reviews
Great recipe, easy to follow and produces a lovely cake, lots of flavour and really moist - will be making again thank you
Really delicious cake, extremely moist, yummy.
I have mixed all the ingredients together and only devided the mixture at the end.
Added cocoa powder in one half and the vanilla essence into the rest.
I've put the mixture into a round cake form and it took around half an hour to bake.
Made this today for someone special. Really please with it, easy to make. I just added a few dar dark chocolate chips on the top cos i love chocolate!
Will definitely make again.
Made this today, very easy and tastes great
I just made this today and found that it tasted exactly like my late grandma's marble cake! I was so happy to find it because no one in the family has my grandma's recipe any more. Thank you Eric!!
Hi
We are delighted to hear that this recipe brings back such fond family memories. We hope that you will continue to enjoy exploring and baking more of our Baking Mad recipes.
Happy Baking
Ingredients
For the chocolate cake
- 125g Butter (unsalted)
- 125g Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
- 2 Egg(s) (free range) (medium)
- 115g Allinson's Self Raising Flour
- 2 tbsp Cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp Milk
For the vanilla sponge
- 125g Butter (unsalted)
- 125g Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
- 2 Egg(s) (free range)
- 125g Allinson's Self Raising Flour
- 2 tbsp Milk
- 1 tsp Nielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract