Marble cake
A swirly vanilla and chocolate cake made with olive oil .
Servings: 12 pieces
Equipment
- Bundt pan
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup (90 grams) cocoa powder
- 2 ½ cups (500 grams) sugar, divided
- 1/3 cup (80 mL) hot water
- 3 cups (450 grams) all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla powder or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 5 eggs
- 1 cup (250 mL) olive oil
- 1 cup (250 mL) milk
- 1/3 cup (45 grams) icing sugar, optional
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a medium sized bowl combine the cocoa powder, 1/2 cup (100 grams) of sugar and the hot water. Stir well to combine and set aside.3/4 cup (90 grams) cocoa powder, 1/3 cup (80 mL) hot water
- In another small bowl combine the flour, baking powder, vanilla powder and salt. Whisk until well combined.3 cups (450 grams) all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon vanilla powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt
- In the large bowl of a stand mixer, beat together the remaining sugar (2 cups or 400 grams) and the eggs until well combined. Slowly pour in the olive oil and continue to mix.5 eggs, 1 cup (250 mL) olive oil
- With the speed set to low, carefully add 1/2 of the flour mixture to the oil/egg/sugar combination in the stand mixer. Beat until well combined. Pour in 1/2 cup (125 ml) of milk. Continue beating and then add the remaining flour, followed by the remaining milk. Scrape down the sides of the bowl using a rubber spatula and then beat well for a minute until all of the ingredients are well combined.1 cup (250 mL) milk
- Remove approximately 3 cups of this cake batter and add it to the bowl which contains the cocoa powder, sugar and water. Using a whisk mix it well by hand so that all of the plain batter is combined with the cocoa batter.
- Grease a bundt pan. Pour enough of the plain batter into the pan to cover the bottom surface. Then, using a large spoon, drop spoonfuls of the cocoa batter on top of the plain batter. Leave approximately 1/3 of the cocoa batter in the bowl.
- Pour the remaining vanilla batter into the bundt pan, and then pour in the rest of the cocoa batter.
- Bake in the middle rack of your oven for 50 – 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow the cake to cool in the bundt pan for approximately 5 minutes before removing it. Set it to cool on a baking rack.
- When your cake has completely cooled, dust it with icing sugar.1/3 cup (45 grams) icing sugar,
- Enjoy!