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Chocolate And Vanilla Cake

Chocolate and Vanilla Marble Cake Recipe

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 320
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ½ cup whole milk, at room temperature
  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 tablespoons hot water
  • Powdered sugar, for dusting (optional)

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and line a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
  2. Beat butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
  3. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each, then mix in vanilla.
  4. Sift in flour, baking powder, and salt. Add half the milk, mix on low, then add remaining milk and mix until just combined.
  5. Reserve 1 cup of batter in a separate bowl. Stir together cocoa and hot water, then fold into the reserved batter.
  6. Dollop both batters into the pan, swirl 4 to 5 times with a knife, and bake 50 to 55 minutes until a toothpick has a few moist crumbs.
  7. Cool in pan 10 minutes, transfer to a rack to cool completely, then dust with powdered sugar and slice.

Notes

Let the cake cool all the way before slicing or the crumb will tear. This loaf tastes even better the next day, so feel free to bake it the night before and wrap it once cool.