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Chocolate Marble Cake Recipe

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A combination of chocolate and vanilla with a slight taste of lemon zest.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Course Cakes
Cuisine American
Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

  • 3 ½ cups flour shifted
  • 2 cups sugar granulated sugar
  • 1 cup butter room temp
  • 1 cup milk
  • 4 eggs separate egg yolks from egg whites
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • lemon zest
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/8 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder

Instructions
 

  • Start by preheating the oven to 180c. In a mixing bowl beat room-temperature butter with sugar.
    room temp butter and sugar in a mixing bowl
  • Use two separate bowls and divide the flour. Add the lemon zest, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in one bowl.
    Flour with Vanilla and Lemon zest
  • In the other bowl combine the remaining flour and cocoa powder and give it a good stir.
  • Beat egg whites until they foam into a soft peak. Fold in half of the foamed egg whites and two egg yolks and ½ cup of milk and whisk and vanilla extract.
  • Fold in the remaining foamed egg whites with the remaining ½ cup of milk and whisk.
  • Start with one scoop of chocolate batter and then one scoop of vanilla batter. Be careful not to over-marble the batter because the flavors will mix.
    Chocolate and Vanilla batter scoops in a baking pan
  • Bake for 35 minutes or until the edges of the cake pull away from the baking pan. Set aside to cool off and serve.
Keyword Chocolate