Marmorkuchen (German Marble Cake)

Name: Marmorkuchen (German Marble Cake)
Yield: 12-16 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 250 g soft butter; 300 g sugar; 8 eggs (7 eggs if large); 1 pinch salt; 2 Tbsp rum or sour cream; 1/2 vanilla bean pod, seeds scraped out (optional); 1 Tbsp lemon zest (from about 1/2 lemon); 375 g cake flour (or 300 g flour + 75 g starch); 8 g baking powder; 3 Tbsp cocoa powder; 1/2 tsp cinnamon (optional); Powdered sugar to dust; 1 round bundt/ring cake form (I used a 26 cm round ring cake form)

Felice @morinoko

Connecticut, United States

I have fond memories of my mother making this cake for us when we lived in Germany. I love seeing how the chocolate batter ends up swirling and spiralling with the white batter. This cake isn't overly rich (nor overly sweet) even though it seems like there's a lot of butter and eggs in the batter and it goes wonderfully with a cup of coffee or black tea :)

Felice @morinoko

Connecticut, United States

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Ingredients

12-16 servings

250 gsoft butter
300 gsugar
8eggs (7 eggs if large)
1 pinchsalt
2 Tbsprum or sour cream
1/2vanilla bean pod, seeds scraped out (optional)
1 Tbsplemon zest (from about 1/2 lemon)
375 gcake flour (or 300 g flour + 75 g starch)
8 gbaking powder
3 Tbspcocoa powder
1/2 tspcinnamon (optional)
Powdered sugar to dust
1round bundt/ring cake form (I used a 26 cm round ring cake form)

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Steps

1

Oil and dust with flour your cake form. Preheat oven to 180°C.
2

Cream the butter with 1/3 of the sugar until fluffy. Then, alternating with the eggs, add the rest of the sugar spoon by spoon mixing each time you add sugar or an egg. Beat until you have a very well beaten and fluffy batter.
3

Mix in the salt, rum or sour cream, vanilla and lemon zest.
4

Sieve in a third of the flour and mix well. Mix the rest of the flour with the baking powder and gradually mix in.
5

Fill the form with half of the batter.Add 2-3 Tbsp cocoa powder to the rest of the batter along with the cinnamon if using. Pour in the dark batter on top of the light batter.
6

With a fork, work the two batters together with spiral motions. Even out the top so it's level.
7

Bake at 180°C for about 45-60 minutes (test by inserting a toothpick or skewer into the cake. If it comes out clean it’s done). Mine took 45 minutes in this pan.
8

Let the cake cool briefly then remove onto a cake rack. Let cool completely.
9

Dust with powdered sugar. Slice and serve with coffee or tea.

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Felice @morinoko

on January 17, 2017 04:22

Connecticut, United States

I grew up in Southern Germany and Ohio, and spent 10 years in Japan. I love bread baking, #German food, and healthy, homestyle cooking in general inspired by my family and the seasons.Follow my cooking adventures on Instagram :)https://instagram.com/morinoko_