Almond or Peanut Butter Chocolate Marble Cake
The Almond or Peanut Butter Chocolate Marble Cake blends creamy nut butter with cocoa and chocolate chips for a moist, layered loaf. The cake combines whole wheat flours with nondairy milk, coconut sugar, and ground flaxseed to create a slightly dense but tender crumb. Alternating layers of chocolate and nut butter batter create a marbled appearance and a rich nutty flavor balanced by cocoa. The loaf is baked in a medium pan until a toothpick comes out clean, making it a satisfying treat that holds well sliced and shared.
Ingredients
Dry
- 1 cup white whole wheat flour or use whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/2 cup unbleached white flour or all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
Wet
- 1 cup non-dairy milk
- 2/3 cup coconut sugar use a few tbsp more for sweeter, or other vegan sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- 1 tbsp flax seed meal
- 2.5 tbsp cocoa powder
- 3 tbsp peanut butter or almond butter or other creamy nut or seed butter, smooth
- chocolate chips or chopped walnuts, vegan, mini
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F / 180ºc.
- In one bowl, whisk in all the dry ingredients.
- In another bowl, mix the non dairy milk, sugar, vanilla, oil and flax and mix until sugar is fully dissolved.
- Add dry to wet and mix until just about combined.
- Transfer half of the batter into the other bowl.
- Sprinkle cocoa powder to one bowl and mix until just combined. Add 2 tbsp chocolate chips (optional) and fold in
- Soften the nut butter on stove top or microwave, then add to the other bowl. Mix to combine.
- Grease or line a medium loaf pan (8.5 by 4.5 inch) with parchment. Add half the chocolate batter and spread with a spatula to cover the base. Then add the peanut butter layer and lightly spread with the spatula. Then chocolate then peanut butter.
- Sprinkle chocolate chips or walnuts on top if you like.
- Bake at 350 degrees F / 180ºc for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick form the center comes out clean.
- Cool, slice, share.
Notes
- Use creamy nut butter to ensure a smooth batter and easy swirling.
- To achieve a pronounced marble effect, alternate and gently spread batters rather than mixing fully.
- Make sure the toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean to confirm doneness.
- Allow the cake to cool fully before slicing to maintain structure and presentation.
- Substitute whole wheat pastry flour for a lighter crumb if preferred.
- Add chocolate chips or chopped walnuts to the batter or scattered over the top for extra texture.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 299
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 299kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 39g | 13% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Sodium | 216mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 169mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Calcium | 99mg | 10% |
| Iron | 2.1mg | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.