3.9 from 30 votes
Marble Pound Cake
This Marble Pound Cake is tasty and beautiful! Moist chocolate cake swirled with vanilla cake batter, an easy marble cake baked in just 60 minutes.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 312 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 15 tablespoons unsalted butter , softened and divided
- 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup whole milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease a 9 inch by 5 inch loaf pan and line it with parchment paper; grease the parchment paper as well.
- Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in the microwave, using 30 second increments until fully melted. Mix the cocoa powder into the melted butter until well combined.
- Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl.
- Using a mixer, combine the remaining 12 tablespoons of softened butter with the sugar. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix well.
- Gradually mix in the flour mixture to the batter.
- Mix the milk into the batter.
- Take half of the batter and mix it into the butter-cocoa mixture until fully combined.
- Pour the cocoa batter into the loaf pan.
- Gently spoon the yellow cake batter into the loaf pan.
- Using a the tip of a knife swirl the batter gently for a few seconds.
- Cover the loaf pan with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- Uncover and bake for an additional 30 minutes.
- Let cool before removing from loaf pan.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
312kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
40g
(13%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Cholesterol
74mg
(25%)
Sodium
70mg
(3%)
Potassium
146mg
(4%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
23g
(46%)
Vitamin A
505IU
(10%)
Calcium
55mg
(6%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 312
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 312kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 40g | 13% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 74mg | 25% |
| Sodium | 70mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 146mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 23g | 46% |
| Vitamin A | 505IU | 10% |
| Calcium | 55mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.