Be sure to not overflow your pan with batter or you will have a burn on the bottom of your oven situation and i can promise you don t want to deal with that.
Marble cake loaf pan.
Preheat the oven to 325 f and set an oven rack in the middle position.
By piping the batters using piping bags or by dropping dollops of batters into the loaf pan with a spoon or ice cream scoop.
You can use 1 regular loaf pan 9x5 inch 1 square pan 9x9 inch or 8x8 inch or 1 round pan to make this recipe.
You may cut down the chocolate portion to 1 3 of the batter.
Bake at 350 degrees f 175 degrees c for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
I used 3 mini loaf pans to make the marble cake.
The one is use is about 8 1 2 by 4 1 2 inches measured across the top.
Remove cake from pan and cool completely.
If you are using a tea loaf pan 12 x 4 x 2 1 2 pan bake the cake for 60 to 65 minutes tenting it lightly with foil after 50 minutes.
Let the pound cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes then unmold and let cool completely on a wire rack.
If so use 1 tablespoon cocoa powder to mix the batter.
To bake the cake.
If you don t have the giant loaf pan that i recommend here you can prepare this marble loaf pound cake in a 9 square cake pan or in a few mini loaf pans.
Test it with a cake tester.
Now that our two cake batters are ready it is time to combine them to create the marble bread.
This is the technique i used here as i find it less messy and quicker.
Moist chocolate cake marbled with vanilla cake batter an easy marble cake baked in just 60 minutes.
If it s not quite done give it another 5 minutes.
The bottom of a loaf pan is always a little narrower than the top.
There are two ways to create a marble effect.
This marble pound cake is tasty and beautiful.
Sprinkle the top of the cake heavily with coarse sparkling sugar if desired.
Even easier than my chocolate cake with all the richness of my vanilla pound cake recipe this marbled loaf is a show stopper.
How to create the marble effect.
Dust with confectioners sugar before serving.
A standard loaf pan measures 9 by 5 inches across the top but some are a little smaller.
You can also bake marble cakes in bundt pans to make more ornate cakes that can be glazed drizzled with chocolate ganache or even frosted.
Another quick and delicious cake recipe perfect for any occasion.