Easy to make, grandma’s German marble cake is a family favorite
Original recipe makes 1 (10-inch) tube pan
Ingredients
1 cup butter
1 3/4 cups sugar
5 egg yolks
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons baking powder
5 egg whites
2 tablespoons sweet cocoa
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PREP
30 mins
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COOK
1 hr
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READY IN
1 hr 30 mins
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 10 inch tube pan.
- In a large bowl, cream the butter with the sugar. Beat in egg yolks. Continue beating for 10 minutes.
- Gradually stir in flour, alternating with splashes of milk, until all of the flour and milk are mixed in. Stir in baking powder.
- In a separate bowl, beat egg whites. Fold egg whites into batter.
- Reserve 1/4 of the batter, and pour the rest into a greased, floured tube pan.
- Mix cocoa into the remaining 1/4 of the batter. Then turn into tube pan, and fold under with a fork to produce a marbled appearance.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 60 to 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
Nutrition
Calories: 282 kcal
Carbohydrates: 39.3 g
Cholesterol: 85 mg
Fat: 12 g
Fiber: 0.9 g
Protein: 4.9 g
Sodium: 136 mg