Eggless Marble Cake with the goodness of both vanilla and chocolate! This easy to make cake is best enjoyed with a cup of coffee! Can be made vegan.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 20 minutes
  • Cook time: 40 minutes
  • Total time: 60 minutes
  • Yield: 8
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups all purpose flour (195 grams)
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch (33 grams)
  • 1.25 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • pinch salt
  • 1.25 cups milk (10 oz)
  • 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon white vinegar (15 ml + 5 ml)
  • 1/3 cup oil (80 ml)
  • 3/4 cup superfine caster sugar (150 grams, or you may use granulated white sugar)
  • 1.5 teaspoon vanilla extract (7.5 ml)
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder (14 grams)

Method

  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 F degrees. Spray a 8 x 4 inch load pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, sift together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  3. In a bowl or measuring jar, mix in 1.25 cups (10 oz) milk with 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon (20 ml) white vinegar. Stir and set aside for 5 to 10 minutes until it curdles a little.
  4. Using the paddle attachment of your stand mixer or using your hand mixer, beat together oil and sugar until creamy and combined. Then add in the vanilla and mix.
  5. Start adding the flour mix. Add 1/2 of it and mix. Then add the prepared milk+vinegar mixture (all of it). Stir in the remaining 1/2 of the flour mix. Remember to not overmix. The batter is now ready.
  6. Divide the batter into 2 equal parts. I had 2 parts of 355 gram each. To one part, add 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder and mix.
  7. Pour half of the vanilla batter in to the bottom of the prepared loaf pan. Spread with a spatula. Then pour whole of the chocolate batter on top. Spread with a spatula. Top with the remaining half of the vanilla batter.
  8. Now, take a knife and insert it into the batter. Make a swirl going up and down once across the batter (see pictures in the recipe above).
  9. Bake at 350 F degrees for 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool completely on a wire rack and then cut into slices. Enjoy marble cake with coffee!

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.