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Marble cake

4.7/5 (377 reviews)

Mrs. Claus's recipe, to make as a family in the Village kitchen.

  • Total time: 55 min
  • Serves 8
  • Very easy

Ingredients

Number of people: Serves 8

  • 200 g flour
  • 150 g sugar
  • 100 g softened butter
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 packets of baking powder
  • 2 tbsp cocoa
  • 3 tbsp milk

Preparation stepsTotal time: 55 min

  1. Cream5 min

    Butter and sugar, then the eggs, flour and baking powder. It is whipped enough when the whisk leaves a soft peak. Then fold in by lifting the mixture from the bottom up, so you keep the air in. Amount for this step: 1 packet of baking powder.

  2. Divide5 min

    Half the batter gets the cocoa mixed with the milk. Count the time from when you start, and only move on once you get the result described. Amount for this step: 2 tbsp cocoa.

  3. Marble5 min

    Alternate the two batters in a pan and swirl a figure eight with a spoon. Count the time from when you start, and only move on once you get the result described.

  4. Bake40 min

    40 minutes at 170°C. Preheat the oven to the temperature given, with the rack in the middle. Only open the door if the recipe says so: the dish is ready when it is golden and the time is up.

Marble cake, made by Mrs. Claus

Mrs. Claus at the stove

The same Village kitchen, from another angle, for this recipe.

Tips and variations

  • Check with a knife blade.
  • Keeps for three days.
  • A little powdered sugar on top.
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