Easy marble cake you can bake any time.

With vanilla, chocolate and a pink-tinged batter swirled together, this single-layer 9-inch cake, can be your centrepiece attraction.

Easy Neopolitan marble cake

There are a few reasons to love this single-layer marble cake.

• It’s easy to make one bowl cake.
• The marble cake is a fun baking project that your kids can make with a little help with the oven.
• There are no extra baking tools needed, set the cake on a flat plate and slather on the frosting.
• The cake is buttery, soft and moist with the ideal amount of frosting. not too heavy or sweet.
• Looks good enough to take to a family gathering, picnic, or barbecue party.

The best tips to make a marble cake.

• Make sure all ingredients are at room temperature.
• Measure and weigh all ingredients.
• Sift flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda for even distribution.
• Check if your rising agents are fresh and not expired.
• Use the recommended pan size.
• Try to keep the mixing to a minimum as possible.
• Line the bottom of the pan with baking/parchment paper so the cake detaches from the pan smoothly.
• Once the batter is poured, tap the pan a few times on the surface to remove air bubbles.
• Let the cake cool for at least 20 minutes before inverting it to a cooking rack.
• Ice the cake only when the cake is completely cool.

Utensils and appliances needed

• Hand mixer
• Large bowl to mix the main cake batter
• 3 medium-sized to separate the batter with spoons
• Parchment paper/baking paper
• 9-inch round baking pan
• Oven mittens

More single-layer cakes

lemon cake(9-inch, single-layer cake)

Chocolate cake(one layer 9-inch cake).

Passion fruit cake(single-layer cake)

RECIPE DIFFICULTY-LITTLE CARE NEEDED

ingredient for the marble cake(Neapolitan cake)

The ingredients mentioned below use standard measuring cups and spoons

250g of butter softened

275g(1 and 1/4 cups) granulated sugar

1 teaspoon of vanilla

3 eggs

335g(2 and 1/4 cups) flour

2 teaspoons of baking powder

1/4 teaspoon of baking soda

180ml(3/4 cup)milk

Pink food colouring

2 tablespoons of cocoa powder

2 tablespoons of extra milk

For the pink icing

90g of softened butter

160g(1 cup)of icing sugar

1 tablespoon of milk

2-3 drops of pink colouring

How to make a marble cake

Lightly butter and line the bottom of a 9-inch round baking cake pan. set aside.

making the single-layer marble cake.

Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a large bowl. set aside.

Add butter to a large bowl use your mixer to beat the butter for a few seconds on high speed until smooth.

Add the granulated sugar, and vanilla extract to the softened butter.

Beat on medium speed until you have a light and fluffy cream.

At all stages of making the cake batter, make sure to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl.

Add one egg at a time, combining into the cream, try not to over-mix or beat the eggs into the cream.

Alternatively add flour and milk to the batter, gently incorporating the flour into the mixture.(start with flour and end with flour).

When combining flour and milk using a hand mixer, maintain the lowest speed.

If using a spatula or whisk, use one direction and folding movement as well keeping the mixing to a minimum.

the batter to make the marble cake

Have three bowls ready with three separate spoons.

In a small bowl warm the 2 tablespoons of milk for 15 seconds and then mix the cocoa powder into it. set aside.

Separate the batter into the three bowls.

You will need to separate the batter in a way that will give you 2 equal portions of plain batter bowls and one with less batter.

Leave one bowl of batter as it is, to the second bowl of batter, mix in a few drops of pink colouring till you have a bright pink batter.

To the third bowl with less batter, add the cocoa mixture, and mix well until the batter changes to a light chocolate colour.

Preheat oven to 160C

Add spoonfuls of each coloured batter alternatively, if you have to add batter on top of the first layer make sure it contrasts with the bottom.

Then use a knife or skewer to swirl the batter.

Transfer the pan to the oven, and bake for 50 minutes.

Depending on your oven this could be a few more minutes less or more.

At the 40-minute mark, insert a skewer or toothpick in the centre of the cake.

If it comes out clean you can remove the cake from the oven, should it be wet better then continue to bake until the allocated bake time.

Once the marble cake is done, remove the cake from the oven and let it cool for about 15-30 minutes before inverting the cake onto a cooling rack.

Once the cake is completely cool, transfer it to a plate or cake stand to frost.

Frosting the marble cake with pink icing

Transfer butter to a bowl and beat until you notice the butter turning light.

Sift icing sugar and combine with the butter.

Add milk and beat with the mixer until you have a smooth frosting.

Add 2-3 really small drops of pink colouring onto the frosting, and use a spoon to gently swirl the colouring with the frosting.

Do not mix until the whole frosting turns pink, rather leave streaks of pink so they are visible.

Add the frosting to the centre of the cake and then spread it evenly over the top.

Chill the cake for 10 minutes before serving.

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