Marmorkuchen (German Marble Cake)

Ingredients

  • 1 ⅛ cups unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 ¼ cups white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar
  • 4 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 5 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons dark rum
  • 1 medium lemon, zested
  • 2 ½ tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • Directions

  • Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a large Kugelhopf or Bundt® cake pan with butter.

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  • Step 2

    Beat butter with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and creamy. Slowly add sugar and vanilla sugar while beating constantly. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat for 5 minutes until batter is light and fluffy.

  • Step 3

    Sift flour and baking powder together in a separate bowl. Gradually mix flour mixture into the cake batter, alternating with the milk. Add rum and lemon zest. Pour 2/3 of the batter into the prepared pan.

  • Step 4

    Stir cocoa powder into the remaining batter until fully incorporated. Pour chocolate batter over the vanilla batter in the pan. Gently move a knife up and down through the batter in circular movements to create a marbled effect.

  • Step 5

    Bake cake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Let cool slightly in the pan. Remove and place on a cooling rack to cool completely.

  • Cook's Notes:

    The original German metric measurements are 250 g unsalted butter, 250 g sugar, 500 g flour, and 125 ml milk.

    Dust with powdered sugar or top with chocolate ganache if desired to serve.

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