Marble Bundt Cake – German Classic ♥ Marmorgugelhupf

The marble cake Marmorkuchen might be the most popular cake in Germany! I think it is the best German Bundt cake.

As British like their afternoon tea with scones,  Germans like their afternoon coffee and cake. Marble Cake is a quintessential German coffee cake. It is a classic cake and it’s so easy that even children can make.

Marble cakes aren’t as difficult to make. It’s simply a white cake batter divided with cocoa added to half then marbled together with a knife or a fork.

Only one small drawback is that this cake dries quickly. So if you don’t plan to eat it right away, wrap it into foil to preserve moisture.

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Marble Bundt Cake - German Classic ♥ Marmorgugelhupf

Marble cakes aren’t as difficult to make. It’s simply a white cake batter divided with cocoa added to half then marbled together with a knife or a fork.

Prep Time30 mins

Cook Time1 hr

Total Time1 hr 30 mins

Author: Mihaela@Bite It Quick

Ingredients

• 180 grams 1 1/2 cups; 6.35 oz all-purpose flour
• 250 grams 8.8 oz butter, room temperature
• 2 tablespooons cocoa powder
• 3 tablespoons rum
• 7 eggs
• 150 grams 1 1/4 cups; 5.3 oz confectioners (powdered) sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 150 grams 3/4 cup; 5.3 oz granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• pinch of salt
• zest of one lemon grated

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 160 °C (320 °F).
• Grease the bund pan form (10 x 3 1/2 inches / 25x9 cm) with buttter and sprinkle with flour.
• Sift the flour with baking powder. Mix cocoa powder with rum. Divide egg yolks from egg whites.
• With a stand mixer, mix butter with powdered sugar, vanilla extract, lemon zest and salt for 5 minutes until creamy (if using hand mixer mix 10 minutes). Add one egg yolk at the time and mix for 1 more minute.
• Lightly beat egg whites until frothy (around 30 seconds), add granulated sugar and mix until soft peaks form (do not overmix). Carefully fold in sifted flour with baking powder, butter mixture, carefully mix with spatula until smooth.
• Divide the mixture into 2 equal parts and in one part add cocoa powder with rum.
• Alternately spoon white and cocoa mixture into prepared bundt pan form, until you use up both mixtures. Use fork or knife to swirl the cocoa batter into the white batter to incorporate it in a marble effect.
• Bake in preheated oven (lower rack) for 50 minutes to 1 hour, depending on your oven or until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean.
• Remove the cake from the oven, allow to cool for 10 minutes. Remove the cake from the mold and cool it to room temperature. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

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Adapted from Gusto Spezial Magazine 4/2015.