My Grandma's Soft Lemon Chocolate Marble Cake
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Recipe type: Dessert
 
Soft, easy and flavorful marble cake. Perfect for a cold winter day with a cup of tea or in the sun, with a refreshing glass of ice tea.
Ingredients
You will need:
  • 9.5/10 inch round pan OR 10X14 pan
For egg foam:
  • 4 Egg Whites
  • ½ Cup Sugar
For the lemon cake batter:
  • 1 ½ Cup All Purpose Flour
  • ¾ Cup Sugar
  • ½ tsp Baking Powder
  • 4 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
  • 4 Egg Yolks
  • Juice from 1 whole lemon
For the chocolate cake batter:
  • 3 Tbsp Cocoa Powder (Unsweetened)
  • 3 Tbsp Sugar
  • 3 Tbsp Water
  • 65gr Butter - Cubed
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350F (180C)
  2. Prepare preferred baking pan covered with parchment paper (cover edges/walls as well)
  3. Start by beating the egg whites using a stand mixer on medium-high speed until white foam starts to form
  4. Add in the ½ cup sugar gradually and continue beating until stiff peaks form (about 3-5 minutes). Set the bowl aside.
  5. In a small saucepan combine the chocolate batter ingredients except for the butter and mix well
  6. Heat saucepan with cocoa mix over medium heat while stirring constantly until you get a smooth chocolate paste
  7. Turn heat off and add in the butter. Stir constantly until the butter melts completely and set aside to cool to room temperature (I usually pour the batter into a big coffee mug to cool)
  8. In a separate bowl mix the lemon batter ingredients well until fully combined. You should get a batter that resembles a dense pancake mix.
  9. Slowly fold the egg foam into the lemon batter until fully combined. Make sure to do this slowly and actually fold in gradually.
  10. Remove ⅓ of the lemon batter into a small bowl and add in the chocolate batter
  11. So now you have a bowl with ⅔ of the lemon batter and a bowl with the other ⅓ mixed with the chocolate.
  12. Pour ½ of the white colored batter into the baking pan, then pour in the chocolate batter (making sure you cover the white layer or at least most of it) and finally finish with another layer of the other half of the white batter.
  13. Using a toothpick “draw” some gentle circles or lines along the cake to create the marble-like look at the end. Don’t make too many swirls or the darker color will take over the entire cake.
  14. Place in the preheated oven and bake for 30-40 minutes until the top of the cake is golden and a test toothpick comes out dry after you poke the cake with it.
  15. Store covered to avoid a dry cake
Recipe by Maya`s Kitchen at https://www.mayaskitchen.info/2014/01/04/my-grandmas-soft-lemon-chocolate-marble-cake/