Oma's German Marble Cake

Easy to make, grandma's German marble cake is a family favorite.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 282 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup milk
• 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 5 egg whites
• 5 egg yolks
• 1 ¾ cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons sweet cocoa

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 10 inch tube pan.

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven for 60 to 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

Step 3

In a large bowl, cream the butter with the sugar. Beat in egg yolks. Continue beating for 10 minutes.

Step 4

Gradually stir in flour, alternating with splashes of milk, until all of the flour and milk are mixed in. Stir in baking powder.

Step 5

In a separate bowl, beat egg whites. Fold egg whites into batter.

Step 6

Reserve 1/4 of the batter, and pour the rest into a greased, floured tube pan.

Step 7

Mix cocoa into the remaining 1/4 of the batter. Then turn into tube pan, and fold under with a fork to produce a marbled appearance.