Variations for marble cake.
Marble cake round pan.
Line four 8 inch round cake pans with parchment rounds and grease with non stick baking spray.
Marble with other flavors adding peppermint or almond extract to one of the batters try stirring in peanut butter powder give it a chocolate swirl and frost with peanut butter frosting.
Butter and flour or generously spray with a non stick cooking spray a 10 cup bundt pan see note.
If so use 1 tablespoon cocoa powder to mix the batter.
Begin by making the vanilla cake batter.
You may cut down the chocolate portion to 1 3 of the batter.
Make these marble cupcakes by filling your lined muffin tin 1 2 way with chocolate batter and a spoonful of vanilla batter.
I used 3 mini loaf pans to make the marble cake.
Preheat the oven to 350 f grease and lightly flour 2 9 inch round cake pans.
Add the eggs one at a time mixing for about 20 seconds after each addition.
8 2 inch round pan holds 6 cups of batter.
Sift together cake flour baking powder and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.
Preheat the oven to 325 f and set an oven rack in the middle position.
You can use 1 regular loaf pan 9x5 inch 1 square pan 9x9 inch or 8x8 inch or 1 round pan to make this recipe.
I chose to bake this recipe up in 3 6 inch diameter round pans but it can also be made in 2 8 inch pans or 9 inch pans or you could make it in a 9 13 inch pan just be sure to adjust the bake times as needed if you re making it differently than what you see here.
Grease and flour a 9 inch round pan.
In a medium bowl whisk together the flour cornstarch baking powder baking soda and salt.
Spray a 10 in 12 cup bundt pan generously with nonstick cooking spray with flour such as baker s joy or pam with flour.
Preheat oven to 350 f.
Adjust the oven rack to middle position and preheat the oven to 350f 180c.
See my 6 inch cakes for more information.
In a large bowl beat the oil butter and sugar together until light and fluffy about 5 minutes.
6 2 inch round pan holds 4 cups of batter the same as an 8 4 inch loaf pan.
How to bake marble cake.
Prepare two 8 inch round cake pans by buttering or spraying and then adding a piece of parchment to the bottom of the pan.