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Marmorkuchen (Marble Cake)

One serving has 655 kcal and 13 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of phosphorus (59%), selenium (58%), copper (47%), riboflavin (45%), thiamin (42%) and manganese (39%). Ready in 70 minutes.

Marmorkuchen (Marble Cake)
Photo: Fotographen: Thomas Högner Maximilian Högner (User:Leberwurscht), Public domain · source
  • Preparation: 20 min
  • Cooking: 50 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (191 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten

Ingredients

  • 55 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 35 g Sugar
  • 30 g Butter, unsalted
  • 35 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 2 g Baking powder
  • 20 g Milk, whole
  • 1 g Vanilla extract
  • 8 g Cocoa powder
  • 5 g Sugar, powdered

Method

  1. Makes 1 slice; multiply by 10 for a whole loaf cake. Cream the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, then beat in the egg and vanilla.
  2. Sift over the flour and baking powder and fold in, loosening with the milk to a smooth, dropping batter.
  3. Spoon about a third of the batter into a separate bowl and stir in the cocoa powder to make a dark batter.
  4. Spoon the two batters in alternating dollops into a small lined loaf tin, then drag a knife through in a swirling motion to marble them.
  5. Bake at 170 °C (340 °F) for 45-50 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
  6. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack, dust with powdered sugar once cool and slice.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy655 kcal31%
Carbohydrates88.4 g
Water56.5 mL
Fiber4.5 g15%
Protein12.5 g26%
Tryptophan0.16 g
Threonine0.45 g
Isoleucine0.54 g
Leucine0.95 g
Lysine0.6 g
Methionine0.27 g
Cystine0.24 g
Phenylalanine0.64 g
Tyrosine0.45 g
Valine0.68 g
Histidine0.29 g
Fat29.9 g
Monounsaturated8.9 g
Polyunsaturated1.9 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.02 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.4 g
Saturated17.3 g
Trans-Fats0.01 g
Cholesterol197 mg
Calcium216 mg22%
Copper0.42 mg47%
Iron4.5 mg25%
Magnesium59.7 mg19%
Manganese0.7 mg39%
Phosphorus410 mg59%
Potassium265 mg6%
Selenium31.8 µg58%
Sodium223 mg
Zinc1.5 mg19%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.46 mg42%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.5 mg45%
Niacin (vitamin B3)3.5 mg25%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.91 mg18%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.1 mg8%
Folate (vitamin B9)122 µg30%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.45 µg19%
Choline112 mg26%
Vitamin A270 µg39%
Vitamin C0 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)38.9 IU6%
Vitamin E1.2 mg8%
Vitamin K2.6 µg3%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.7 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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