Recipes · German · Cakes
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.

- 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
- 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.
- Sift over the flour and baking powder and fold in, loosening with the milk to a smooth, dropping batter.
- Spoon about a third of the batter into a separate bowl and stir in the cocoa powder to make a dark batter.
- 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.
- Bake at 170 °C (340 °F) for 45-50 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
- Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack, dust with powdered sugar once cool and slice.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 655 kcal | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 88.4 g | |
| Water | 56.5 mL | |
| Fiber | 4.5 g | 15% |
| Protein | 12.5 g | 26% |
| Tryptophan | 0.16 g | |
| Threonine | 0.45 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.54 g | |
| Leucine | 0.95 g | |
| Lysine | 0.6 g | |
| Methionine | 0.27 g | |
| Cystine | 0.24 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.64 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.45 g | |
| Valine | 0.68 g | |
| Histidine | 0.29 g | |
| Fat | 29.9 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 8.9 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.9 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.02 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.4 g | |
| Saturated | 17.3 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.01 g | |
| Cholesterol | 197 mg | |
| Calcium | 216 mg | 22% |
| Copper | 0.42 mg | 47% |
| Iron | 4.5 mg | 25% |
| Magnesium | 59.7 mg | 19% |
| Manganese | 0.7 mg | 39% |
| Phosphorus | 410 mg | 59% |
| Potassium | 265 mg | 6% |
| Selenium | 31.8 µg | 58% |
| Sodium | 223 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.5 mg | 19% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.46 mg | 42% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.5 mg | 45% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 3.5 mg | 25% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.91 mg | 18% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.1 mg | 8% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 122 µg | 30% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.45 µg | 19% |
| Choline | 112 mg | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 270 µg | 39% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 38.9 IU | 6% |
| Vitamin E | 1.2 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin K | 2.6 µg | 3% |
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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