oma's german marble cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 cup butter
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 5 egg yolks
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 5 egg whites
• 2 tablespoons sweet cocoa

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease and flour one 10 inch tube pan.
• in a large bowl, cream the butter with the sugar. beat in egg yolks. continue beating for 10 minutes.
• gradually stir in flour, alternating with splashes of milk, until all of the flour and milk are mixed in. stir in baking powder.
• in a separate bowl, beat egg whites. fold egg whites into batter.
• reserve 1/4 of the batter, and pour the rest into a greased, floured tube pan.
• 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.
• 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 a wire rack and cool completely.