Marbled cake with cocoa and dark chocolate: the soft and delicious dessert perfect for any occasion
If you are looking for a soft cake recipe that smells like home and conquers everyone at the first bite, you are in the right place. Today we are making together a marbled cake with cocoa and dark chocolate, a simple and genuine dessert that melts in your mouth. It is perfect for a homemade breakfast or a healthy and delicious snack, without having to resort to packaged products.
This is the classic recipe that takes us back to childhood: a kitchen filled with fragrance, the desire to cut the first warm slice, and the anticipation of sharing it with the family. The marbled cake with cocoa and chocolate chips is that timeless dessert: soft, easy to make, and irresistible.
I invite you to try it now! Prepare it over the weekend and enjoy it at breakfast with a cappuccino or take a slice to work for your sweet break. Share it with friends and family, and you will see that it will be a success: this is the soft cake recipe everyone will ask you for.
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Rest time: 10 Days
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 8
- Cooking methods: Oven, Electric Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
Ingredients
To make this cake you will need a few simple ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry. Choose quality raw materials: well-sifted flour, fresh eggs, and good quality dark chocolate really make the difference in the final result.
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2/3 cup sunflower oil
- 7/8 cup milk (room temperature)
- 1 tbsp baking powder
Tools
To get a soft and uniform cake, you need just a few kitchen tools: just enough to turn simple ingredients into an irresistible cake.
- 1 large bowl
- 1 electric beaters
- 1 sieve for flour and cocoa
- 1 spatula
- 1 bundt cake pan
- 1 kitchen scale
- 1 wooden spoon
- 1 cooling rack
Steps
The preparation is simple and accessible to everyone: just beat the eggs, add the liquids, incorporate the dry ingredients, and finally create the color play with cocoa. No complicated techniques, just love and a little patience.
How to prepare the very soft marbled cocoa cake:
1. In a bowl, beat the eggs with sugar and a pinch of salt until light and fluffy.
2. Add the oil and milk, continuing to work with the beaters.
3. Add the sifted flour with the baking powder and mix until smooth and lump-free.
4. Pour 70% of the batter into a greased and floured bundt cake pan (9-9.5 inches).
5. In the remaining batter, incorporate the unsweetened cocoa and mix well.
6. Spread half of the chocolate chips on the first layer, then cover with the cocoa batter and finish with the remaining chips.
7. Bake in a preheated static oven at 340°F for 40-45 minutes (always do the toothpick test).
8. Remove from the oven, let it cool slightly, and serve.
This cake takes me back to the snacks of my childhood: the smell of freshly baked cake filling the house, cocoa blending with vanilla and chocolate, and the urge to cut a warm slice right away. Preparing it is like indulging in a small pampering moment, to be shared with those we love.
Storage, Notes, Service
Storage: covered under a glass dome for 3-4 days; can be frozen in slices.
Notes: you can replace dark chocolate with milk chocolate for a sweeter taste, or add chopped hazelnuts for a crunchy version.
Service: great on its own, but even more delicious served with whipped cream or a vanilla cream.
Marbled Cake with Cocoa and Dark Chocolate: Easy Homemade Recipe for Breakfast and Snack
a few creative variations of the marbled cake with cocoa and chocolate: I thought of them with different twists (lighter, more indulgent, more scenic).
1. Marbled Cake with Crunchy Hazelnuts
Add 80 g of toasted and coarsely chopped hazelnuts to the plain batter.
Use milk chocolate chips instead of dark.
Result: a cake with a “gianduja” taste that reminds of the world’s most famous spread.
2. Marbled Cake with Cocoa and Orange
Add grated organic orange zest to the plain batter.
Replace half of the milk with fresh orange juice.
Result: fresh and fragrant, perfect for winter and holidays.
3. Marbled Cake with Coconut and Chocolate
Replace 50 g of flour with coconut flour.
Add 2 tablespoons of coconut milk to the batter.
Result: soft with a tropical aroma that pairs divinely with cocoa.
4. Marbled Cake with Pears and Chocolate
Add 2 diced ripe pears (well dried) to the cocoa batter.
Increase the dark chocolate chips to 100 g.
Result: moist and delicious, perfect served even warm.
5. Marbled Cake with Matcha Tea and Cocoa
Replace the cocoa with 1 tablespoon of matcha powder in half of the batter.
Leave the other half plain (vanilla).
Result: scenic with a green/black effect, unique and modern taste.
6. Marbled Cake “Stracciatella” Style
Do not separate the batter, but add 100 g of chocolate chips to the entire mixture.
Decorate with white sugar glaze and more chocolate chips.
Result: the simplest version and most loved by children.
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Browse through the questions and answers to make this recipe at its best:
Can I use whole wheat flour instead of all-purpose?
Yes, but the cake will be slightly more rustic and dense.
Can I substitute oil with butter?
Sure: use 180 g of melted butter, but remember the taste will be different, richer and less light.
Can it be made lactose-free?
Yes: replace milk with a plant-based beverage (soy, oat, or almond).
