Marble Cake
Servings: 10 Slices
Ingredients
For the cake
- 200 g dairy free butter
- 200 g caster sugar
- 4 medium eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 225 g gluten free plain flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp xantham gum
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp dairy free milk
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
For the buttercream and decorations
- 100 g dairy free butter
- 170 g icing sugar
- 30 g cocoa powder
- Chocolate chips/buttons (to decorate)
Instructions
For the cake
- Preheat the oven to 180°C and grease and line a standard loaf tin.
- Add dairy free butter and caster sugar to a large bowl and beat with an electric whisk until creamy. Add the eggs one at a time and continue to whisk until combined. Add the vanilla and whisk again.
- In a seperate bowl mix gluten free plain flour, baking powder, xanthan gum and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well. Add 2 tablespoons of dairy free milk and mix again.
- Place a third of the mixture in a separate bowl and add cocoa powder and 1 tablespoon dairy free milk. Mix well.
- Spoon half of the vanilla batter into the lined loaf tin followed by half the chocolate mixture. Use a skewer to swirl the mixtures together to create a marble effect. Spoon the rest of the vanilla mixture into the tin followed by the rest of the chocolate mixture. Swirl again.
- Bake in the oven for 45-50 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin before making your buttercream.
For the buttercream
- Make the buttercream by whisking the dairy free butter in a large bowl with an electric whisk until creamy. Slowly add the icing sugar and cocoa powder and continue to whisk until combined, this can take up to 5 minutes (be patient, it will come together eventually!).
- Spread the buttercream on top of the cake and top with dairy free chocoalte chips. Enjoy!