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Ingredients
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250 grams
butter
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250 grams
sugar
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4 pieces
eggs
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1 teaspoon
vanilla paste or the seed from 1 vanilla bean pod
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250 grams
all-purpose flour
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1.5 teaspoons
baking powder
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50 milliliters
milk
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2.5 tablespoons
unsweetened cocoa powder
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1 tablespoon
cold espresso or another strong coffee
Directions
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Preheat the oven for 355℉ (180℃).
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Butter a 4¾x9” (12x23 cm) pan. Line the bottom with some parchment paper.
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In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugars until very light and fluffy, mix in the vanilla paste. Add the eggs one at a time, and mix just until fully incorporated.
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Sift flour and baking powder in a bowl.
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Fold in alternately dry ingredients and milk.
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Pour ⅔ of the batter into the prepared pan. Mix in cocoa and coffee in the last third of the batter, and pour it on top of the white in the pan. Using a knife “cut” in a zig-zag and up’n down motion down the pan to create a marbled effect.
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Bake the cake for 45-55 minutes until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Turn out onto a cooling rack and leave to cool.
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