Ingredients
Method
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan, line it with parchment paper, and grease the paper as well.
- Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in the microwave in 30-second increments, then stir in the cocoa powder until well combined.
- Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl.
- Cream the remaining 12 tablespoons of softened butter and sugar with a mixer, then beat in the eggs and vanilla.
- Gradually incorporate the flour mixture into the batter.
- Stir the milk into the batter.
- Fold half of the batter into the butter-cocoa mixture until thoroughly combined.
- Pour the chocolate batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Spoon the yellow cake batter gently into the loaf pan over the chocolate layer.
- Swirl the batter gently with the tip of a knife for a few seconds.
- Cover the loaf pan with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove the foil and bake for an additional 30 minutes.
- Allow the cake to cool completely before removing it from the loaf pan.
Nutrition
Notes
Swirl Technique: I have learned that less is definitely more when it comes to the marble effect, so I only drag my knife through the batter a few times to keep the chocolate and