German Marble Pound Cake Recipe – Oma's Marmorkuchen
This traditional Marmorkuchen is a classic German marble pound cake with rich chocolate swirls. Moist, easy, and perfect with coffee.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr 5 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3 oz semisweet chocolate
- 1¼ cups milk, divided
- ¾ cup butter, room temperature
- 1¼ cups granulated sugar
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 3 large eggs
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 12-cup Bundt pan.
- 2
Combine chocolate and ¼ cup milk in a small saucepan. Stir over low heat until chocolate melts. Let cool.
- 3
In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and creamy.
- 4
Add almond extract and eggs, beating until well incorporated.
- 5
In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt.
- 6
Alternately add dry ingredients and remaining 1 cup milk to the butter mixture, beating until smooth.
- 7
Pour two-thirds of the batter into the prepared Bundt pan.
- 8
Stir the cooled chocolate mixture into the remaining batter.
- 9
Spoon chocolate batter over plain batter. Swirl with a knife to create a marbled effect.
- 10
Bake for 60–65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- 11
Cool cake in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes.
- 12
Remove from pan, cool completely, and dust with powdered sugar before serving.