German Marble Pound Cake Recipe – Oma's Marmorkuchen (2024)

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Thisfavorite marble pound cakerecipe, aka Marmorkuchen, has been in our family for years.It's actually one of the very firstGerman cake recipes I made when I was married.

Since then, it's one myhubby asks for when I ask what he'd like me to make. Our boys 'loved' the chocolate part.Because of that, I would often make two-thirds of the cake chocolate by doubling the chocolate quantity.

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This became mybest cake recipefor a traditional German "pound" cake, either as a marble or completely chocolate for my boys (see below). It's easy to make and ALWAYS turns out!

I usually don't 'marble' it too much with the knife. Our family loves having big areas of chocolate separate from the vanilla parts. You choose how much you want to marble it.

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Substitute Cocoa for Chocolate ...

Above is the original marble cake with a texture similar to that of a pound cake. You, too, can experiment with how much chocolate you want.

I frequently used to substitute cocoa for the chocolate squares. When doing so, for every ounce of chocolate replace it with 3 tablespoons cocoa and 1tablespoonsbutter. For ⅓ amount of chocolate batter, that means 9 tablespoons cocoa and 3 tablespoons butter. If you use the cocoa, just add it to the remaining batter instead of the melted chocolate. You may need to add a bit of liquid (a bit of brewed coffee works great) to get the batter the same consistency of the vanilla one.

Therefore, to make the whole cake chocolate, I'd add 18 tablespoons cocoa and 9 tablespoons butter. Yummy!

Oma says:

There were times when the boys were young, that they also asked for a pure chocolate marble cake - that meant, only chocolate! So I asked if that meant they wanted a chocolate cake.

"No," they'd respond. They wanted a "chocolate marble cake with only chocolate!"

I now understand what they really wanted. Not a chocolate cake "texture" but a "pound cake texture."

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German Marble Pound Cake Recipe – Oma's Marmorkuchen

This favorite marble pound cake recipe, aka Marmorkuchen, has been in our family for years. It's actually one of the very first German cake recipes I made when I was married.

Our boys 'loved' the chocolate part. Because of that, I would often make two-thirds of the cake chocolate by doubling the chocolate quantity.

Prep Time

20 minutes

Bake Time

65 minutes

Total Time

85 minutes

Servings:

Makes 12 - 16 servings

Ingredients:

  • 3 ounces semisweet chocolate
  • 1¼ cups milk
  • ¾ cup butter, room temperature
  • 1¼ cups granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2½ cups flour, all-purpose
  • 2½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 12-cup Bundt pan.
  2. Combine chocolate and ¼ cup milk in small saucepan. Over low heat, stir until chocolate melts. Let cool.
  3. Beat butter and sugar until creamy in large mixer bowl.
  4. Add almond extract and eggs, beating until well mixed.
  5. Mix together flour, baking powder, and salt.
  6. Stir flour mixture into sugar mixer, alternately with 1 cup milk.
  7. Pour ⅔ of batter into Bundt pan.
  8. Add cooled chocolate mixture to remaining batter. Mix well.
  9. Spoon chocolate batter over plain batter in pan.
  10. Swirl a knife through batters to marble. Smooth top.
  11. Bake 60 to 65 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  12. Cool in pan on wire rack about 10 minutes.
  13. Remove from pan and cool on wire rack.
  14. To serve, place cooled cake top side down on cake plate and dust with icing sugar if desired.

Notes/Hints:

  • Use rum or vanilla instead of almond extract
  • Drizzle with chocolate glaze
  • If you love the chocolate part, I love this vegan chocolate cake that so reminds me of this marble cake's chocolate part.

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By Oma Gerhild Fulson


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This favorite marble pound cake recipe has been in our family for years. It's a traditional German cake that's easy to make. It's one of hundreds of my recipes to choose from.


Ingredients: chocolate,milk,butter,sugar,almond extract,eggs,all-purpose flour,baking powder,salt,

For the full recipe, scroll up ...

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FAQs

What is Germany's most famous cake? ›

Black Forest Cake is perhaps Germany's most well-known and most-loved cake. It consists of a chocolate cake with a filling of fresh cream and cherries soaked in Kirschwasser—a clear cherry schnapps—and decorated with cream, chocolate shavings, and cherries.

Why is my pound cake so dense? ›

Your cake is too dense A cake that is overly dense typically has too much liquid, too much sugar or too little leavening (not excess flour, as is commonly thought).

What is marble pound cake made of? ›

Marble Pound Cake is traditionally chocolate and vanilla cake batter swirled together in a 9″ x 5″ loaf pan. This version doesn't contain butter, but has oil instead, which creates a really moist dense and delicious pound cake.

What is the king's cake in Germany? ›

Dreikönigskuchen aka. Three King's Cake is a traditional yeast cake from southern Germany and Switzerland. At home at Lake Constance, you bake this cake for January 6th – the day of the Three Wise Kings.

What do Germans call cake? ›

Learn the origins of this traditional German dessert and how to make it! Kuchen (pronounced “koo-ken”) is the German word for “cake,” but a real kuchen is so much more than that!

Is it better to bake pound cake at 325 or 350? ›

Preheat oven to 325°F (163°C). Not 350°F. Generously grease a 10-12 cup Bundt pan with butter or nonstick spray. Using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle or whisk attachment, beat the butter on high speed until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes.

How long to leave pound cake in pan before removing? ›

How long do you leave pound cake in the pan? When it's done baking, let the cake sit in the pan for 10 minutes: no more, no less. It's enough time for the cake to firm up some after baking so that it doesn't fall apart, but not so much time that the cake gets stuck to the pan. Ten minutes is the sweet spot.

Can you over mix pound cake batter? ›

Always add the dry ingredients alternately with the liquid, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. This will help to ensure that the dry and wet ingredients are evenly distributed throughout the batter. Mix just until blended after each addition. Overmixing the batter creates a tough, rubbery cake.

What is another name for marble cake? ›

A marble cake (German: Marmorkuchen, pronounced [ˈmaʁmoːɐ̯ˌkuːxn̩]), or Marmor ( German: [ˈmaʁmoːɐ̯] lit. 'marble')) is a cake with a streaked or mottled appearance (like marble) achieved by very lightly blending light and dark batter. Due to its zebra-striped pattern, it is also called zebra cake.

Did Nothing Bundt Cakes get rid of marble cake? ›

Nothing Bundt Cake, a renowned bakery chain, has discontinued their marble flavored bundt cakes. This unique flavor was a beloved choice among the customers for its distinct taste and texture. The discontinuation has left many fans of this flavor disappointed and longing for its return.

What did the original pound cake not contain? ›

The name (Pound Cake) comes from the fact that the original pound cakes contained one pound each of butter, sugar, eggs, and flour. No leaveners were used other than the air whipped into the batter.

Why is my marble cake so dry? ›

If you have too much flour in a recipe and not enough fat, like butter or oil, your cake is going to be dry and hard.

Why does my marble cake crack? ›

The oven temperature is too high. If the top crust forms and sets before the cake has finished rising, the middle will try to push through the crust as it continues to bake, causing it to crack and possibly dome.

How do you swirl a marble cake? ›

Portion ⅓-½ of the batter into a separate bowl and add stir in the melted chocolate until uniform. Alternate adding the vanilla and chocolate batter into your pans, then swirl them with a knife for a marbled appearance.

What is the world's most famous cake? ›

The world's most famous cake, the Original Sacher-Torte, is the consequence of several lucky twists of fate.

What is a rich German cake called? ›

The shortest crossword solution for Rich German cake is 5 letters long and is called TORTE.

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