Lily's Marble Cake Recipe

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup unsalted butter, plus more for the pan (2 sticks)
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups flour, plus more for the pan
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 3 tablespoons cocoa powder, sifted
• 1 cup shredded coconut

Recipe

• 1 butter and flour a straight-walled 10-inch tube pan. preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 in a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter until light and fluffy. add the sugar and continue to mix well. add the eggs 1 at a time and beat until incorporated.
• 3 in a bowl, whisk together the milk and vanilla. in another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
• 4 reduce the mixer's speed to low. alternately add the flour and milk mixture until a smooth batter is formed. continue mixing for 5 minutes. (it's important to mix for the full 5 minutes.)
• 5 transfer 1/3 of the batter to a bowl and whisk in the cocoa powder. stir the coconut into the remaining batter.
• 6 pour the coconut batter into the pan; then spoon the chocolate batter around. run a knife through the batter, cutting the batters together to create a marbled effect. (do not stir.) bake until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
• 7 let the cake cool in the pan. invert the cake onto a stand or plate, slice, and serve.