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Chocolate Marble Cake with Strawberries

Chocolate Marble Cake with Strawberries, a delightful summer dessert that is ready from scratch in less than 30 minutes. The sponge is made with oil, so it's light and so fluffy, and the cocoa and vanilla make an excellent pair to bring amazing flavours. Top with juicy and fresh strawberries, and you get one dessert that is popular with little and big ones too. If you are looking for afternoon tea party ideas, this marble sponge cake is for you.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Romanian
Servings: 12 cakes
Calories: 141kcal
Author: Daniela Apostol

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup plain flour
  • ¾ cup caster sugar
  • 3 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoon cocoa powder
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 5 strawberries
Metric - US Customary

Instructions

  • Separate the egg yolks from the egg whites.
  • Place the egg whites into a large bowl and add a pinch of salt.
  • Use an electric hand mixter to beat the eggs whites until they form stiff peaks.
  • Now, add the sugar and continue to mix until the sugar has been dissolved and the egg white mixture is shiny and stiff.
  • Add the egg yolks one by one and mix after each addition.
  • In goes the flour.
  • Use a spatula to gently fold the flour in together with the vanilla extract, oil and baking powder.
  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. (350 Fahrneheit).
  • Grease and flour a square baking tray (mine is 20cm wide, about 8 inches) and add the vanilla batter leaving about 3 tablespoon of the mixture into the bowl.
  • Add the cocoa powder and water to the batter left and mix well until you get a smooth paste.
  • Add the chocolate batter to the vanilla batter.
  • Cut the strawberries in pieces, coat with flour, and shake off the excess flour and top the batter with them.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for about 20 to 25 minutes until risen. Insert a skewer in the middle of the cake, if it comes out clean, the tray can be removed from the oven.
  • Dust with powdered sugar if you like.

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Nutrition

Calories: 141kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 25mg | Potassium: 95mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 79IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg