Marble Cake with Sour Cream
Description
Marble cake is ready in literally “one, two, three”. Very simple and relatively quick. An amazingly beautiful pattern appears on the slice, which beckons you to the table for a cup of tea, coffee, or compote. For the batter, use sour cream of any fat content.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients for making a marble cake.
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Step 2
Place the softened butter in a bowl, add the sugar.
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Step 3
Beat the sugar and butter well, adding the two eggs one at a time, beating each time.
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Step 4
It should turn out into a homogeneous, fluffy mass.
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Step 5
Then add sour cream and baking soda to the dough. You can skip neutralizing the soda with vinegar. Sour cream contains lactic acid.
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Step 6
Pour the flour into a bowl.
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Step 7
Thoroughly mix the dough so that there are no lumps. You can use a mixer.
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Step 8
Divide the dough into two equal parts. Add cocoa powder to one part. Add 2 tablespoons of flour to the other part so that the consistency of the dark and light doughs is the same.
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Step 9
In the cake pan, alternately add the light and dark batter.
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Step 10
When you have placed all the dough, use a wooden stick to make several circular motions inside the dough so that a marble pattern forms.
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Step 11
Bake the marble cake in the oven at 175–180 °C for 35–40 minutes. Test for doneness with a wooden skewer. When you poke it, the skewer should come out dry.
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Step 12
Marble cake with sour cream is ready. Remove it from the pan, cool it, and serve.