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sliced vegan marble loaf cake

Soft & Buttery Vegan Marble Loaf Cake (No Eggs, No Dairy!)

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  • Author: Britt Berlin
  • Prep Time: 15
  • Cook Time: 65-70
  • Total Time: 0 hours
  • Yield: 16 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Vegan

Description

This chocolate and vanilla swirled fluffy marble loaf cake is tender, buttery, and so soft with the perfect swirl inside! With a really easy vanilla cake batter that’s then used for the chocolate batter, this marble pound cake is a dream to make and even more delicious to eat! Topped with a chocolate frosting, you won’t believe this Starbucks copy cat recipe is made entirely vegan, dairy free, and without eggs!

Ingredients

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  • 3 cups (375) g all purpose flour or gluten free 1:1 baking flour
  • 2 tbsp Let’s Do Organic! Organic Cornstarch or Arrowroot starch
  • 1/2 cup (50 g) high quality cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 2/3 cup (150 g) salted vegan butter or neutral oil, melted and cooled to room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cups (300 g) organic granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 tbsp vegan cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1 1/2 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cup (360 mL) dairy-free milk (such as oat milk or soy milk), room temperature, divided
  • Optional topping: vegan chocolate frosting

Instructions

  1. Prep: Preheat the oven to 350F, and line an 8” loaf pan with parchment paper. Measure out all ingredients.
  2. Make the batter: In a large bowl, whisk together the melted vegan butter, dairy free cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract. Add in the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and sea salt. Then pour in the 1 1/4 cups (300 mL) of dairy free milk as you continuously whisk. and whisk just until the dry ingredients are combined into the wet.
  3. Make the chocolate batter: Divide half the batter into a separate medium sized bowl, and add in the cocoa powder and remaining 1/4 cup (60 mL) of dairy free milk. Mix just until the cocoa powder is combined.
  4. Assemble the batter: Create the marble pattern by adding 2-3 tbsp dollops  of vanilla batter and chocolate batter next to each other, alternating and layering the cake batter on top of itself (see photos for example). Use a butter knife to swirl the batter to create the marble pattern, being careful not to over swirl.
  5. Bake: Bake the marble loaf for 65-70 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. If the loaf is browning too much, cover the top with tinfoil as it bakes. 
  6. Cool: Remove from the oven and allow the loaf to cool before preparing the vegan chocolate frosting. Then frost and top as desired.
  7. Slice and serve: Enjoy!

Notes

Gluten free: I recommend using King Arthur Measure for Measure gluten free flour.

Find it online: https://thebananadiaries.com/vegan-marble-loaf-cake/