Marble Bundt Cake

Easy homemade marble bundt cake recipe! This moist chocolate and vanilla swirl bundt cake is so simple to make. 

This Chocolate Swirl Bundt Cake is so super moist! It has a rich chocolate cake that contrasts perfectly with the tender vanilla cake. And when it’s topped with chocolate ganache, it tastes like one of my favorite foods – a cake donut.

This yummy bundt cake is perfect for birthdays or any other celebratory occasions (like a Tuesday night).

Tips

• I use a baking spray with flour in it to coat the bundt pan. You can also grease and flour the pan. Either way, generously grease the pan to avoid sticking.
• Cake flour: Cake flour helps to make this cake tender. To make a cake flour substitute, you can use this recipe.
• Buttermilk: You can use regular or low-fat buttermilk in this recipe. If you would like to make a substitute, you can use this recipe.
• Chocolate ganache: I use a simple chocolate ganache on top of this cake.
• If you’d like to make mini bundt cakes instead of a regular bundt cake, this cake will make 12 1-cup bundt cakes. Reduce the baking time to about 20-25 minutes.

More Bundt Cake Recipes!

• Cinnamon Swirl Bundt Cake
• Red Velvet Marble Cake Recipe
• Pumpkin Chocolate Swirl Bundt Cake
• Irish Cream Bundt Cake

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Marble Bundt Cake

Easy homemade marble bundt cake recipe.

Author:I Heart Eating

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Servings:16 servings

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: marble bundt cake, marble bundt cake recipe

Print Rate Pin

5 from 5 votes

Ingredients

Cake

• 1 cup butter (at room temperature)1 cup butter (at room temperature)
• 2 ½ cups granulated sugar2 ½ cups granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (divided)1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (divided)
• 4 large eggs (at room temperature)4 large eggs (at room temperature)
• 1 cup buttermilk1 (at room temperature)1 cup buttermilk¹ (at room temperature)
• 3 cups cake flour23 cups cake flour²
• 2 teaspoons baking powder2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon salt

Chocolate Swirl

• 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup milk3 (at room temperature)1/2 cup milk³ (at room temperature)

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour a 12-cup Bundt pan. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or with an electric mixer), beat together butter and sugar until well-combined.
• Add eggs one at time, mixing well after each addition.
• Stir in 1 tablespoon vanilla until combined.
• Mix in buttermilk until well-combined.
• Add cake flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Stir in on low just until incorporated.
• Scoop out 2 ½ cups of the batter, and place it into a separate bowl.
• Stir cocoa powder and milk into the 2 ½ cups of batter until well-combined.
• Add remaining 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to original batter.
• Using a 1/4-cup measuring cup, drop one scoop of plain batter into prepared bundt pan.
• Using a separate scoop, drop 1/4 cup of chocolate batter on top of plain batter.
• Continue to alternate between plain and chocolate batters until both batters are gone.
• Give the pan a couple of taps to level out the batter, if necessary. Do not stir.
• Bake for 50-70 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Cool cake in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
• Invert the cake onto wire rack, and cool completely.

Notes

1. Regular or low-fat ok. You can make your own buttermilk substitute with this recipe. 
2. You can make your own cake flour substitute with this recipe. 
3. Any milk from skim to whole milk will work. 
4. If you would like to dress the cake up, this is the chocolate ganache glaze that I use. 
5. Nutrition values are estimates. 

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1servingCalories: 343kcal (17%)Carbohydrates: 52g (17%)Protein: 6g (12%)Fat: 14g (22%)Saturated Fat: 8g (40%)Cholesterol: 72mg (24%)Sodium: 211mg (9%)Potassium: 182mg (5%)Fiber: 2g (8%)Sugar: 33g (37%)Vitamin A: 437IU (9%)Vitamin C: 1mg (1%)Calcium: 66mg (7%)Iron: 1mg (6%)

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Originally published 10/11/13. Updated with new photos and tips 2/5/20.