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Marble Cake

Marble Cake

YIELDS 1 9X13-INCH PAN OR 1 BUNDT PAN

  • 4 eggs, separated
  • 112 scant cups cane sugar (healthier than refined white sugar)
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 14 cup oil
  • 12 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 14 tsp salt
  • juice of 1 orange plus water to equal 1 cup, or 1 cup soy milk (both are equally good)
  • scant 14 cup cocoa powder

CHOCOLATE FROSTING

  • 3 Tbsp oil, put in the freezer for at least an hour (see note)
  • 2 Tbsp cocoa powder
  • 112 cups confectioners’ sugar
  • 2 Tbsp soy milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Spray a Bundt pan or 9x13-inch (20x30-cm) baking pan with cooking spray. Beat the egg whites until stiff. Set them aside.

Combine egg yolks, sugar, vanilla, oil, and applesauce, and beat until the mixture is light, about 5 minutes. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add this to the batter alternately with the juice.

Mix just until blended. Gently fold in the beaten egg whites. Pour two-thirds of the batter into the pan.

To the remaining one-third of the batter, gently mix in the cocoa. Pour this over the white batter. Cut through the batter with a knife a few times to make a marbled design. Bake for approximately 1 hour for a Bundt pan or 45 minutes for a 9x13-inch pan. A toothpick inserted should come out clean, with no batter clinging to it. Cool for 20 minutes in the pan.

Remove the cake from the pan and sprinkle it with confectioners’ sugar or frost it with chocolate frosting. To make the frosting, combine the oil and cocoa in a mixing bowl. Mix well.

Add the sugar, soy milk, and vanilla. Beat it together until the frosting is smooth and spreadable.

Note: Chilling the oil thickens it and precludes using margarine.

Ora Davidson of Kerem B’yavneh, Israel, says:

This recipe has become a staple in my home. I love it because it’s relatively healthy but always comes out light, fluffy, and tasty. I often make it for Shabbos and sometimes as a more sophisticated birthday cake. Don’t be put off by the extra step of beating egg whites!

If I don’t have applesauce at home, I use the same amount in oil. Also, I don’t use orange juice, just sub with water.

Although you need to separate and beat the eggs, it’s definitely worth it as I use spelt (or sometimes whole wheat) flour, yet it comes out so light and fluffy every time. People can never believe that I’ve used spelt flour!

I sometimes leave out the cocoa and add a streusel topping (sugar, cinnamon, oil, and flour). If I want to take it up a notch, I add the frosting. This is the simple, reliable type of cake that has enhanced our Shabbos many times over!

(Originally featured in Family Table, Issue 704)

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