Marble cake

Name: Marble cake
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 100 g melted butter; 2 eggs; 50 g canola or other flavourless oil; 50 g canola or other flavourless oil; 1 tsp white vinegar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 200 g flour (gluten free, if desired); 1½ tsp baking powder; 15 g cocoa powder; 75 g white chocolate; 30 g water; 30 g sugar; ¼ tsp vanilla bean paste; ¾ sheet gelatine; 100 g milk chocolate; 50 g milk; 110 g cream; white chocolate chablon; dark chocolate chablon; gold leaf

Preparation info

Makes
28

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Pâtisserie Made Simple

By Maxine Scheckter

Published 2026

About

Marble cake is always a beautiful showstopper, but turning it into a petit gâteau takes it to the next level. Using a high-quality chocolate and vanilla is really important in this gâteau, as these will make it truly special.

Ingredients

Marble cake

100 g melted butter
150 g sugar
2

Europe
France
Cake
Autumn

Method

Preheat the oven to 170°C and line the tin. Whisk the butter and sugar together until smooth, then whisk in the eggs one at a time, followed by the oil, first measure of milk, vinegar, vanilla paste and extract. Once smooth, whisk in the flour and baking powder. In a separate bowl, whi