Easy & Fluffy Marble Pound Cake (Edit recipe)

The secret ingredient is love and high quality extra virgin olive oil! I love a simple pound cake but I decided to make mine slightly more interesting with an added layer of chocolate to the top. This recipe is easy to make and delicious.

15 minutes

55 minutes

Difficulty:

Easy

Show nutritional information

This is our estimate based on online research.
Calories:	341
Fat:	15 g
Carbohydrates:	45 g
Protein:	6 g
Cholesterol:	4 g
Sodium:	182 mg
Fiber:	1 g
Sugars:	25 g
Calculated per serving.

by The Taste of Montreal

Serves: 8

Ingredients

Wet Mixture

1 cup Plain Greek Yogurt
0.5 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil, (I used Zoë Olive Oil)
1 cup Granulated White Sugar
3 whole Eggs
2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract

Dry Mixture

1.5 cups All Purpose Flour
0.25 tsp Sea Salt
0.125 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Baking Powder
2 Tbsp Cocoa Powder

Shop

Process

Cook Mode

Note, these instructions are written assuming the standard serving size, since you have modified the number of servings, these steps may need to be modified for best results

Preheat oven to 350ºF
Sray a 9×5 inch loaf pan with nonstick spray
In a large bowl, beat together using a whisk Greek yogurt, sugar and olive oil together
Add the eggs one a time to that same bowl
Add vanilla extract to your wet mixture
To the mixture, add flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder, set aside
Reserve some batter on the side and add your cocoa powder to that
With a spatula. scrape the vanilla mixture it into the pan
Add your chocolate mixture over the top of the vanilla mixture, marble it in if desired
Bake the cake for 50 to 55 minutes, or until it is golden
Cool on a wire rack
Once cooled, top off with powdered sugar for presentation
Serve and enjoy!