marble cake

noun

: a cake made with light and dark batter so as to have a mottled appearance

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Pair up: Use on yellow cake, marble cake, chocolate cake and more. Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024 Must-try favorites include the melt-in-your-mouth Basque cheesecake, a vanilla-chocolate marble cake topped with Ferrero Rocher icing, and the black sesame cookie. Jade Simon, Vogue, 20 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of marble cake was in 1859

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“Marble cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marble%20cake. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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