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Scratch Marble Cake Baked in a 9×13 inch Pan
May 21, 2014 By Anna 10 Comments
Let’s see. Chocolate cake or yellow cake or both? That’s an easy decision! And it’s why I love marble cake. You get two flavors in one.
What’s strange is how seldom scratch marble cake shows up on the dessert table these days. Or maybe it’s just not trendy in Austin? I’m not sure, but it’s always such a hit when I make it — especially with Fuzz’s friends who are busy and probably like having food decisions made for them.
So here’s a scratch marble cake recipe which I adapted from my other marble cake recipe.
Since I’m on a “baking in a glass dish kick”, I used a glass 9×13 inch Pyrex and served it straight out of the pan. We…
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