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Christmas Marble Loaf Cake

This Christmas Marble Loaf Cake is a Vanilla, green and red loaf cake, topped with vanilla buttercream and decorated with some Christmas sprinkles.  
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time55 minutes
Decorating Time40 minutes
Total Time2 hours 5 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Cake
Keyword: Christmas, Loaf Cake, Marble Loaf Cake
Servings: 12 Servings
Author: Sarah Mark

Ingredients

For the Marbled Loaf Cake

  • 200 g Unsalted Butter or Stork
  • 200 g Light Brown Sugar
  • 200 g Self-Raising Flour
  • 4 Large Eggs
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • Red Food Colouring
  • Green Food Colouring

For the Vanilla Buttercream

  • 200 g Unsalted Butter
  • 400 g Icing Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • Red Food Colouring
  • 3-4 tbsp Whole Milk (optional)

Instructions

To Make the Christmas Marble Loaf Cake

  • Preheat the oven to 180C (160C Fan) and line a loaf tin with baking parchment. Leave to one side.
  • In a bowl cream together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.
  • Add in the flour, eggs baking powder and vanilla extract and mix until completely combined.
  • Split the mixture evenly between two bowls.
  • Add red food colouring to one bowl a little at a time mixing in between each addition until you reach the desired colour. Leave to one side.
  • Add green food colouring to the other bowl a little at a time mixing in between each addition until you reach the desired colour.
  • Pour half of the red mixture into your cake tin, followed by half of the green. Repeat until all your cake mixture is in the loaf tin.
  • Using a cake skewer, marble the two colours together and bake in the oven for 50-55 minutes.
  • Leave to cool for 15-20 minutes before transferring onto a wire rack to cool.

To Make the Buttercream and Decorate

  • Add the butter, icing sugar and vanilla to a large bowl and mix until completely combined.
  • If the mixture is too thick add a teaspoon of milk and mix again. Repeat until the buttercream is the desired consistency.
  • Put your piping tip into the piping bag, and using the red food colouring and a food-safe brush, paint 2-3 stripes up the inside of the bag.
  • Add your buttercream to the bag and pipe it onto the top of your loaf cake.
  • Decorate with some festive sprinkles.

Notes

  • This loaf cake will last 3+ days in an airtight container.