marble cake

noun

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

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The top tier was a vanilla bean cake with praline filling, the middle tier was a marble cake with cream cheese mousse and oreo filling, and the third tier was an almond cake with praline filing. Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026 With its swirls of chocolate and vanilla, marble cake is truly the best option. Martha Stewart, 20 June 2026 All the delicious classic marble cake flavor packed into loaf size. Maddy Bendgen, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Mar. 2026 Le Comptoir Woodward on Rue Neuve-du-Molard is run by the pastry chef at the Woodward Hotel and is the top spot for Pain Suisse and marble cake. Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for marble cake

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 2 Aug. 2026.

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