Chocolate and orange marble loaf

Name: Chocolate and orange marble loaf
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 175g butter, softened; 175g caster sugar; 3 eggs; 175g self raising flour; 3 tbsp milk; 1 orange, zest only; 2 tbsp cocoa powder; 2 tbsp milk

Swirls of vanilla and chocolate sponge, scented with orange, in one tall loaf.

Time1 hr 15
LevelMedium
Costabout £0.27 a head
Oven170°C (150°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

10 slices

Ingredients

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175 gbuttersoftened
175 gcaster sugar
3eggs
175 gself raising flour
3 tbspmilk
1orangezest only
2 tbspcocoa powder
2 tbspmilk

Method

1
Heat the oven to 170°C (150°C fan). Line a 900 g loaf tin.
2
Beat the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time with a spoonful of flour each.
3
Fold in the rest of the flour and 3 tbsp milk. Divide the mixture equally between two bowls.
4
Stir the orange zest into one bowl. Stir the cocoa and 2 tbsp milk into the other.
5
Spoon alternate blobs into the tin. Drag a skewer through once or twice to swirl. Do not over mix.
6
Bake for 50 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean.
50 min
7
Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out.

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