Easy Fudgy Gluten-Free Pesach Marble Cake
Who knew Pesach cake could be so easy and taste this good! This Pesach marble cake requires no separating and beating of egg whites and tastes delicious!
Everyone has one or two things that they simply cannot do in the kitchen. For me, it’s whipping egg whites and folding them into cake batters. When I was younger, I watched my grandmother whip the most beautiful egg whites for the most incredible, fluffy marble cakes. Over the years, I’ve gotten recipes from friends who make Pesach cakes that are sky high. But no matter how many times I tried, I was never able to make a cake that required separated beaten egg whites. And so I gave up. I make delicious cakes, but only ones that don’t require separated eggs.
In general, I work hard to make sure my Pesach cakes are as easy and fail proof as possible, so even your kids can prepare them while you focus on the mains and many other foods that need to be cooked. This marble cake is a perfect example. While it’s delicious, moist and super flavorful, like most of my cakes, it’s a one-bowl, mix-by-hand recipe. I stock up on some good mixing bowls for Pesach and that’s my most important baking equipment!
I’ve come to love these easy 9×13 cakes and in truth, I actually prefer their taste and flavor to those made with separated eggs. A piece on Yom Tov morning with a cup of coffee is just perfect. When I was testing this Pesach marble cake, I gave a piece to my husband and told him to make a Shehakol. He said, “Ohhh, it’s one of those!” (He’s very not fond of Pesach cake.) But then he ate it and gave it an “okay,” which from him for a Pesach cake is like an A++++!
I have gotten many questions about substitutions for the almond flour for people with allergies. I personally have not tried any substitutes but have been told by people that Manischewitz Gluten Free Cake Meal and quinoa flour (for those who eat quinoa on Peach) both work well as an almond flour substitute. Again, I did not test either of these myself, and if you have any other suggestions for nut-free alternative, I’d love to hear about them and pass them on. I can only imagine how hard it must be for people with nut allergies on Pesach!
When I do my Pesach baking, I like to do it all at once — try these amazing crinkle cookie biscotti while you’re at it!
Easy Fudgy Gluten-Fee Pesach Marble Cake
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1½ cups potato starch
- 1½ cups almond flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
Marble Swirl
- ¼ cup oil
- 1 box instant chocolate pudding
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Place eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla in a bowl and mix until well blended and frothy. (I did this with a wooden spoon; you can also use a hand mixer or whisk.)
- Add dry ingredients and mix until just incorporated.
- Pour batter into a 9×13 pan.
- In a small bowl, mix pudding powder and oil until it’s thickening but still runny.
- Drop pudding mixture onto cake batter with a spoon and marbleize.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes, until done.
Recipe by Faigy Murray | https://mykitchenmystudio.com/easy-fudgy-gluten-free-pesach-marble-cake/
