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These Gorgeous Marble Desserts Are Surprisingly Easy to Make at Home

Oooh, the prettiest

We recently tipped you off to geode cakes, the super-beautiful confections designed to look like they’re filled with crystals. They’re also pretty much impossible to make unless you’re a trained pastry chef. A more attainable treat that’s equal parts tasty and pretty? Marble desserts, just like these.

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Marbled Oreos

Milk’s favorite cookie gets a colorful upgrade.

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Marble Macarons

These babies have Earl Grey buttercream and pink lemonade filling.

marbled skilletbrownie
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Marbled Skillet Brownie

Must. Not. Eat. Entire. Skillet.

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marbled cheesecake
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Marbled Pumpkin Cheesecake

September’s just around the corner, folks.


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Red Velvet Marble Cake

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Raspberry Swirled Cheesecake Cupcakes

Two of our favorite desserts in one? Yes, please.

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Chocolate Marble Fudge Cake

Hello, gorgeous.

marbled sugarcookies
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Marbled Sugar Cookies

Bookmark this one for Valentine’s Day.

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Marbled Popsicles

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Marbleized Chocolate Bark

Break us off a piece of that.

marbled cookiebutter
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Marbled Cookie Butter Cake

Cookie butter cake. We repeat, cookie butter cake.

marbled meringues
Call Me Cupcake

Chocolate Swirl Meringues With Nutella Whipped Cream

Damn, these guys are photogenic. Have you ever seen a more beautiful dessert?

marbled pistachiocake
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Pistachio Marble Pound Cake

Wait, wait, wait—don’t answer that.

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marbled minidoughnuts
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Marbled Mini Doughnuts

Gahhh, they’re all so beautiful.


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Marbled Chocolate Caramel Slice

Really loving the caramel-to-shortbread ratio here.

marbled halva
Joy of Kosher

Marble Halvah

Can we halvah some more?

marbled raspberryfudge
Sugar and Charm

Marbled Raspberry Fudge

Fruit and fudge: A match made in sugary heaven.

marbled cherrycake
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Marbled Cherry Pie Cake

Just make sure there’s whipped cream at your disposal.


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Sugar and Charm

Marbled Marshmallows

Fire up the grill: It’s time to make the most stunning s’mores ever.


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Freelance Editor

From 2015-2020 Lindsay Champion held the role of Food and Wellness Director. She continues to write for PureWow as a Freelance Editor.