Mix espresso powder and 3 tablespoons of hot water, cool down. Grease the pancake tin (approx. 24 cm Ø; approx. 1 3/4 l capacity), dust with flour
Cream fat, 250 g sugar, 1 vanillin sugar and 1 pinch of salt. Stir in the eggs one by one. Mix flour and baking powder and stir in briefly, alternating with the cream
Cut the dough in half. Stir espresso, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 vanilla sugar and cocoa briefly under one half. Alternately fill 2-3 tbsp. light and dark dough into the mould. Use a fork to draw the dough spirally, creating a marble pattern. Brush smooth
Bake in the preheated oven (electric oven: 200 °C/circulating air:175 °C/gas: level 3) for approx. 1 hour (cover after approx. 30 minutes if necessary). Leave to cool in the mould for approx. 10 minutes. Then turn out of the tin and let it cool completely. Dust with icing sugar and decorate with candles
You can also bake the dough in 4 small moulds (approx. 12 cm Ø). The baking time will then be reduced to approx. 30 minutes