Marble cake
225g butter, room temperature
225g sugar
4 eggs
225g self raising flour
2 tbsp cocoa powder
3 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
Method:
1. Preheat the oven at 180C fan, gas mark 4 and grease a round 20cm cake tin.
2. Simply put all of the ingredients, apart from the cocoa, into a bowl and mix together thoroughly. Start by creaming the sugar and butter together then add the eggs and mix. Finally add the vanilla, milk and flour.
3. Divide the mixture between 2 bowls. Mix the cocoa powder in to the mixture in 1 of the bowls. With 2 separate spoons dollop a spoonful of each mixture into the cake tin alternately. Now take a skewer and swirl the mixture around a few times to create a marbled effect.
4. Bake in the oven for 45-55 mins until a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
225g butter, room temperature
225g sugar
4 eggs
225g self raising flour
2 tbsp cocoa powder
3 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
Method:
1. Preheat the oven at 180C fan, gas mark 4 and grease a round 20cm cake tin.
2. Simply put all of the ingredients, apart from the cocoa, into a bowl and mix together thoroughly. Start by creaming the sugar and butter together then add the eggs and mix. Finally add the vanilla, milk and flour.
3. Divide the mixture between 2 bowls. Mix the cocoa powder in to the mixture in 1 of the bowls. With 2 separate spoons dollop a spoonful of each mixture into the cake tin alternately. Now take a skewer and swirl the mixture around a few times to create a marbled effect.
4. Bake in the oven for 45-55 mins until a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
This looks wonderful! I can't wait to cook it with my son, Gary!