Name: Classic marble cake
Prep time: 100 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 150 gram butter, softened; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 1/4 cup (275g) caster sugar; 3 eggs; 2 1/4 cup (335g) self-raising flour; 3/4 cup (180ml) milk; pink food colouring; 2 tablespoon cocoa powder, sifted; 2 tablespoon milk, extra; Butter cream icing; 100 gram butter, softened; 1 cup (160g) icing sugar mixture; 1 1/2 tablespoon milk; pink food colouring

Classic marble cake

The colourful swirls on this classic cake make for a delightful addition at high tea.

Serves 10

Prep

1H 40M

Ingredients

150 gram butter, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/4 cup (275g) caster sugar

3 eggs

2 1/4 cup (335g) self-raising flour

3/4 cup (180ml) milk

pink food colouring

2 tablespoon cocoa powder, sifted

2 tablespoon milk, extra

Butter cream icing

100 gram butter, softened

1 cup (160g) icing sugar mixture

1 1/2 tablespoon milk

pink food colouring

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced) Grease deep 20cm ring cake pan; line base with baking paper.

2.Beat butter, extract and sugar in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Stir in sifted flour and milk, in two batches.

3.Divide mixture among three bowls; tint one pink: add cocoa and extra milk into second mixture; leave the remaining mixture plain.

4.Drop alternate spoonfuls of mixture into pan. Swirl mixture with butter knife to create pattern.

5.Bake cake for 40 minutes or until cooked when tested. Stand in pan 5 minutes before turning, top-side up, onto a wire rack to cool.

6.To make butter cream icing, beat butter in a small bowl with an electric mixer until light as possible. Beat in sifted icing sugar and milk in two batches. Tint icing with food colouring. Spread icing over cake.

Suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave.
Note

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