Marble Cake by Chef shireen anwar

Serving: 8 people

Ingredients:

Butter                                          6 ounces or 150 grams

Caster sugar                             6 ounces (measure it then grind it)

Flour (Maida)                             6 ounces

Eggs                                           3

Vanilla essence                        1 tsp

Cocoa powder                          1 tbsp

Milk                                             2 tbsp

Baking powder                          1 1/2 tsp

Pink and yellow color                few drops.

Method:

-       Beat butter and sugar till it is creamy.

-       Sieve flour (Baking) and baking powder (3 times)

-       Start adding eggs one by one in butter and sugar mixture, alternating with 1 tbsp of sieved flour (means add 1 egg, then beat, add 1 tbsp of sieved flour and beat, then again add another egg, and 1 tbsp of sieved flour).

-       Now add vanilla essence. Then fold the remaining flour in the mixture (with wooden spoon or spatula, do not use beater).

-       Divide the batter in 3 portions. Add pink color in one part, yellow color in second part, and in third part coco powder paste mixed with 2 tbsp of milk.

-       Grease the loaf pan, add the 3 batters alternating each other, first add coco, then pink then yellow, and so on, as shown in picture below. (you can also make in round cake pan)

-       Lastly add swirls with knife or tooth pick to give a marble effect

-       Bake for 35 to 40 minutes at 190 0C.

-       After baking cool it and cut slices.