Happy February !!

marble butter cake

… after a few trials and errors, this is a good one.

What?

120g Self-raising flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
120g castor sugar
120g butter
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tbsp cocoa powder
1/4 tsp coffee paste
1 tbsp milk powder

How?

Part 1
1. Pre-heat oveb at 180C
2. Line a 20cm round cake tin with grease proof paper.
3. Sieve self-raising flour, milk powder and baking powder and set aside
4. Cream castor sugar and butter until light and fluffy in a mixing bowl.
5. Beat in eggs one at a time and mix until even.
6. Add in vanilla essence. Fold in flour, half portion at a time. Mix well on lowest speed until well combined.

Part 2
1. Sieve cocoa powder. Blend the mixture of cocoa powder and coffee paste with half of the batter (part 1) until even.
2. Pour batter from part 1 into the prepared cake tin followed by cocoa mixture.
3. Use a spoon to create the desired marble design on top.
4. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.

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