MARBLE/ZEBRA CAKE

This is Marble cake,but also can be called Zebra cake because it has got stripes like the zebra.

During school days,when our teacher told us we are going to make marble cake,we refer to this marble.The cake will look like this marble.We played marbles when we were young.Now it is known to me as zebra cake.It does look like the stripes of the zebra.So now we refer to it as marble cake and zebra cake.Whatever it is,as long as we understood what cake it is.

INGREDIENTS;

220 Gram Salted Butter

150 Gram Icing Sugar

50 Gram Powdered Sugar (you can put all icng sugar if you want)

200 Gram All-Purpose Flour

1 Tsp Baking Powder

4 Eggs

1 Tsp Vanilla Essence

4 Tbsps Full Cream Milk

2 Tbsps Cocoa Powder

METHOD;

1.  Preheat oven to 190°C.Lined the bottom of a round cake tin 8' x 8" with baking sheet or lightly greased the pan.

2.  Sieve the flour and baking powder together.

3.  Beat butter and sugar until well combined and pale yellow in colour.Add in the egg one by one,beating well after each addition.Beat until creamy.Scrap down sides with a spatula.

4.  Add in the vanilla,then the flour and lastly, the milk.

5.  Divide the batter into 2 portions. One add in the cocoa powder and the other leave plain.

6.  Spoon 1 tablespoon full of plain batter into the center of the cake tin.Then spoon one tablespoon full of cocoa mixture on top of the plain batter. Repeat this step till all the batter are finished.

7.  Lightly tap the pan. Bake in the oven for 45 minutes or till toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.The cake is done. Cool slightly before cutting.Enjoy with a cup of coffee or tea.