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Marble cake recipe
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Can anyone suggest a good marble cake recipe, with all the ingredient amounts in old money! (oncues) TIA
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Marbled Chocolate Cake
6 ozs butter, softened
6 ozs caster sugar
3 eggs, beaten
5� ozs self-raising flour, sifted
1 oz cocoa powder, sifted
5-6 tbsp orange juice
grated rind of 1 orange
1. Lightly grease a 10 inch ovenproof ring mould.
2. In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar.
3. Add the beaten egg a little at a time, whisking well after each addition.
4. Using a metal spoon, fold the flour into the creamed mixture carefully, then spoon half of the mixture into a separate mixing bowl.
5. Fold the cocoa powder and half the orange juice into one bowl and mix gently.
6. Fold the orange rind and remaining orange juice into the other bowl and mix gently.
7. Place the spoonfuls of each of the mixtures alternately into the mould, the drag a skewer through the mixture to create a marbled effect.
8. Bake in a preheated oven, 180�C/350�F/Gas Mark 4, for 30-35 minutes until well risen and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
9. Leave the cake to cool in the mould before turning out on to a wire rack.
Variation: For a richer chocolate flavour, add 1� ozs chocolate drops to the cocoa mixture.
6 ozs butter, softened
6 ozs caster sugar
3 eggs, beaten
5� ozs self-raising flour, sifted
1 oz cocoa powder, sifted
5-6 tbsp orange juice
grated rind of 1 orange
1. Lightly grease a 10 inch ovenproof ring mould.
2. In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar.
3. Add the beaten egg a little at a time, whisking well after each addition.
4. Using a metal spoon, fold the flour into the creamed mixture carefully, then spoon half of the mixture into a separate mixing bowl.
5. Fold the cocoa powder and half the orange juice into one bowl and mix gently.
6. Fold the orange rind and remaining orange juice into the other bowl and mix gently.
7. Place the spoonfuls of each of the mixtures alternately into the mould, the drag a skewer through the mixture to create a marbled effect.
8. Bake in a preheated oven, 180�C/350�F/Gas Mark 4, for 30-35 minutes until well risen and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
9. Leave the cake to cool in the mould before turning out on to a wire rack.
Variation: For a richer chocolate flavour, add 1� ozs chocolate drops to the cocoa mixture.
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