Marble Cake
Sunday, December 7th, 2008
Marble cake has always been my favourite cake. I tried baking marble cupcakes this time, instead of a whole marble cake from two years ago. Yummy marble cupcakes! Better still, if they’re more moist. Something to improve on for next time :)
Ingredients:
2 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup milk
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup milk
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Place butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and milk into a mixing bowl. Beat slowly to mix well.
2. Place butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and milk into a mixing bowl. Beat slowly to mix well.
3. Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in another bowl.
3. Slowly pour in the flour mixture into the butter mixture while stirring. Reserve 1/3 of batter.
4. Stir cocoa powder into the reserved batter.
5. Drop by spoonfuls over top of white batter, in muffin cups or cake pan. Using a knife, swirl the cocoa batter into the white batter to incorporate it in a marble effect.
6. Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean.
6. Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean.
