Chocolate Vanilla Marble Cake

Chocolate Vanilla Marble Cake

This is a very moist and rich cake, perfect for coffee morning and tea party.

• Serves 6 people. • Preparation Time: 15 minutes. • Cooking Time: 50 minutes.

Ingredients :

1 3\4 cups flour , 1\2 teaspoon baking soda , 1 1\2 teaspoons baking powder , 2 tablespoons cocoa powder

unsweetened , 1 1\2 teaspoons oil, corn , 1\2 cup oil , 1 1\4 cup sugar , 3 medium eggs , 1\2 cup water , 2 teaspoons

vanilla , 1\2 cup sugar, confectioners' , 3-5 tablespoons , orange juice , 3 tablespoons orange zest grated .

Instructions :

1. Preheat the oven to 350F. Generously grease a 10 by 4 inch loaf pan. Line the bottom of the pan with parchment

paper. 2. In a bowl, swift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and 1\4 teaspoon salt. Keep aside. 3. In a small

bowl mix together cocoa and oil and blend well to make thick paste. Add 1or 2 more drops of oil if the mixture is difficult

to stir. 4. In the bowl of an electrical mixer, blend the oil with the sugar until light and fluffy, scraping the bowl often. Add

eggs one at a time and blend well, until pale and creamy. Stir in the vanilla and water. Then fold in dry ingredients. 5.

Remove one third of the batter to a smaller bowl. Add chocolate paste and stir to make a chocolate batter. 6. Using a

metal spoon or spatula pour alternating layers of white and chocolate batter into the prepared pan. (Don’t stir the better.

It works out in the baking.) 7. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until the cake is lightly browned on top and spring back when

lightly pressed. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Then glaze it with orange glaze. To make glaze, Combine sugar, orange

juice and orange zest to make a thick paste. Drizzle this over the top of the cooled cake.