Marble Cake

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INGREDIENTS:
1 cup butter
2 cups maida
1.5 cups sugar powder
1/2 tsp cooking soda
Pinch of salt
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
100gms  any milk chocolate (I used 8 Kisses chocolates)
2 tblsp milk
1 tsp butter

PROCEDURE:


  • Melt the chocolate in microwave with 2 tblsp milk and 1 tsp butter  and keep aside
  • Separate the egg yolks and beat the egg whites 
  • Seive the flour with salt and cooking soda and keep aside
  • Beat butter and sugar powder together till it becomes smooth mixture
  • Add the beaten egg whites to the butter and sugar mixture, mix well
  • Now add the flour and just fold in the mixture
  • Finally add vanilla essence, egg yolks and give a nice mix
  • Once the batter is ready ,remove one cup batter in a bowl and add chocolate sauce to it and stir until combined well
  • Grease on alluminium pan and dust it with little flour
  • Pour the yellow batter in the greased pan , spoon chocolate batter on top ,using a knife or toothpick swirl two batters together
  • Bake the cake at 180 degrees for 35 to 40 mins in preheated oven 
  • After 40 mins check with a knife ,if it comes clean then your cake is ready
  • Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool completely in the pan set on a wire rack
  • Enjoy the cake with tea .

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