COLOURFUL MARBLE CAKE

Hi ,

All time favorite sponge cake with marble effect and with flying mulicolours,

COOKING TIME : 45 MINS.

SERVING : 5 MEMBERS.

INGREDIENTS :

All purpose flour 2 cups

Baking powder – 1 tsp

Butter – 250 gms

Sugar – 100 gms

Cocoa powder – 1 tblsp

Milk 120 ml.

Eggs – 4

Vanilla essence – 1 tsp

Salt – 1/2 tsp

Sugar – 1/2 cup

Food colours – few drops ( I used red and yellow).

METHOD :

1. Seive all purpose flour, baking powder well.
   
2. Beat 1/2 cup sugar, butter, salt, vanilla essence well without lumps.
   
3. Seperate egg yolks from egg whites.
4. Add one egg yolk at a time to above mixture and beat.
   
5. Add little flour, little milk and mix.keep on adding till flour is added completely.
   
6. Beat until creamy consistency.
   
7. Beat egg whites till foamy.
8. Add 100 gms sugar to egg white and beat till mixture turns creamy and thick.
   
9. Add the egg mixture to cake batter and beat till mixed.
   
10. Divide the cake batter to four parts and add cocoa powder to one part.
11. Add required colour to rest of the batter and mix.
    
12. In greased,dusted pan add the cake batter layer by layer.
    
13. Using a sharp spatula make swrills around the batter.
    
14. Bake in 170” pre-heated oven for 35-40 mins.
    
    
15. For Frosting (optional) – mix 1 tsp gelatin to 3 tblsp water and heat till mixed.
16. Using double boiler method heat whipping cream till warm.
    
17. Add 25 gms of white chocolate, 2 tblsp butter and mix till melted.
18. Add gelatin mix to cream and mix.
    
19. Pour this mixture to baked and warm cake and let it set.
    
20. Slice and enjoy.