Marble Effect

I'm in the mood of baking something chocolaty with the block of dark chocolate that i bought from IKEA, so, the marble cake from Dnnoa Hay Chocolate COoking book caught my attention, and i decided to give it a try.
This cake indeed have a very pretty marble effect, and it's very very delicious and moist!!

Marble Cake

Ingrediant:

• 250g Butter, soften.
• 11/4 cups caster sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 2 1/4 cups SR flour
• 3/4 cup milk
• 4 tbsp cocoa powder, sifted
• 3 tbsp extra caster sugar
• 1 1/2 tbsp milk

Method:

1. Preheat oven at 180 degree celcius. Grease a 22cm bundt tin with melted butter.
2. Place butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl, and beat until light and creamy.
3. Add tge eggs, one at a time, and beat well.
4. Fold through flour and milk.
5. Divide the mixture in 2, stir cocoa, extra sugar and milk through one of the portion.
6. drop alternate spoonfuls of plain and chocolate cake mixture into the tin, and swirls with a skwer.
7. Bake for 45-50mins, until the cake is cooked.
8. Cool on a wire rack, and when cooled, frost the cake with chocolate glaze.

Chocolate Glaze:

• 150g dark chocolate, chopped
• 1/2 cup cream

Method:

1. Place chocolate and cream in a saucepan over low heat, and stir untul melted and smooth.
2. Allow the mixture to stand for 10 mins to thicken slightly.
3. Pour the glaze over the cooled cake.