Marble Cake

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Ingredients
200g butter, softened
215g (1 cup) caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
3 eggs
1 cup self-raising flour
1 cup plain flour
1/2 cup milk
1 tbs cocoa powder, sifted

Method
1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a 22cm cake pan with non-stick baking paper.

2. Using an electric beater, beat butter, sugar and vanilla essence in a bowl until pale and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition until well combined.

3. Sift together the flours. Reserve 2 tbs of the milk.

4. Fold half the flour mixture into the butter mixture and stir in half the milk. Repeat with remaining flour mixture and milk until well combined.

5. Divide the cake batter among 2 bowls. Combine the cocoa powder with the reserved milk and add to one portion. Stir until well combined. Leave the remaining portion vanilla or you could add pink food colouring.

6. Place alternate spoonfuls of the 2 mixtures into the prepared pan, tapping the base of the pan on a flat surface to settle the mixture. Use a spoon to gently swirl the batters together to create a marble effect. Tap the base of the pan on a flat surface to smooth the surface.

7. Bake in preheated oven for 45-50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Remove from oven and set aside in pan for 5 minutes. Turn onto a cake rack to cool completely.

8. Dust with icing sugar to serve.