Jump to content
The Dogmother

Chocolate and vanilla marble loaf

Recommended Posts

I made this Mary Berry recipe on Tuesday (in fact I made two!) very quick and easy to make although mine looks marbled, it's nowhere near as neat as the one in the photo!

 

Chocolate and vanilla marble loaf

 

For the cake

225g (8oz) butter, softened

225g (8oz) caster sugar

275g (9¾oz) self-raising flour

2 level tsp baking powder

4 large eggs

2 tbsp milk

½ tsp vanilla extract

1½ level tbsp cocoa powder

2 tbsp hot water

 

For the icing

25g (1oz) butter

15g (½oz) cocoa powder, sifted

1-2 tbsp milk

100g (3½oz) icing sugar, sifted

about 25g (1oz) white chocolate, melted

 

Preheat the oven to 160°C/325°F/gas mark 3. Lightly grease a 900g (2lb) loaf tin. Line with a wide strip of non-stick baking parchment to go up the wide sides and over the base.

 

Measure the butter, sugar, flour, baking powder, eggs, milk and vanilla extract into a large bowl and beat with a hand-held electric mixer for about two minutes, until well blended. Spoon half into another bowl and set aside.

 

In a small bowl, mix the cocoa powder and hot water together until smooth. Allow to cool slightly, then add to one of the bowls of cake mixture, mixing well until evenly blended.

 

Spoon the vanilla and chocolate cake mixtures randomly into the prepared tin until all of the mixture is used up, and gently level the surface. Bake for 50 minutes to one hour, until the cake is well risen, springy to the touch and starting to shrink away from the sides of the tin. Allow to cool in the tin for a few minutes, then turn out on to a wire rack, peel off the lining paper and leave to cool completely.

 

To make the icing, melt the butter in a small pan, add the cocoa powder, stir to blend and cook gently for one minute. Stir in the milk and icing sugar, then remove from the heat and mix thoroughly. If necessary, leave the icing on one side, stirring occasionally, to thicken. Spread the cold cake evenly with the icing, then drizzle the melted white chocolate over the top. Leave to set.

 

CHOC_INTRO_1989472b.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.




×
×
  • Create New...