Marble Cake with Chocolate Chips

Original Recipe

Ingredients

• 150g (5.3oz, 1 cup + 3 tablespoons) flour
• 1½ teaspoons baking powder
• 150g (5.3oz, 1 stick + 2 tablespoons, 10½ tablespoons) butter
• 150g (¾ cup) castor sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 3 large eggs
• 1½ tablespoons dutch process cocoa powder, sifted
• ½-¾ cup chocolate chips

For the Icing:

• 50g (3 tablespoons) butter
• 100g (3½oz) icing (confectioners) sugar
• 50g (2oz) chocolate, melted
• 2 teaspoons dutch process cocoa powder
• Sweets to decorate

Instructions

1. Sift the flour and baking powder. Set aside. Preheat the oven to 350ºF (180ºC) convection ten minutes before using the oven. Grease and flour an 8.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 inch (21.6 x 11.4 x 6.35 cm) loaf tin (pan).
2. Beat the butter, sugar and vanilla essence until light and fluffy.
3. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until well blended.
4. Fold in all the flour except 1 tablespoon.
5. Spoon 1/3 of the batter into a separate container. Add the sifted cocoa powder and mix until blended. Stir in the chocolate chips.
6. Fold the reserved tablespoon of flour in the remaining batter. Spoon and spread half of the remaining batter into the prepared tin. Then spoon and spread the chocolate chip batter on top. Top and spread with the remaining batter.
7. Using the handle of a spoon swirl s-shapes into the batter and then bake fro 45-50 minutes or until golden and a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool.
8. For cup measures: spoon the flour into the cup, heaping it up over the top, then slide a knife across the top to level off the extra. Be careful not to shake or tap the cup to settle down the flour or you will have more than you need.

For the Icing:

1. Beat all the ingredients together. Spread over cake.
2. Decorate and serve.

Points to Note:

1. Please note that oven temperatures are given as a guideline only. You may need to add or reduce the suggested temperature depending on your oven. I baked the cake at 350ºF (180ºC), convection, for 50 minutes. 

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