MARBLED VANILLA CHOCOLATE COFFEE CAKE

250 g unsalted butter
200 g sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
3 extra large eggs
3 level teaspoons baking powder
pinch salt
330 g sifted cake flour
180 ml milk
4 tablespoons cacao powder
½ teaspoon coffee powder

Beat butter, sugar and vanilla essence until creamy.
Add eggs one at a time, making sure to beat well after each egg.
In another bowl mix flour, baking powder and salt.
Add flour to butter-egg mixture alternatively with milk.
Divide mixture into two portions. In the one portion add cocoa powder and coffee and mix well.
Grease a baking tin well.
Add your mixtures alternatively one big spoon vanilla-mix and one big spoon coffee mixture in dollops to marble the cake.
Carry on with the marble effect until all the batter is in the baking tin.
Bake in oven 180°C for 35 – 40 mins.

Icing:
In a pot add 3 parts chocolate to one part fresh cream, 20 g butter and melt on low heat.
When cake is cold, pour over cake.

Picture and recipe: Sabrina Merli