Pink Marble Cake

 Hi all!,

Been a while since I've posted, sorry about that.

I looove watching Masterchef on weekday nights. All the unusual flavours you would have never thought to put together , watching the successes and .. of course all the failures.

The other night one of the contestants was battling it out to win immunity with Christine Manfield,  they had to make a Peach blossom marble cake.

It looked so nice i thought i would give it a try, although its not peach blossom it's my version of a pink marble cake, i went a little over-board with the pink colouring so i call it Pink Barbie Cake :)

give it a go.

Ingredients:

185g butter, at room temperature

2/3 cup caster sugar

1 tsp vanilla essence

2 eggs

1 3/4 cups self-raising flour

3/4 cup milk

Pink food colouring

1 egg white, extra, at room temperature

2 cups icing sugar, sifted

3 tsp lemon juice

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C.  Line a 20cm square slice pan with baking paper.Use an electric beater to beat the butter, caster sugar and vanilla until pale and creamy.
2. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add half the flour and half the milk, mix until just combines then add the remaining flour and milk and mix until well combined.
3. Divide the mixture between 2 bowls.Add a few drops of pink food colouring to one bowl.
4. Spoon the white and pink cake mixtures alternately into the pan. Use a skewer to swirl ( don't over swirl or it will turn into one colour) . Bake for 25 minutes or until a skewer inserted into centre comes out clean. Set aside for 10 minutes to cool. Turn onto a wire rack to cool completely.
5. Whisk the egg white with an electric mixer until frothy. Stir in the icing sugar. Gradually add lemon juice, stirring until spreadable consistency.
6. spread the 3/4 of the icing over the cake then with the remaining icing add a few more drops of pink colouring. Using a spoon ( or piping bag if you prefer) pipe lines onto the cake , then use a skewer going the opposite way to make the pattern. Serve and enjoy!