Marble Cake

INGREDIENTS

Self Rising flour                       - 5 ½ ozs

Castor sugar                             - 5 ½ ozs

Butter                                       - 5 ½ ozs

Eggs                                         - 4

Cocoa                                      - ¾ tsp

Vanilla                                      - ½ tsp

Lemon essence                         - ½ tsp

Red coloring                             - few drops

Milk                                         - 2 ozs

Baking powder                         - ¼ tsp

Pinch of salt

METHOD

Beat the butter and sugar to a cream. Add eggs one at a time and beat well. Fold in flour and milk alternatively and mix till well blended. Divide the mixture into 3 unequal portions. Add the cocoa to the smallest portion (2 tbls) with vanilla and mix well. Add red coloring to the next ( 7tbls) with vanilla and flavor the largest portion with lemon essence.  

Have ready a tin, buttered and floured. Fill it with alternate spoonfuls of the different mixtures so that when baked the cake may cut out like variegated marble. Bake in  moderate oven for about 45 minutes or until cooked through.