I’ve desserted the blog long enough..so I guess its time for a dessert..ha..bad joke I know.But the fact is,after taking an unannounced break for a while,I'm at a loss for words!!Last few days went in a flash..hubby was injured and hospitalized[nothing serious,but few tension filled days for me].Everything’s fine now and we are planning our yearly[ahem..more than that actually] trips to Ekm and Bangalore.My amma’s here and we are all geared up for the Vishu Sadya.We cooked up a lot of dishes together and I surprised her by making Stuffed Coriander Buns and Cinnamon cookies.She loved both and I’m making some for their journey back. My bro is making a DIY Lightbox for me,so I’m quite excited about that as well.
I had many posts in my draft for Good Friday and Easter as well.But taking pictures and blogging took a backseat;-)I did hop on to many blogs during last few days but did not stay back long enough to leave comments or to go through the recipes.I’ll be back soon folks!!.
I made this Marble cake sometime back when I had one of those cake-snacking longing days;).I had seen many recipes and I had bookmarked many more,but I was in no mood to surf through all that and I tweaked one of the easiest cake recipes and made it into a simple marble cake.So here it is..to celebrate Easter!!
Marble Cake
Ingredients
Butter – 2/3 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
Eggs - 2
Maida/Flour - 1 ¼ cup
Baking soda - 1 tsp
Baking powder - 1 tsp
Cocoa powder - 4 tbsp
Curds - 1 cup
Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
Method
Method
Mix butter and sugar well,till fluffy.
Add eggs one by one and mix well.
Mix vanilla essence and curds to this mixture.
Sift together maida,baking powder and baking soda.
Add the flour-mix 1 tbsp at a time to the wet ingredients and mix well till you get a smooth batter.
Now divide the batter into two equal portions and blend cocoa powder into one.Pour alternate spoonfuls of batter into a greased cake tin.
Slowly run a knife or a fork through the tin to create the marble effect.
Preheat the oven to 180*C and bake for 35-40 minutes or till a knife inserted comes out clean. You could Microwave the same at 80% power for 8-10 minutes.
Now divide the batter into two equal portions and blend cocoa powder into one.Pour alternate spoonfuls of batter into a greased cake tin.
Slowly run a knife or a fork through the tin to create the marble effect.
Preheat the oven to 180*C and bake for 35-40 minutes or till a knife inserted comes out clean. You could Microwave the same at 80% power for 8-10 minutes.
Sending this across to Poornima for the event "For the love of Chocolate".
Cake looks delicious Divya. Hope everything is fine with ur hubby. Take care.
ReplyDeleteYou deserter!! ;D
ReplyDeleteDessert looks yum. We had 3 day long weekend, just came home few hrs ago, relaxing now. Marble cake looks great, got to make it one day. Enjoy! :)
Oh, happy Vishu by the way,have a great big Sadya feast! :)
ReplyDeleteGlad to know that he has nothing serious, take ur time and looking forward ur Vishu feast!
ReplyDeletemarble cake has turned out so good Divya! Looks mouth-watering. Hope your hubby is feeling better now! Take care!
ReplyDeleteHi Divya.....first visit here, marble cake looks yummm and gorgeous....i'm always game for baking, will try your recipe next!
ReplyDeleteLooks wonderful! I'm glad you are back!
ReplyDeleteHi Divya,
ReplyDeleteIts ok to take a break, sometimes its good too. I am glad to hear all is well with your husband. It can be really stressful. The marble cake looks good.
Hi Divya,
ReplyDeleteIts ok to take a break, sometimes its good too. I am glad to hear all is well with your husband. It can be really stressful. The marble cake looks good.
Marble cake looks great. And take care girl..
ReplyDeleteHope everything is fine...yummy cake divya...
ReplyDeleteHey Divu, was wondering abt u! Hope hub is fine now..enjoy wt ur folks the golden time! :D Loved ur baked marble cake, but skeptical abt same in mw..it hardens! :D Take care..me too off blogging now for 3 days..meaning no comments anywhere..hv to prepare alone for sadya..:D
ReplyDeleteGlad to know your husband is fine. Marble cake looks super delicious.
ReplyDeleteVishu aashamsakal.
Cake looks delicious Divya... Hope
ReplyDeleteyour hubby is fine now....Happy Vishu & enjoy your sadya....:D
Hey divya!
ReplyDeleteM new to ur blog.. many interesting recies at ur end.
nd bout the marble cake will try it for sure.
And at the end of this month v r goin to India too for a break!! :)
Perfectly baked. Looks great with two cute colors.
ReplyDeleteOh cake looks soft and yum.
ReplyDeletehey Divya your marble cake looks lovely...
ReplyDeletemmmm, baking expert you are :) heard about marble cake a lot, never tried it.
ReplyDeleteOh..hope your husband is doing better now! That must have been some hectic tension filled moments. Cake looks great :)
ReplyDeletelovely cake...you are tempting me to try it now..not baking for a while now...
ReplyDeleteI've always thought that making a marble cake was difficult, so I've been too afraid to make it; yours looks great!
ReplyDeleteI love marble cake!
ReplyDeletelooks perfect, fluffy and yummy! happy holidays and happy Vishu enjoy!
ReplyDeleteHi Divya, you have a wonderful blog here...
ReplyDeleteMarble cake turned out perfect Divya. Do check my FIL part2 roundup!
ReplyDeleteWow looking so great.. first time stepping here u have wonderful collections
ReplyDeletetried ur receipe , turned out good in taste , but not looks like ur cake in picture - my cake's color is light brown, ur cake is in 2 color ? i dont know what was the problem , pls help
ReplyDeletemmm... looks yummm. Time to try out your version too. I had recently made the cake and I keep making it all the time. I also keep looking out for interesting variations. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteDear Div,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the receipe. Yesterday I tried this and turned to be yummy. Lot of thanks to you. My self and hubby enjoyed it. I would like to thank you for helping me bake cakes in MW. I'm a regular reader of your blog.
hi divya just a quick question can i use oil instead of butter. and how much
ReplyDelete