Best British Food - Swirly Party Cake

Swirly Party Cake

Ingredients

125g self raising flour
125g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
175g butter
175g castor sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
3 eggs
2 tblsp milk
pink or blue food colouring
2 tblsp cocoa powder
buttercream

Preheat the oven to 180°C or Gas Mark 4. Grease an 18cm cake tin and line the bottom with greaseproof paper.

Sieve both the flours and the baking powder into a large bowl or food processor.

Add the butter, sugar, vanilla essence and 1 tablespoon of the milk. Mix thoroughly.

Whisk the eggs lightly and pour into the mixture, mixing thoroughly again.

Separate the mixture into 3 bowls. Add a few drops of pink or blue food colouring to one bowl and mix together. Add the cocoa powder and 1 tablespoon of milk to the second bowl and mix well. The third bowl should be left plain.

Put a tablespoon of the plain mixture into the cake tin, then a spoonful of the chocolate mixture by the side of the plain, then a spoonful of the coloured mixture. Repeat until all the mixture is used up.

Using a knife or skewer, gently swirl the mixtures together to create a marble effect.

Bake for around 45 minutes until well risen and firm to the touch. Leave to cool in the tin then turn out onto a serving board or plate.

Make up the buttercream and add a few drops of yellow food colouring. Smooth over the cake and decorate with sweets.

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	Preheat the oven to 180°C or Gas Mark 4. Grease an 18cm cake tin and line the bottom with greaseproof paper.
		Sieve both the flours and the baking powder into a large bowl or food processor.
		Add the butter, sugar, vanilla essence and 1 tablespoon of the milk. Mix thoroughly.
		Whisk the eggs lightly and pour into the mixture, mixing thoroughly again.
		Separate the mixture into 3 bowls. Add a few drops of pink or blue food colouring to one bowl and mix together. Add the cocoa powder and 1 tablespoon of milk to the second bowl and mix well. The third bowl should be left plain.
		Put a tablespoon of the plain mixture into the cake tin, then a spoonful of the chocolate mixture by the side of the plain, then a spoonful of the coloured mixture. Repeat until all the mixture is used up.
		Using a knife or skewer, gently swirl the mixtures together to create a marble effect.
		Bake for around 45 minutes until well risen and firm to the touch. Leave to cool in the tin then turn out onto a serving board or plate.
	Make up the buttercream and add a few drops of yellow food colouring. Smooth over the cake and decorate with sweets.