Marble Bundt Cake

This year Children’s Day marked the 125th birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (Chacha Nehru). Though belated here’s wishing all our children a very Happy Children’s Day!  I treated my son, Nehal and his friends to his favorite, Marble Bundt Cake, on this occasion . A simple, no frills, easy recipe for kids with vanilla and chocolate as the primary flavors.

Marble Bundt Cake

  Prepare time: 20 min Cook: 55 min Serves: 12 Cuisine: western

 Ingredients

•   All purpose flour 2 cups (I used maida)
•   Baking powder 2 tsps
•   Salt 1/2 tsp
•   Butter 3/4 cup, unsalted, room temperature
•   Sugar 1 1/2 cups + 3 tbsp, superfine, divided
•   Eggs 4, large, lightly beaten in a small bowl
•   Vanilla extract 1 tsp
•   Cocoa powder 1/3 cup (dutch processed)
•   Hot water 1/3 cup
•   Instant coffee powder 1 tbsp
•   Almond extract 1/4 tsp

Method for making Marble Bundt Cake

1. Preheat oven to 175 C (350 F) and position a rack in the center of the oven. Grease the bundt pan thoroughly including the creases and flour it well and tap out the excess flour.
2. In a small bowl, add the hot water, instand coffee powder, cocoa powder and 3 tbsps sugar and mix till smooth with no lumps. Add almond extract and mix. Set aside to cool.
3. In a medium bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, and salt.
4. In a large bowl, add the butter and beat it till smooth for 2 mins. Gradually add sugar and continue to beat for 3 minsmi. Add the vanilla extract and beat till light in color, approx 4 mins.
5. Gradually add the egg mixture and beat on low speed for a mt.
6. Gradually add the flour in four additons and beat on low until just combined and smooth.
7. The original recipe is from :www.sailusfood.com

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