Marble Cake

This is my 250th post in my blog!! So we will continue with some sweet treat...Marble cake is a mixture of vanilla and chocolate. Marbling of two different batters makes it yummy and drooling!!

Ingredients

• All Purpose flour / Maida - 2 cups
• Baking powder - 1 tsp
• Butter - 100 gms, softened
• Powdered sugar - 1+1/4 cups
• Eggs - 2 
• Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
• Milk - 1 cup (luke warm)
• Cocoa powder - 2 tbsp

Preparation

1. Sift together maida and baking powder in a bowl.

2. In another bowl, combine butter and sugar. Add eggs and whisk well. Add the vanilla essence and milk and whisk together. Add the flour and whisk well till all ingredients are combined well and you get a smooth batter without any lumps.

3. Preheat oven to 180C and grease a cake tray.  Pour half of the cake mix in the tin.  Add the cocoa powder to the other half  in the bowl,and combine well.

4. Pour this cocoa mix on top of the vanilla layer in the cake tin . Using a knife or toothpick, swirl the batter to create a marbling effect.

5. Bake for 30-40 mins. Check if cake is done by inserting a  toothpick in the middle. Let the cake cool completely.

Blueberry Muffins

Ingredients

• All purpose flour/ Maida - 1 .5 cup 
• Blueberries - 1 cup
• Corn flour - 3 tbsp
• Plain yogurt - 1 cup
• Oil - 1/2 cup
• Sugar - 3/4 cup
• Baking powder - 1 tsp
• Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
• Vanilla essence - 1 tsp

Preparation

1. Pre-heat oven to 180 degree C. Sieve Flour/Maida with corn flour twice to ensure even mixing.

2.Mix curd and sugar in a bowl well. Add the baking powder and baking soda and let it rest for 2 – 3 minutes. Now mix oil and vanilla well to it. Add the flour one tablespoon at a time and mix well.

3.Wash the blueberries, pat dry it using kitchen towel/ tissue. Dust it with 2 tsp of flour  and add it to the mixed batter and mix evenly.

4.Line the muffin tray with liners and spoon 3/4th of the liner with the batter. Bake for  18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.