Name: Marble loaf with caramel icing
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Ingredients: 125 gram butter, at room temperature, chopped; 3/4 cup caster sugar; 2 eggs; 2 cup self-raising flour, sifted; 1 cup milk; 2 tablespoon cocoa powder; 2 tablespoon warm water; pink food colouring; chocolate curls, to decorate; Caramel icing; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 60 gram butter; 1 tablespoon cream; 1 3/4 cup icing sugar mixture, sifted

Ingredients

125 gram butter, at room temperature, chopped

3/4 cup caster sugar

2 eggs

2 cup self-raising flour, sifted

1 cup milk

2 tablespoon cocoa powder

2 tablespoon warm water

pink food colouring

chocolate curls, to decorate

Caramel icing

1/2 cup brown sugar

60 gram butter

1 tablespoon cream

1 3/4 cup icing sugar mixture, sifted

Method

Marble loaf with caramel icing

1.Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C. Lightly grease a 10 x 20cm loaf pan. Line base and sides with baking paper.

2.In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar together until pale and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

3.Lightly fold flour into creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour. Divide mixture into three.

4.Leave one portion plain. Add combined cocoa and water to another portion, and a few drops of pink food colouring to remaining portion.

5.Drop alternate colours into pan until two-thirds full; swirl gently with a skewer. Bake 40-45 minutes, until cooked when tested. Cool in pan 5 minutes , then turn onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Caramel icing

6.Heat brown sugar and butter in a saucepan on low, stirring until sugar dissolves.

7.Blend in cream. Stir 2 minutes. Whisk in icing sugar until smooth (add a few drops of hot water if needed). Cool slightly before spreading over cooled cake. Top with chocolate curls.

To make chocolate curls, pour melted chocolate onto an upturned tray and allow it to set. When set, run a sharp knife over the surface at a slight angle to form curls. You can also bake this loaf in a 22cm cake pan. Allow a cooking time of 40-45 minutes.
Note

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Ingredients

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Marble loaf with caramel icing

Caramel icing

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