One of the baking challenges that I wanted to do was to make a marble cake. At first I thought "How do I do it? Surely mixing both plain and chocolate mixtures together in one bowl won't work." But however mixing the plain and chocolate mixtures in separate bowls really helps.
Method:
Ingredients
80g Olive Spread
280g Sugar
240g Self-Raising F lour
½ tsp. Salt
20g Cocoa Powder
2 Eggs
240ml Milk
For the chocolate frosting:
200g Icing Sugar
50g Cocoa Powder
80g Olive Spread
25ml Milk
For the plain frosting:
250g icing sugar
80g Sugar
80g Olive Spread
25ml Milk
Equipment for sponge:
Bun tins and cases
Weighing scales
Small sliding measuring spoon
Measuring jug
Fork
2 Mixing bowls
Spatula
2 soupspoons/jug
Teaspoon
Equipment for icing:
2 mixing bowls
Weighing scales
Measuring jug
Electric mixture
Dessertspoon
Knife for spreading
Spatula
Method:
1. Measure milk in jug.
2. Crack eggs into jug.
3. Set the timer for 2 minuets.
4. Beat eggs and milk.
5. When the timer makes a noise…
6. Weigh the olive spread into a bowl.
7. Weigh the sugar.
8. Add the sugar into the mixing bowl.
9. Weigh the flour.
10. Add the flour into the mixing bowl.
11. Add the salt into the mixing bowl
12. Set the timer for 2 minuets.
13. Whisk the ingredients in the mixing bowl on low speed.
14. When the timer makes a noise…
15. Pour in half of the milk and egg mixture.
16. Set the timer for 2 minuets.
17. Whisk the mixture on low speed.
18. When the timer makes a noise…
19. Scrape the mixture with a spatula.
20. Add the rest of the milk mixture.
21. Set the timer for 2 minuets.
22. Repeat step 16.
23. Pour half of the sponge mixture into another mixing bowl.
24. Weigh the cocoa powder.
25. Add the cocoa powder into the second mixing bowl.
26. Set the timer for 2 minuets.
27. Whisk the cocoa powder on low speed.
28. When the timer makes a noise…
29. Put a soupspoon of the chocolate mixture into a bun case.
30. Put a soupspoon of the plain mixture into a bun case.
31. Using the handle of the teaspoon swirl the two mixtures together.
32. Repeat until all the mixture is used.
33. Put buns in the oven to bake until springy to the touch. Set the timer for 20 minuets.
34. When the timer makes a noise…
35. Leave to go cold on a cooling rack before decorating.
Method for the Chocolate & Plain frosting:
Get out ingredients
Get out equipment
Wash your hands
1. Weight the olive spread into a mixing bowl.
2. Weigh the icing sugar.
3. Add the icing sugar into the mixing bowl.
4. Weigh the cocoa powder.
5. Add the cocoa powder into the mixing bowl.
6. Set the timer for 2 minuets.
7. Whisk the cocoa powder, icing sugar and olive spread together on low speed.
8. When the timer makes a noise…
9. Measure the milk.
10. Add the milk into the mixing bowl.
11. Weigh the olive spread into another bowl.
12. Weigh the icing sugar.
13. Add the icing sugar into the bowl.
14. Set the timer for 2 minuets.
15. Whisk the icing sugar and olive spread together on low speed.
16. When the timer makes a noise…
17. Put a dessertspoon of each frosting on top of a cake.
18. With the knife spread and swirl the frostings together to give a marbled effect.
