With expertise spanning over 30 years, London-born mother of three Annabel Karmel MBE reigns as the UK’s no. 1 children’s cookery author.
This chocolate orange and vanilla marble cake was the first cake Annabel baked in her new Miele steam combination oven with the Cake Plus function helping to ensure it was extra moist.
Prep time: 25 minutes
Cook time: 45 minutes
Cake suitable for freezing without the frosting.
Ingredients
Cake
- 375g soft butter
- 375g caster sugar
- 6 large eggs, beaten
- 375g self-raising flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 25g cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp orange extract
Frosting
- 250g unsalted butter
- 500g icing sugar
- 3 tbsp milk
- 40g cocoa powder
- 1 tsp orange extract
- Chocolate sprinkles, to decorate
Method
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Preheat the Combination Steam Oven to Cake Plus 160C and grease and line two deep 20cm cake tins with baking paper.
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Measure the butter and caster sugar into a large bowl. Cream together using an electric hand whisk until pale and fluffy.
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Add the eggs, flour and baking powder. Whisk well and divide between two bowls.
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Add the milk, cocoa powder and orange extract to one bowl and mix. Add the vanilla extract to the other and mix.
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Divide spoonfuls of each mixture between the tins and swirl the colours together with a chopstick or knife to make a marble effect.
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Bake for 45 minutes until well risen and the sponge is coming away from the side of the tins. Leave to cool on a wire rack.
- Measure the frosting ingredients together in a large bowl until creamy and smooth. Sandwich the cakes together with the frosting and spread extra frosting on top. Sprinkle with chocolate sprinkles.
About the Author
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