Vanilla Chocolate Marble Cake

Photo by Amit Agni

Ingredients:
2 cups maida (All purpose flour)
2 tsp baking powder
A pinch of baking soda
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter,softened
100 gms dark chocolate,room temperature
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 eggs,room temperature
1 tbsp yogurt,room temperature
1 cup milk,room temperature
Method:

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Place the rack in the center of oven.
• Sieve together flour,baking powder and baking soda.
• Melt the chocolate in a microwave. It may take 30 to 40 secs.
• Creaming- In a bowl add the butter and sugar. Beat it till the mixture is light and fluffy.
• Alternatively.beat the eggs till it is fluffy with a light yellow colour. 
• Now beat the egg in small proportions with the butter and sugar mix.
• Beat in the vanilla extract and yogurt.
• Gradually fold in the flour mixture. Do it in small proportions.
• Add the milk and beat again. 
•  Now remove a little more than half of the batter and place it in a separate bowl.
• Stir the melted chocolate to the remaining batter.
• Take a cake baking pan and grease it. I place parchment paper at the bottom of the pan.
• Place the batter in the pan by alternating spoonfuls of vanilla batter with the chocolate batter.
• With a skewer or knife,gently draw swirls through the batter to marbalize it. Do not overdo the swirls.
• Bake for about 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and let it cool completely.Marble cake is ready to serve.

Photo by Amit Agni