Cakes and Pastries Recipes - Vanilla Custard Marble Cake Recipe

Ingredients

Serves 8

• 2/3 lb soft butter

• 2/3 lb sugar

• 6 eggs

• 12 3/4 oz flour

• 1 packet of baking powder

• 3 1/2 oz cocoa

Vanilla custard:

• 6 fl oz cream

• 2 cups milk

• 2 vanilla pods

• 7 egg yolks

• 4 oz sugar

---

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 410°F/210°C.

2. Combine 11 oz (290 g) of butter and the sugar in a mixing bowl. Beat until the mixture becomes lightand fluffy. One by one add the eggs. Fold in 12 1/3 oz (350 g) of flour and the baking powder, sifted together. Divide the batter into two equal parts.

3. Add the cocoa to one part and set it aside.

4. Pour the plain batter into a 10 inch (26 cm) greased and floured cake pan. With a spatula carefully add the cocoa batter on top. To obtain a marbled pattern, merge this mixture carefully with plain batter using a knife, being careful not to mix them too much.

5. Place the pan on a hot sheet. Bake for 30 min.

6. During this time, prepare the vanilla custard: pour the cream and the milk into a saucepan. Add the vanilla pods, split, and bring to a boil. In a mixing bowl, beat the yolks with the sugar until the mixture turns light and fluffy. Stir in a small amount of the cream-milk mixture. Pour this mixture into the saucepan, heating it and stirring all the time until the mixture thickens and sticks to spatula. Do not bring to a boil. Strain and let it cool.

7. Slice the cake and serve with vanilla custard on the side.