Recipe

Marbled loaf

Aug 31, 2011 2:00pm
  • 5 mins preparation
  • 50 mins cooking
  • Serves 10
    • Print
    Print

Ingredients

Marbled loaf
  • 150 gram butter, at room temperature
  • 3/4 cup caster sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 2 eggs, at room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cup self-raising flour
  • 1/2 cup milk, plus 1 tablespoon extra
  • few drops pink food colouring
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder chocolate glaze, to serve
  • 2 tablespoon flaked almonds, toasted
Chocolate glaze
  • 75 gram dark eating chocolate, chopped
  • 40 gram butter, chopped
  • 1/3 cup icing sugar, sifted
  • 1/4 cup sour cream

Method

Marbled loaf
  • 1
    Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan forced. Grease and line a 6cm-deep, 19 x 9cm (base measurement) loaf pan with baking paper, extending paper at long sides for handles.
  • 2
    Using an electric mixer, beat butter, sugar and vanilla in a medium bowl until light and creamy. Add eggs, one by one, beating well alter each addition. Transfer to a large bowl. Fold in sifted flour and 1/2 cup milk, in 2 batches.
  • 3
    Divide mixture evenly among 3 bowls. Tint 1 portion pink. Combine cocoa powder and extra milk in a small bowl; stir into another portion. Leave remaining portion plain. Drop alternate spoonfuls of the mixtures into prepared pan. Swirl with a skewer to marble; smooth surface.
  • 4
    Bake for 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted at centre comes out clean. Remove from oven. Stand in pan tor 5 minutes; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • 5
    Make Chocolate Glaze as per method below.
  • 6
    Spread glaze over cooled loaf. Serve loaf sprinkled with almonds.
Chocolate glaze
  • 7
    Combine ingredients in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook and stir for 2-3 minutes or until smooth. Cool slightly. Chill for 1 hour or until glaze thickens.

Notes

Prepare glaze while cake is cooling. Makes enough for 1 loaf.

The Latest from Food To Love