Marble Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

250 g butter
250 g sugar
4 large size eggs
225 g flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
25 g cocoa powder
1/4 cup milk

Preparation

Grease and line an 8 inch round baking tin.
Sift flour and baking powder in a bowl.Keep aside.
Cream together the butter and sugar.
Add the eggs one at a time and beat till the mixture is smooth.
Now mix flour and milk alternately in the mixture.
Mix well till the batter is smooth.
Divide this batter into 2 portions.
In one portion add cocoa powderand mix well.
First pour 1/2 of the plain batter in the tin then the cocoa batter and then the remaining plain batter.
Using a knife/back of spoon, swirl the cocoa batter into the plain batter to give a marble effect.
Bake in a preheated oven at 180 for 40-45 minutes or until the cake gets golden on top.
Cool the cake in the pan for 5 minutes,then invert on a dish.
Let cool,cut in slices and serve.