Marble Cake With Coconut Cream Cheese Icing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 None quantity basic Pound Cake batter
1 None drop red food coloring
2 tbsp cocoa powder
8 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tbsp coconut milk
3/4 cups moist coconut flakes

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Lightly grease and line the base of a 8-inch-square cake pan with parchment. Divide pound cake batter equally among 3 small bowls.
Color one portion with red food coloring. Add sifted cocoa powder to another portion; stir to combine. Leave remaining portion plain. Using a large metal spoon, spoon mounds of batter, alternating colours, into prepared tin.
To create marble effect, swirl batter with a metal skewer or tip of a thin-bladed knife. Bake for 55-60 mins or until a skewer inserted at center comes out clean. Remove from oven. Let rest in pan for 5 mins. Turn onto a wire rack to cool. Place on a cake stand or serving platter.
For the icing: Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese in a large bowl until creamy. Gradually beat in sifted sugar until fluffy and combined. Stir in milk until smooth. Spread icing over top of cooled cake. Press coconut into icing. Serve.