Marble Cake With Cream Cheese Icing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups self-rising flour
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1 cup plus 2 tbsp milk
3 None eggs
8 tbsp (1 stick) butter, melted
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
None None FOR THE CREAM CHEESE ICING
1 tub (8 oz) spreadable cream cheese, at room temperature
2 tbsp powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Few drops red food color

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F. Grease a deep 8-inch square or round cake pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
Sift the flour and granulated sugar into a large bowl. Whisk 1 cup milk, eggs and melted butter in a medium bowl. Add to the dry ingredients; fold in to combine, but don't overmix. Divide the batter evenly between 2 bowls. Sift the cocoa powder over one bowl, then add 2 tbsp of milk. Mix until smooth.
Randomly drop spoonfuls of batter from both bowls into the prepared pan. Using a skewer, swirl the mixture to create a marbled effect.
Bake for 40 mins, or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 mins. Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack.
For the cream cheese icing, place the cream cheese in a bowl. Sift the powdered sugar over the cream cheese. Add the vanilla extract and a few drops of food color. Mix until well combined. Spread the icing over the cake. Put a few drops of food color randomly over the iced cake, then use a skewer to swirl through the icing.