Chocolate Marble Cake

Serves 4


Ingredients:
3 eggs
1 cup of sugar
2 cups of flour (sifted)
200 grs of butter (room temperature)
1 tsp of Baking powder (sifted)
150 grs of Couverture Dark Chocolate, melted
a little extra butter and breadcrumbs to grease the mould
1 pinch of salt

Preparation:
- Preheat oven at 175ºC.
- Melt chocolate by slowly heating it in a pot or heat-proof bowl sitting over a pot of boiling water (bain-marie).
- In a deep bowl, add the eggs, sugar, butter and salt. Beat with electric mixer on high for about 10 mins or until the mixture has whitened and doubled in volume.
- Slowly add 1 cup of the egg mixture into the melted chocolate, then add the flour and Baking powder, a little bit at a time until the mixture is velvety and free of clumps.
- Grease an 8" mould with a little butter and cover with breadcrumbs (shake off excess)
- First, pour in the white mixture, then, slowly pour in the chocolate mixture.
- Using a knife or toothpick, gently make "figure 8" to give the batter a marble effect (do not do too make Figure 8s)
- Place mould in central rack of oven and bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let cool on wire rack for 10 mins. Remove from mould and serve with Ice Cream, cream, fruit, chocolate sauce or anything else you can imagine.

Enjoy!