Tasty Treat Monday

Good morning everyone. I hope you all had a great weekend. My weekend was straight: I got to relax, eat, and catch up with some friends. But I want to bring something sweet to your Mondays. As of today, every Monday will be Tasty Treat Monday. Each Monday morning I will post a great, sweet recipe that makes Mondays bearable again.

First up is the Marble Swirl Pound Cake. This kind of pound cake is the best because it has another taste other than plain pound cake. The appearance of the Marble Swirl Pound Cake is the best part because it looks too good to eat.

Try it out. It'll surely make anyone happy.

 

You will need:

• 2 cups of white sugar
• 1 cup of butter, softened
• 3-1/2 cups of cake flour
• 1 cup of milk
•  1-1/2 teaspoons of baking powder
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoons of salt
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 cups of unsweetened cocoa powder

  Directions:

1. In a large bowl, with electric mixer at low speed, beat sugar and butter or margarine until blended. Increase speed to high, and beat until light and fluffy. Add flour, milk, baking powder, vanilla, salt, and eggs; beat at medium speed until well mixed. Increase speed to high, and beat batter 4 minutes longer.
2. Remove about 2 1/2 cups batter to a medium bowl. With a wire whisk or fork, beat cocoa into batter in medium bowl until well blended.
3. Grease a 10 inch tube pan. Alternately spoon vanilla and chocolate layers into prepared pan. With a large spoon, cut and twist through batters to obtain marbled effect.
4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool cake in pan, and on a wire rack, for 10 minutes. Remove cake from pan, and cool completely.

Enjoy this. Let me know what you think. Remember, every Monday tune in and leave with something sweet ;).