NANA'S CHOCOLATE MINT MARBLE CAKE

Nana's Chocolate Mint Marble Cake image

Provided by Ninna

Categories Dessert

Time 1h10m

Yield 10-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 1/2 cups self raising flour
1 pinch salt
2 tablespoons cocoa
3/4 cup butter
1 cup caster sugar
3 eggs
2 -3 drops peppermint extract
1/2 cup chocolate chips (for baking)
2 tablespoons cold water
3 teaspoons butter
1 1/2 cups icing sugar

Steps:

Grease and flour an 8" cake tin, set oven at 200degC (400degF).
Sift flour and salt, divide into halves.
Cream butter and sugar until light; add eggs separately, beating well, divide.
To one bowl add flour, cocoa mixture and fold gently.
Fold remaining flour and peppermint essence into other bowl.
Spoon half white mixture into prepared tin, top with chocolate mixture and then remaining white, smooth top and run knife through in a figure eight.
Bake 50 minutes.
Icing; Melt chopped chocolate over pan of hot water(or very low in microwave), add cold water, butter and icing sugar and stir until smooth and glossy - use immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 414.3, Fat 19.3, SaturatedFat 11.5, Cholesterol 103.1, Sodium 144.2, Carbohydrate 58.3, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 42.4, Protein 4.5