Marble Cakes With Caramel Icing
- 8 tbsp (1 stick) butter, at room temperature, chopped
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 None eggs
- 2 cups self-rising flour, sifted
- 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp warm water
- Few drops pink food color
- None None FOR THE CARAMEL ICING
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 4 tbsp (1/2 stick) butter
- 1/3 cup milk
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted
- Preheat the oven to 350u0b0F. Lightly grease a 12-loaf mini loaf pan.
- Beat butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until pale and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Lightly fold in flour alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour. Divide batter evenly among 3 bowls.
- Leave one portion plain. Add combined cocoa and water to another portion. Add a few drops of food color to the remaining portion.
- Spoon alternate colors into each loaf of prepared pan until 2/3 full. Swirl gently with a skewer for marble effect.
- Bake for 20-25 mins until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 5 mins. Remove from pan; cool completely on a wire rack.
- For the caramel icing, heat brown sugar and butter in a small saucepan on low heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add milk and stir for 2 mins. Whisk in powdered sugar until smooth. Cool slightly before drizzling over cooled cakes.
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