Marble Cake 2

By LoriCaputo

Ingredients

• ½ cup cocoa
• ¼ cup sugar
• ¼ cup strong coffee
• 3 cups sifted cake flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• ¼ tsp. salt
• ¾ cup butter, at room temperature
• 1 ¾ cups sugar
• 1 ½ tsp. vanilla
• 4 eggs
• 1 2/3 cups buttermilk, at room temperature
• Zest of 1 orange

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Great a 9 inch tube pan. Mix the cocoa and ¼ cup sugar. Add the coffee slowly and stir until well blended. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Beat butter until creamy; slowly add 1 ¾ cups sugar and vanilla. Beat until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the dry ingredients, alternately with milk, beat just until smooth and blended. Remove 1/3 of the mixture and add the cocoa to the mix. Stir in the zest. Place 1/3 of the white batter, then add the cocoa mix and top with remaining white batter. Cut through with a knife and bake for 55 – 60 minutes.