Ingredients:
175g butter
175g caster sugar
175g self-raising flour
3 eggs
1 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tbsp warm water
Method:
Cream together the butter and sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one by one and beat thoroughly into the butter mix after each addition.
Divide the mix into two equal halves then dissolve the cocoa powder in the water and add to one half of the mixture, mixing in thoroughly. Place a third of the chocolate mixture in the base of a greased cake tin and level the top. Add a third of the white mixture before placing another third of the chocolate mix on top. Repeat this process until you have six layers with a white layer on top.
Draw a knife through the mixture, making about 9 parallel rows in all (this will give the marble effect). Run a fork along the top of the cake to form furrows then place the cake in an oven pre-heated to 170°C and bake for about 45 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake emerges cleanly.
Set aside to cool in the tin for about 5 minutes then transfer the cake to a wire rack to cool completely before serving.
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