Cardamom Coffee Marble Cake
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 stick 175 gm butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 4 large eggs at room temperature
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tsp cardamom powder
- 3 tsp instant coffee diluted in 1 tbsp hot water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 170 degrees. Grease and flour a big bundt pan generously. Set aside.
- Sift the all purpose flour and baking powder together and set aside.
- Beat butter and sugar using a hand mixer on high speed till fluffy.
- Add one egg at a time and continue to beat. The mixture may start to look curdled but it is OK. Add the vanilla extract and beat.
- Add half the flour and half the milk and beat on low speed till combined.
- Add the remaining flour and milk and beat finally till there are no lumps.
- Divide the mixture into half. Add cardamom powder into one and mix well.
- Add the coffee into the other and mix well.
- Arrange both the batters into the bundt pan, one over the other and swirl using a knife.
- Bake for 45 minutes or till a tester comes out clean.
- Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Invert onto a cooling rack and cool completely. Slice and serve with a cup of nice, hot black coffee!!!
Notes
The above quantity of sugar is quite mild. Add more if required.
If you want a stronger coffee flavor, use upto 4 tsp of coffee, or stronger instant coffee like Nescafe Gold.
If you want a stronger coffee flavor, use upto 4 tsp of coffee, or stronger instant coffee like Nescafe Gold.