MARBLE CAKE
2 sticks butter or margarine (room temperature)
3/4 cup and
1 tablespoon sugar
4 eggs
3 cups and
2 tablespoons flour
2/3 cup cornstarch
2½ teaspoons baking powder
2½ tablespoons cocoa
½ cup sugar
3 tablespoons milk
2 teaspoons almond extract
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon soft butter or margarine
2 tablespoons hot milk
Beat sticks of butter or margarine until creamy. Gradually ad 3/4 cup and 1 tablespoon sugar and eggs and beat for 10 minutes. Mix the flour with the cornstarch and baking powder. Add to the butter mixture and mix well. Take 1/3 of the batter, add cocoa, 1/2 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons milk and almond extract. Mix well. Spoon half of the light batter into a well-greased bundt pan, (10" x 4½"). Top with half of the dark batter. Repeat with the remaining light and dark batter. Take a knife and cut through the batter all around the pan. Bake in a preheated oven at 375º for 50-60 minutes. Take pan out of the oven and let it set for 15-20 minutes. Invert cake onto a platter. Mix powdered sugar with soft butter or margarine and hot milk. Brush over the cake.
Makes one bundt cake.