Marbled Tea Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
• 2 tablespoons boiling water
• 2 tablespoons cinnamon sugar

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 20 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease an 8x8 inch baking pan.
• sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a large bowl. use and electric mixer to beat the butter and sugar in a separate large bowl until light and fluffy. one at a time, beat the eggs into the butter mixture. beat in 1/2 of the flour mixture, the milk, and the remaining flour. mix well after each addition. stir in vanilla extract.
• transfer about 1/3 of the batter to a small bowl. dissolve the instant coffee granules in 2 tablespoons of boiling water. stir the coffee liquid into the small bowl of batter.
• spoon 1/2 of the vanilla batter into the prepared baking pan, top with the coffee batter. spoon the remaining vanilla batter over the coffee layer. use a butter knife to gently swirl the batters together.
• bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. cool on wire rack for 30 minutes. dust cooled cake with cinnamon sugar.