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Marble Cake

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups sifted flour

1 1/4 cup sugar

1 Tbsp. baking powder

1 tsp. salt

1 cup milk

1/2 cup shortening

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

1/2 tsp. almond extract

1 oz. unsweetened chocolate

1/4 tsp. soda

1 Tbsp. sugar

1 Tbsp. milk

Red food coloring


Directions:

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour a 9x13" pan.


Sift flour with sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add milk and shortening. Blend well at lowest mixer speed for 1 1/2 minutes. Add eggs, vanilla, and almond extract. Continue beating another 1 1/2 minutes at low speed.


Place 1/4 of batter in small bowl and blend in melted chocolate, soda, 1 Tbsp. sugar, and 1 Tbsp. milk and also the food coloring. Spoon vanilla and chocolate batter alternately into pan. Cut through batter gently with spatula to marble.


Bake at 350 for 35 to 40 minutes.