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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.
