Marble Pound Cake

For Hannah's 12th birthday she wanted a marble cake.  I found a recipe online, and made a few changes after reading the reviews. 

Marble Pound Cake

Ingredients

2 cups white sugar

1 cup butter, softened

3 cups cake flour

1 cup milk

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon salt

4 eggs (room temp)

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1. Cream softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time.  Then add vanilla. 

2. Sift dry ingredients together.  

3.  Add dry ingredients and milk.  Alternating between dry and wet in 3 batches. 

4. Remove 2 1/2 cups batter and set aside.  

5.  Add 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder to remaining mixture and mix well.  

6. Grease and flour bundt pan.  

7. Alternate white and chocolate mixture in layers into pan, 1 cup of each mix at a time.  

8. Using a butter knife, swirl to make marble effect. 

9. Bake 350° for 50-60 minutes until done.  

10.  Let sit 10 minutes then remove from pan into cooling rack.  Let cool completely.