Ingredients

• 250 g - refined flour
• 1 tsp - baking powder
• 200 g - butter
• 200 g - sugar
• 4 tbsp - milk
• a pinch of salt
• 1 tsp - vanilla essence
• 3 eggs beaten well
• 1/4 tsp - orange food colour
• 1/4 tsp - green food colour

How to Make Tri-Colour Marble Cake

• Sift the flour, salt and baking powder together.
• Cream the butter and sugar well.
• Gradually, add the eggs, vanilla essence and mix well.
• Fold in the flour slowly.
• Add the milk if the mixture is too thick.
• Divide the mixture into 3 portions in separate bowls.
• Mix the orange food colour with a tsp of milk and add to one portion of the mixture. Mix well.
• In the same way, mix the green food colour with a tsp of milk and add to another portion of the cake mixture. Mix well.
• Take a greased and papered cake tin or dish and pour the green portion of the mixture in it.
• Spread the mixture evenly.
• Next, spread the plain portion of the mixture over the green layer and spread evenly.
• Lastly, spread the orange portion of the mixture over this plain layer and spread evenly.
• Care should be taken not to mix the colours.
• Bake the marble cake in a moderate oven for about 1 hour till done.