I tried this recipe over xmas to try out my new silicone baking mold.
Ingredients:
3 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs, well beaten
1 cup milk
1/4 cup cocoa
3 tbsp. rum (optional)
Directions:
Measure sifted flour, add baking powder, and salt, and sift again. Cream butter and gradually add 1 1/2 cups of the sugar, creaming well after each addition. Cream until light and fluffy.
Add beaten eggs, about a third at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture and milk alternately, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat after each addition just until smooth. (Do not overbeat.)
Blend together the remaining 1/2 cup sugar, the cocoa, and rum. Stir the cocoa mixture into half of the cake batter. Layer batters alternately in a 10-inch tube pan. Cut through with a spatula just to marble the batters. (Do not blend)
Bake in a moderate oven (350F/175C) about 60 minutes (until a toothpick comes out clean).
Remove from mold and let cool. Dust with icing sugar before serving slices with a nice cup of coffee or tea.
