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Marble Cake

White Part

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons shortening
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• white of 1 egg

Instructions

Cream shortening; add sugar slowly; add flavoring and milk.

Beat well and add flour which has been sifted with baking powder and salt.

Mix in beaten white of egg.

Dark Part

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons shortening
• 1/2 cup sugar
• yolk of one egg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 6 teaspoons cocoa

Instructions

Cream shortening; add sugar slowly; add egg yolk and mix well.

Mix in milk; add flour, baking powder, salt, spices and cocoa which have been sifted together.

Put this batter by spoonfuls and the same amount of white batter alternately into greased loaf pan but do not mix.

Bake in moderate oven about 45 minutes.

Cover with white icing.

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Notes

See also, Marble Cake II.

Source

The New Dr. Price Cookbook (1921).