Pink marble sandwich cake
■ Serves 10-12 ■ Prep 30 mins plus cooling ■ Cook 25 mins
225g butter, at room temperature, plus extra for the tin
225g golden caster sugar
225g self-raising flour
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
4 tbsp seedless raspberry jam
few drops of pink food colouring (optional)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1-2 tbsp icing sugar, for dusting
FOR THE CHOCOLATE LAYER
200g white chocolate, chopped
100ml double cream
Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/ gas 4. Butter and line the bases of two 18cm sandwich tins. Beat the butter, sugar, flour and eggs together in a large bowl using an electric whisk until fully combined and the mixture doesn't have any lumps. Divide the Spoon alternating dollops of the mixes into the prepared cake tins, then swirl together using a skewer. Do this carefully – if you overdo it, you won't see the pattern. Smooth the tops with the back of a spoon. Bake for 20-25 mins until golden and a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tins for 10 mins, then turn out. Meanwhile, to make the white chocolate layer, put the chocolate and cream in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of just simmering water, ensuring the bowl doesn't touch the water. Stir until the chocolate has melted into the cream and you're left with a smooth, glossy mixture. Leave to cool completely in the fridge, stirring occasionally. Sandwich the cakes together with the remaining jam and the white chocolate mixture, then generously dust with icing sugar. Slice and serve.
