Sour Cream Marble Cake

Discovered a tub of sour cream while I was cleaning the fridge and to my horror, the sour cream will expire in a few days time (2 days to be exact)! Immediately searched for a sour cream recipe and found this. This recipe is really quick and easy, it only took me 30min to get the cake into the oven and the result is very good - the cake is very moist and velvety, all thanks to the sour cream, and goes very well with a cup of coffee or tea.

Ingredients

227g butter
250g sugar
3 large eggs
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
190g sour cream (1 tub - I used low fat)
380g cake/ plain flour
2 1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda

3tbsp cocoa powder
3tbsp hot water

Method

1. Dissolve cocoa powder in hot water. Set aside.
2. Cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy. Add in eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add in vanilla and sour cream and mix well.
3. Fold in flour, baking powder and baking soda till well combined.
4. Combine cocoa liquid with 1/3 of cake batter.
5. Pour batter into prepared tin, alternating between plain and cocoa batter to create marble effect.
6. Bake at 180C for 45-50min till skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.