Here is my recipe for a soft and tender black and white cake with icing, that over many years became a family heirloom.
Black and White Cake with Icing
Ingredients
Batter
- 375 g plain wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 300 g sugar
- 1tablespoon vanilla sugar
- 5 eggs
- 125 ml water, lukewarm
- 250 ml cooking oil (preferably canola or sunflower oil, because of their neutral flavor)
- 2 tablespoons dark (dutched) cocoa powder
Icing
- 150 g confectioners’ sugar
- 3 tablespoons rum or water
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C / 355°F, grease a 9-inch loaf pan.
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In a large mixing bowl combine all ingredients, except the cocoa powder, and whisk with an electric hand mixer into a smooth batter. Start at the lowest speed and gradually increase to the highest setting. Mix at the highest speed for 2 minutes.
- Pour half of the batter into a second mixing bowl and stir in the cocoa powder until fully combined and smooth.
- Pour 1 – 2 tablespoons of the white batter in the center of the loaf pan, then pour 1 – 2 tablespoons of the dark batter directly on top of the white batter. Continue alternating between light and dark batter.
- Put immediately in the oven and bake for about 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10-15 minutes. Then carefully remove the cake from the pan and let it cool down completely on the rack.
- Combine icing sugar with rum or water, until it’s thick and creamy. Spread evenly over the cake.
Serve in thick slices.
