Chocolate & vanilla marble bundt

Whats a bundt you might ask? In my opinion its the bees knees of baking.See picture of my bundt pan below. I very much entered this bake blind.With no clue what I was doing. After finding the pan in TKMAXX ( aka heaven) I was mad to give it a try. I spotted some easy release cake spray which in fairness judging by the name is every bakers dream so for €3.99 that went in the basket too. 

Ingredients

2 cups Plain flour

2 Tsp Baking powder

1/2Tsp Salt

3/4 Cup Unsalted butter

1 1/2Cups + 3Tbsp Caster sugar

4 large eggs

1 Tsp Vanilla essence

1/3 Cup Cocoa 

1/3 Cup Hot water

1 Tbsp Instant coffee. I used Maxwell house.

1/4 Tsp Almond Extract

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 175 degrees.

2. Spray the living daylights out of the bundt pan ensuring you get all the hidden dips. 

3. In a jug mix hot water,coffee, cocoa and 3 tbsp sugar. Mix thoroughly until smooth. Check for lumps.

4. Add the almond to the mixture and allow to cool. 

5. In a bowl sift flour, baking powder and salt.

6. In a seperate bowl put butter and beat for 2 minutes, gradually add the sugar and beat for 3 minutes. Add vanilla and beat. 

7. Gradually add the eggs and beat slowly.

8. Slowly add the flour mix. 

9. Transfer half the cake mix into the cool cocoa mix and stir. 

10.Alternatively spoon the cocoa mix and the vanilla mix into the pan. Then using a skewer swirl the stick through the mix creating a marble effect.

11. Bake for 55 minutes to 1 hr.

12. Allow to cool and shrink a little. Then turn the tin upside down and tap.

13. Stand back and admire the view :).