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Viewed: 32 - Published at: 5 years agoIngredients
- 3/4 cup butter or margarine
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- 1 square unsweetened chocolate (1 ounce), melted and cooled
- 2 tablespoon boiling water
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- powdered sugar (optional)
Method
- Bring butter, eggs and milk to room temperature.
- Preheat oven to 325 degree.
- Grease a 9-by-5-by-3- inch loaf pan; set aside. With electric mixer, beat butter on medium speed until fluffy. Gradually add the 1 1/4 cups sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating 1 minute after each, scraping bowl often.
- Add milk, lemon peel and juice, beat on low speed until blended.
- Gradually add flour to beaten mixture, beating at low speed just until smooth.
- Divide batter in half.
- Combine chocolate, boiling water, 1 tablespoon sugar and cinnamon; Stir into half the batter.
- In prepared pan, alternate spoonfuls of light and dark batters.
- Using a narrow spatula, stir gently through batter to marble.
- Bake about 1 hour and 10 minutes or until cake tests done.
- Cool 10 minutes on a wire rack.
- Remove from pan and cool completely.
- Sift powdered sugar over cake if desired.
