Ingredients

Cake

  1. 60g butter, softened

  2. 1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar

  3. 1 large egg

  4. 1 cup (150g) self-raising flour

  5. 1/2 cup (125ml) milk

  6. Queen Rose Pink Food Colouring

  7. 1/2 tsp Queen Strawberry Essence

  8. 1/2 tsp Queen Organic Vanilla Bean Paste

  9. 1 tbsp cocoa powder, sifted

Icing

  1. Dr. Oetker Buttercream Icing

  2. Queen Rose Pink Food Colouring

  3. Icing sugar for dusting

Method - Cake

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 175°C (fan forced) and grease and line a loaf tin so that the paper extends over the long sides.

  2. 2

    Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar together until creamy then beat in the egg.

  3. 3

    Alternating between the flour and milk, add half of each at a time and beat just until combined.

  4. 4

    Divide the batter into three bowls. To one, add a few drops of pink colouring and the strawberry essence. To another, add the vanilla extract and to the last, mix in the cocoa.

  5. 5

    Using a tablespoon of batter at a time and alternating between the three, spoon the batter into the tin. Use a skewer or knife to marble the batter then bake for 30-35 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.

  6. 6

    Leave to rest in the tin for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Method - Icing

  1. 1

    Make the icing according to the instructions on the packet and add pink colouring. Ice the cake and dust with icing sugar to serve.

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