Galaxy Marble Cake

Supplies:

• 2 ½ cups plain flour

• 2 ½ tsp baking powder

• ½ tsp salt

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened

• 1 ¾ cups sugar

• 4 large eggs

• 1 Tbsp vanilla essence

• 1 cup milk

• Gel food colouring: blue, purple, black, pink (or any galaxy colours)

• Toothpick or skewer

• Mixing bowls (1 per colour)

• 20cm round or square cake tin

• Baking paper or non-stick spray

🧁 Steps:

1. Preheat & Prep:Preheat oven to 175°C (fan bake 160°C). Grease and line your cake tin.

2. Mix Dry Ingredients:In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

3. Cream Butter & Sugar:In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.

4. Add Eggs & Vanilla:Beat in eggs one at a time, then add vanilla.

5. Add Milk & Flour Alternately:Add flour mixture and milk in batches, alternating and mixing until just combined. Don’t overmix.

6. Divide & Colour the Batter:Split the batter evenly into 3–4 bowls. Add a small amount of gel colouring to each bowl and mix well.

7. Create the Galaxy Swirl:Drop spoonfuls of each colour randomly into the tin. Once the batter is in, use a skewer or toothpick to gently swirl the colours (a little goes a long way!).

8. Bake the Cake:Bake for 30–35 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.

9. Cool:Let cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then transfer to a rack.

10. Decorate (Optional but Awesome):Top with chocolate ganache or buttercream icing tinted in dark galaxy shades. Add silver sprinkles or edible glitter for stars!