Chocolate Almond Marbled Cake

Ingredients:
180g unsalted butter (softened)
100g caster sugar
2 tsp baking powder
180g plain flour (sifted)
75g ground almond
3 large eggs
2 tbsp milk
3 tbsp cocoa powder (sifted) and mix with 3 tbsp hot water to make a paste
50g dark chocolate chips

Methods:

1. In a bowl add in flour, baking powder, ground almond and stir to combine.
2. Cream butter and caster sugar together until light and fluffy.
3. Beat in one egg at a time, adding a tablespoon of the flour mixture in between.  Repeat until all three eggs have been added, then fold in the remaining flour mixture with a rubber spatula and stir in the milk.
4. Spoon half of the cake mixture into a separate bowl and mix in the cocoa paste.  Add the chocolate chips to the other half of the mixture.
5. In a lined  6 x 6-inch cake pan, add spoonfuls of each of the batter alternately to the pan and use a chopstick to create a marbled effect through the mixture.
6. Bake in a preheated oven of 180 degree Celsius for 40  to 45 minutes or a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean.
7. Let the cake cool in the tin for 10 minutes before turning out and removing the parchment paper onto a cooling rack.

This recipe is adapted from Ann Low of 'Anncoojournal.com' with slight amendments.