Topo map Love Cake

Topo Map Love Cake

(Recipe adapted & modify from Table for 2)

Ingredients:

250g buttter

230g sugar

5 eggs

300g plain flour

1 tsp baking powder

125ml UHT milk

zest from 1 orange

10g green tea powder

Cocoa powder for creating the topo lines 

Method:
1. With an electric mixer, cream butter & sugar until pale & fluffy.

2.Beat in eggs, one by one, beating well after each addition.

3. Sift 1/2 the flour into the butter mixture & beat on low speed until combined.

4. Mix in milk & sift the balance flour into the mixture. Beat until combined.

5. Divide batter into two. Mix in orange zest in one & green tea powder to the other.

6. Spread 1/2 of green tea batter into a 8" pan & level it. Sift a layer of cocoa powder over.

7. Gently dollop 1/2 of the other colour over & level it. Repeat the sifting of cocoa powder.

8. Repeat layering with both colours, with final layer clean (no cocoa powder on top).

9. Bake in a preheat oven @ 170 degrees for 35mins.