02/11/2026
🍰 A little baking inspiration for your week!
If you’ve been following the ABC Recipe of the Year with the CWA, you may have spotted this week’s challenge — the iconic Marble Cake.
Did you know cakes and cookery are a big part of the Guyra Show Pavilion each year? 🧁
Our 2027 Show schedule will be coming soon, so keep an eye out for all the pavilion classes and entry details.
In the meantime, why not give this classic recipe a try?
👩🍳 Happy baking!
**CWA of NSW Marble Cake recipe**
220 g butter, softened
220 g (1 cup) caster sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
3 eggs
150 g (1 cup) plain flour, well sifted
150 g (1 cup) self-raising flour, well sifted
185 ml (3/4 cup) milk, at room temperature
Pink food colouring
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
Pale pink icing, to serve
1. Preheat oven to moderate (180°C/350°F/Gas 4). Grease a deep 20 cm (8 in) round cake tin and line base with baking paper.
2. Cream butter and sugar very well, add vanilla. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Fold in the well-sifted flours alternately with the milk.
3. Divide the mixture into three equal parts. Leave one part natural, colour one pink and use the cocoa mixed with a little hot water to colour the chocolate portion. Place alternate spoonfuls of the different mixtures into the prepared tin. Lightly tap tin on bench and run a knife through mixture four times to give the marble effect.
4. Bake for about 50 minutes. When cold, ice with pale pink icing.
Recipe from CWA of NSW baking cookbook: Jam Drops and Marble Cake. Buy online at https://www.cwaofnsw.org.au/featured ($25 plus $15 postage or $20 postage for 2-4).
Find your local CWA branch to discover how you can support your community: https://www.cwaofnsw.org.au/branches
