Chocolate-Raspberry Marble Cake

• margarine↗125 g
• unsweetened applesauce↗125 g
• vanilla↗1 teaspoon
• sugar↗120 g
• eggs↗3
• whole wheat flour↗335 g
• baking powder↗4 teaspoons
• buttermilk↗180 ml
• frozen raspberries (thawed) or 150 g fresh raspberries↗150 g
• red food coloring↗2 drops
• cocoa powder↗2 tablespoons
• milk↗1 tablespoon

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Beat margarine, sugar, and vanilla until frothy. Add eggs one at a time.

2. 2

   With a wooden spoon, incorporate flour and baking powder alternating with the buttermilk.

3. 3

   Mash raspberries through a sieve, collecting the juices. Throw away seeds.

4. 4

   Divide dough in three different bowls. Mix in food colouring to one of the bowls. Mix cocoa with milk and add to another bowl. You should now have a bowl of each plain, pink, and brown dough.

5. 5

   Preheat oven to 350°F.

6. 6

   Using a tablespoon alternate colours, dropping them by the spoonful on the bottom of a spring-form pan. Pour raspberry coulis into the joints where the colours meet. With a fine stick or knife "stir" minimally to give a marbled effect.

7. 7

   Bake 1 hour. Wait 5 minutes before turning over on a wire rack to cool.