Marble chocolate cheese cake

Method

• step 1

  Preheat oven to Gas Mark 3 (160 degrees) and prepare a cake tin.

• step 2

  We're making the chocolate cake first. Melt butter and add the cocoa powder to it. Leave to cool for around 5 minutes.

• step 3

  Add sugar and beat until sugar has dissolved.

• step 4

  Add the egg and continue beating.

• step 5

  Add the flour and baking powder. Mix until well blended.

• step 6

  Pour mixture into a cake tin and set aside.

• step 7

  We're now making the cheese cake.

• step 8

  Beat the cream cheese, egg, vanilla essence and sugar together until well mixed.

• step 9

  Pour mixture into the same cake tin.

• step 10

  With a palette knife, make swirls in the batter. One swirl around the cake tin is sufficient: too many and you'll lose the marble effect and end up with a chocolate cheese cake.

• step 11

  Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until inserted skewer comes out clean.