Vanilla Fudge Marble Cake

3/4 cup Butter, softened
2 eggs
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/4 cups Buttermilk or Sour Milk
2/3 cup chocolate Syrup
1 recipe semisweet chocolate icing

Allow Butter and eggs to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, grease and lightly flour a 10-inch fluted tube pan. In a medium bowl stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

In a large mixing bowl beat Butter with an electric mixer on low to medium speed about 30 seconds. Add sugar and vanilla; beat until fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating on low to medium speed about 30 seconds. Add sugar and vanilla; beat until fluffy. Add eggs, flour mixture and Buttermilk. Reserve 2 cups batter and pour remaining batter into prepared pan.

In a small mixing bowl combine chocolate syrup and reserved 2 cups batter. Beat on low speed until well combined. Pour chocolate batter over vanilla batter in pan. Do not mix.

Bake in a 350 degree oven about 50 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes on wire rack . Remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack.

Serves 12.