Marble Cake in the Style of the Savannah

Steps

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1. 1
   Crack four eggs into a mixing bowl and add 180g of sugar. Mix the eggs and sugar vigorously until well combined.
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2. 2
   Pour in 115 ml of whole milk and mix everything together again.
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   Add 200g of flour and whisk vigorously to avoid lumps. You can sift the flour beforehand if desired.
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4. 4
   Pour in 100g of melted butter and mix well until homogeneous. Add a pinch of salt and 7g (one packet) of baking powder, mixing thoroughly.
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   Melt 90g of dark chocolate in the microwave or in a bain-marie.
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6. 6
   Divide the cake batter into two equal parts. Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to one part and mix well. Pour the slightly cooled melted chocolate into the other part and mix until homogeneous.
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   Prepare a cake tin by greasing it well and flouring it to prevent the cake from sticking.
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   Alternately pour the vanilla batter and chocolate batter into the mold, creating a marbled pattern, until all the batter is used.
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   Roughly chop some pecans and scatter them over the surface of the cake. (You can substitute other nuts or omit them entirely.)
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    Bake the cake at 170°C for 1 hour.
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    Once the cake is out of the oven, let it cool slightly before removing it from the mold onto a wire rack.
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    Melt the milk chocolate and place it in a piping bag. Pipe it in thin streams over the top of the cooled cake.
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