Marble Cake

I was flipping the pages of a small cookbook that had fallen apart and was obviously used greatly by grandma over the years when I happened across this recipe which she had circled and put and star next to.

White Cake
3 Tbsp. shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. lemon extract
1/2 cup milk
1 cup flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
white of 1 egg

Cream shortening; add sugar slowly; add flavoring and milk. Beat well and add flour sifted with baking powder and salt. Mix in beaten egg white.

Dark Part
3 Tbsp. shortening
1/2 cup sugar
yolk of 1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1 cup flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 Tbsp. cocoa

Cream shortening, add sugar slowly; add egg yolk and mix well. Mix in milk; add flour, baking powder, salt, spices and cocoa which have been sifted together. Put this batter by spoonfulsand same amount of white batter alternately into greased loaf pan but do not mix. Bake in moderate oven about 45 minutes. Cover with white icing.