A Seamaiden's Marble Cake

Take an excursion into chocolate and vanilla bliss with this marble cake recipe.

Ingredients
5 egg whites
1/4 cup cocoa
1/4 cup hot water
1 cup sugar, divided
1 cup 1% milk
3 tablespoons oil
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. almond extract
2 1/2 cups flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
Cooking spray

Directions
Let egg whites stand for 20-30 minutes at room temperature.
Dissolve cocoa in water and let stand until cool.
In a large bowl, beat 3/4 cup sugar, milk, oil, and vanilla and almond extracts until blended.
Combine flour, baking powder and salt and beat into sugar mixture.
In a separate bowl, beat egg whites on medium speed until peaks form.
Gradually beat in remaining sugar on high speed until stiff peaks form.
Stir in the cocoa.
Coat a tube pan with cooking spray.
Alternately spoon the vanilla and chocolate batters into pan. Cut through the batter with a knife to swirl.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 35 minutes or until a tester inserted in center of cake comes out clean.

Cool cake for 15 minutes. Remove cake and place on wire rack to cool completely.