Zebra Cake



Zebra Cake

 
Ingredients needed:
  • All purpose flour/Maida -1  cup
  • Powdered Sugar - 1/2 cup  
  • Eggs - 2
  • Milk - 1/2 cup
  • Butter - 75 g
  • Vanilla essence -1/2 tsp
  • Baking powder -1/2 tbsp
  • Baking Soda - a pinch
  • Cocoa powder -1 tbsp




 
Method:

Preheat the oven to 350F (180C).Grease the cake tin with butter and then line it with parchment paper.

Sieve maida and cocoa powder separately keep it aside. Add baking powder to the all purpose flour.


Then add baking soda to it and mix well.



 
Beat the eggs well with melted butter and sugar until the mixture is creamy.



Add 1/2 cup of milk to it.
 

Then add Vanilla essence and mix well.
 

Fold in maida/ all purpose flour gently.
 



Now divide the batter into two equal parts. 


To one part mix cocoa powder and keep the other part plain.


Now we have 2 batter - the vanilla (ie the plain batter) and the cocoa batter.





 
For Zebra strip effect:


 
Now pour 2 tblsp of plain batter in the center of the baking pan.





Then pour 2 tblsp of cocoa batter on top of the vanilla batter in the center.
 

Keep on pouring both the batter alternatively until all the batter is over. Final picture of the cake batter before going into the oven. 



Bake in a preheated oven for about 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.


Remove the cake from the oven, loosen the sides of the cake with a knife and invert it on a plate. 


Leave it to cool. Then you can cut it and enjoy your Zebra cake!

Zebra Cake

RECEPIE SUMMARY:
 
Ingredients needed:

•All purpose flour/Maida -1  cup
•Powdered Sugar - 1/2 cup 
•Eggs - 2
•Milk - 1/2 cup
•Butter - 75 g
•Vanilla essence -1/2 tsp
•Baking powder -1/2 tbsp
•Baking Soda - a pinch
•Cocoa powder -1 tbsp.
Method:
  • Preheat the oven to 350F (180C).Grease the cake tin with butter and then line it with parchment paper.
  • Sieve maida and cocoa powder separately keep it aside. Add baking soda, baking powder to the all purpose flour.
  • Beat the eggs well with melted butter and sugar until the mixture is creamy.
  • Add milk,Vanilla essence and mix well.
  • Fold in maida/ all purpose flour gently.
  • Now divide the batter into two equal parts.
  • To one part mix cocoa powder and keep the other part plain.
  • Now we have 2 batter - the vanilla (ie the plain batter) and the cocoa batter.
  • For Zebra strip effect:
  • Now pour 2 tblsp of plain batter in the center of the baking pan.
  • Then pour 2 tblsp of cocoa batter on top of the vanilla batter in the center.
  • Keep on pouring both the batter alternatively until all the batter is over. Final picture of the cake batter before going into the oven.
  • Bake in a preheated oven for about 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
  • Remove the cake from the oven, loosen the sides of the cake with a knife and invert it on a plate.
  • Leave it to cool.Then you can cut it and enjoy your Zebra cake!
 

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