Zebra Cake

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Learn how to make Striped Zebra Cake at home in easy steps.

Ingredients

• 4 large Eggs, at room temperature
• 1 1/4 cup / 250 gm granulated sugar
• 1 cup / 250 ml Milk, at room temperature
• 1 cup / 250 ml Vegetable oil
• 2 cups / 300 gm all-purpose flour (Maida)
• 1 tsp Vanilla essence
• 1 tbsp Baking powder
• 2 tbsp Dark unsweetened cocoa powder

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 350 DEG F/180 DEG C.
2. Grease a 9-inch (23 cm) spring form pan.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine eggs and sugar.
4. Whisk until the mixture is creamy and light in color.
5. Add milk, vanilla essence, oil, and continue beating until well blended.
6. In a separate bowl, mix the all purpose flour and baking powder.
7. Gradually add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and beat until the batter is smooth and lump free.
8. Divide the mixture into 2 equal portions.
9. Keep one portion plain.
10. Add cocoa powder into another portion and mix well.
11. Spoon 3 heaped tablespoons of plain batter into the middle of the greased baking pan, allow it to spread naturally.
12. Scoop 3 tablespoons of cocoa batter and pour it in the center on top of the plain batter.
13. Do not stop and wait until the previous batter spreads.
14. Do not spread the batter or tilt the pan to distribute the mixture.
15. Working quickly, Continue to alternatively spoon the plain and cocoa batters, in bulls-eye fashion, until all the batter is used.
16. Let the batter spread by itself and fill the pan gradually.
17. Bake in the oven on 180 degree C for about 35-40 minutes.
18. Do not open the oven at least the first 20 minutes or the cake will shrink and will not rise.
19. To check if the cake is ready, insert a toothpick into the center.
20. It should come out clean when done.
21. Remove from the oven and if using a baking pan run a thin knife around the edges of the pan to loosen the cake, then invert the cake onto a cooling rack and let it cool.
22. Sprinkle the top of the cake with powdered sugar/ Chocolate frosting or leave it plain.

Note :- If you don’t have non-stick baking pan, grease whatever pan you have then line it with parchment paper (baking sheet).

For the Chocolate Frosting

1. In medium bowl, beat 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 1/3 cup butter with a spoon or electric mixer on low speed until blended.
2. Mix in 1 tsp vanilla essence and 1 cup unsweetened melted chocolate.
3. Gradually beat in just enough milk to make frosting smooth and spreadable.
4. Spread the Chocolate frosting on the Zebra cake.