This fun and visual recipe combine vanilla and chocolate batter in the pan to create zebra stripes, reveal the swirls of beautiful batter when you cut into it. It looks kind of complicated, but they're easier to make than you think, try this easy, moist and beautiful zebra cake recipe!
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Zebra Cake
- Total Time: 1 hours
- Yield: 8 peoples 1x
Description
This fun and visual recipe combine vanilla and chocolate batter in the pan to create zebra stripes, reveal the swirls of beautiful batter when you cut into it.
Ingredients
Scale
- 250 g unsalted butter
- 175 g granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 200 g yoghurt
- milk, (if necessary)
For the Vanilla Batter
- 150 g all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp baking powder
For the Chocolate Batter
- 100 g all-purpose flour
- 20 g cocoa powder
- ½ tsp baking powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 175°C | 350°F. Grease a 20cm (8 inch) round cake pan with butter. Melt butter in a saucepan or in the microwave. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix butter with sugar until just combined.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
- Add the yoghurt and mix well.
- Divide the batter into two bowls.
For the Vanilla Batter
- Add the ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, 150g sifted flour and ½ teaspoon baking powder, mix until incorporated.
For the Chocolate Batter
- Add 100g sifted flour, 20g cocoa powder and ½ teaspoon baking powder, mix until incorporated.
- (The batter will be smooth, velvety, and slightly thick. If the batter is too thick, you can add the milk. Or if the batter is too liquid, you can add the flour.)
- Drop a large spoonful of 1 batter in the center of the pan. Top with a spoonful of the other batter. Repeat this steps until all batter has been used.
- Bake in 350°F (175°C) for 40 minutes, until inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Inactive Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Cakes
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 grams
- Calories: 492
- Sugar: 24
- Sodium: 125
- Fat: 29
- Saturated Fat: 17
- Unsaturated Fat: 10
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 51
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 9
- Cholesterol: 141
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