Ingredients (makes 1 round cake of 9 inch size) :
All-purpose flour (maida) - 2 cups (1 cup size = 240 ml)
sugar - 1 cup
baking powder - 1 tablespoon
eggs - 4
milk - 1 cup
vanilla extract - 1 tablespoon
unsalted butter (room temperature) - 1/2 cup
cocoa powder - 2 tablespoon
Method:
- mix flour and baking powder in a bowl
- in another bowl, beat the eggs well and mix milk and vanilla extract
- in another bowl, cream the butter and sugar until it becomes light, creamy and fluffy.
- add the beaten egg mixture to it and whisk it well
- slowly add flour and mix well
- divide the mixture into two equal parts. In one part, add cocoa powder and mix well
- Preheat the oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit
- grease 9 inch round cake pan and line the bottom with parchment paper. Apply some more butter on the parchment paper.
- pour the plain batter in the center of the cake pan using a laddle
- pour the cocoa batter on top of the plain batter using a laddle
- it will spread by itself. If it is not spreading, you can slightly tilt the pan to make it spread
- repeat this process, continuing with alternate batters, each flavor of batter dropped into the center of previous circle of batter. Repeat until the batters are over.
- bake it in the oven for 35 - 40 minutes at 350 degree fahrenheit until a toothpick comes out clean when you insert it in the cake.
- once it is done, let it cool completely
- cut it into pieces and enjoy your zebra cake.
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