Zebra cake

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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