ZEBRA CAKE

ZEBRA CAKE
adapted from   :   homecookingadventure.com; thanks...




Ingredients :

   4  eggs  grade A/B
   1  cup  sugar  (200 gm)
   1  cup  butter  (200 gm), at room temperature
   1  cup  milk  (240 ml)
   1  tsp  vanilla extract
   3  cups  flour  (375 gm)
   2  tps  baking powder  (10 gm)
1/4  tps  salt


For the chocolate batter :

   3  tbsp  cocoa powder  (25 gm)
1/4  cup  milk  (50 ml)
   1  tbsp  sugar  (15 gm)


Method :

1.  Grease and line with parchment paper a 24cm/9 inch round cake pan.  Preheat oven at 180'C/350'F.
2.  Whisk together in a large bowl the dry ingredients; flour, salt and baking powder.  Set aside.
3.  In another bowl mix the cocoa powder with 1/4 cup milk and 1 tablespoon of sugar.
4.  Cream butter with sugar until creamy.  Add eggs one at a time and mix until well incorporated.  Add vanilla extract.
5.  With the mixer on low, alternate adding gradually milk and flour mixture until all is well incorporated.
6.  Remove two (2) cups of the batter and mix them with the chocolate mixture.
7.  Use one tablespoon for each batter to create the layers of batter on the prepared pan.  Begin from the middle of the pan, take one spoon of white batter then over it add a spoon of chocolate batter and repeat this steps until all batter has been used.
8.  Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean..