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Zebra Marble Cake

This recipe of Zebra Marble cake gives you the lightest marble cake ever possible. It is soft to eat and easy to bake!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: CAKES, Dessert
Cuisine: International
Diet: Halal
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 295kcal
Author: Wajiha

Equipment

  • 1 electric mixer

Ingredients

  • 4 whole eggs at room temperature
  • 1 cup castor sugar or fine sugar
  • 2 cup all-purpose flour + 1 tbsp extra at the end
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1 cup milk at room temperature
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • few drops vanilla essence
  • 2 tablespoon cocoa powder

Instructions

  • Preheat oven at 175°C. Prepare a 9-inch cake pan by spraying with baking spray or buttering and lightly flouring.
  • In a bowl, combine all purpose flour and baking powder. Set aside.
  • In another bowl, beat eggs, sugar and vanilla essence together for about 3 to 4 minutes or until the mixture is light and fluffy.
  • Add oil and beat again for 1 minute.
  • Gradually add the flour mix to the egg mixture and just beat until flour is mixed well, do not over-beat at this point.
  • Add milk and beat only enough till the batter is combined.
  • Divide the batter into two roughly equal portions.
  • Add cocoa powder to one portion and similarly add 1 tablespoon flour to the other portion. Beat with an electric mixer seperately until well combined.
  • Using large spoons or ladles, pour 1 spoonful of vanilla batter in the centre of the prepared cake pan. Add a spoonful of chocolate batter right on top of the vanilla in the centre. Continue this process alternately till you have eventually used up the entire batter.
  • Bake for 50 minutes. Check by inserting a toothpick in the centre of the cake, if it comes out clean, remove the cake and let it cool down.
  • Serve plain or top off with icing sugar and fruit

Notes

  1. Presentation – Finally, serve it freshly whipped cream and fruits or just have it warm with your evening tea.
  2. You can freeze this cake covered in cling wrap or an airtight box.
  3. You can experiment with flavors and use food color instead of cocoa powder to create different color zebra pattern. 
  4. This cake can last for upto 10 days in the fridge. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 295kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 65mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g