Zebra Cake from the King

Submitted by Annacia

"Chocolate or vanilla, chocolate or vanilla? It's an eternal debate for bakers trying to please a crowd. This fun and festive recipe combines chocolate and vanilla batter in the pan to create "zebra" stripes satisfying everyone, especially those who love a touch of whimsy. This cake also bakes up light and tender, ready to accept your favorite icing, and is the perfect size for a small gathering or after school snacking. From King Arthur Flour"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 1 9

ingredients

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup milk (whole, 2% or 1%)
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons double dutched dark cocoa

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F Lightly spray a 9" x 2" round baking pan with cooking spray. Line the bottom of the pan with a circle of parchment, and spritz again. Set the pan aside.
2. In the bowl of your mixer, blend the sugar and eggs until lightened, about 2 minutes. On low speed blend in the oil, milk and vanilla until well combined and smooth.
3. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk to remove any lumps. Add the dry mixture to the wet ingredients. Combine on medium speed 1-2 minutes or until the batter is smooth and lump free. Be sure to scrape down the bowl halfway through mixing.
4. Remove 2 cups of the vanilla batter and place it in the measure you used for the liquid ingredients. Sift the cocoa over this batter, and stir well to combine. Be sure to use a sifter to avoid cocoa lumps in the batter.
5. Now for the stripes:.
6. Spoon about 3 tablespoons of vanilla batter into the center of the cake pan. Next, spoon 3 tablespoons of the chocolate batter into the center of the vanilla batter. This causes the vanilla batter to spread out. Continue to alternate batters, in bulls-eye fashion until all batter is used. You will now have thin rings of each batter on the outer edges of the pan, thicker rings towards the center.
7. Bake the cake in the center of the preheated oven for 40-45 minutes, or until the cake is lightly browned and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool the cake in the pan for 10 minutes, and then turn out onto a wire rack to finish cooling. Frost as desired.

Reviews

[sofie-a-toast]

This cake was so beautiful - it was almost a shame to frost it! If only I hadn't lost my camera :( The texture was also nice and fluffy but the flavor was a little bland. Next time I will add a little more sugar and some extra chocolate and vanilla. Thanks for the post! Made for PRMR Tag Game.