Eggless Zebra Cake

(Recipe inspired from Eggless Chocolate Cake: Edible Garden)

I just baked a cake quickly in the morning today. It was so easy that I decided to blog about it. This cake looks as good as it tastes. This cake is known as a zebra cake. Don't be turned off by the name. No zebras were harmed in the making of this one! The name is derived from the stripes on this cake.  Similar to the stripes on the body of a zebra.

My little daughter has named this a "tiger" cake. According to her, the stripes are yellow and dark brown, just like a tiger's body. :)

It is essentially a very simple cake. I used the eggless chocolate cake recipe from Edible Garden. You can find the recipe here.You just need to make two batters: chocolate and vanilla.

Here is the recipe:

Ingredients:

For the chocolate batter:

1 and a 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
1 cup of sugar
3 tbsp of cocoa powder
1/4 cup of neutral oil
1 cup of cold milk/water
1 tsp of baking soda
1 tsp of vanilla extract
1 tbsp of white vineger / apple cider vinegar / lemon juice
A pinch of salt


For the vanilla batter:

1 and a 1/2 cups + 3 tbsp. of all-purpose flour
1 cup of sugar  
1/4 cup of neutral oil
1 cup of cold milk/water
1 tsp of baking soda
1 tsp of vanilla extract 
1/2 tsp orange essence (optional) 
1 tbsp of white vineger / apple cider vinegar / lemon juice
A pinch of salt

Process:

1. Mix all the ingredients for the vanilla batter. Keep it aside. Next mix all the ingredients for a chocolate batter.

chocolate and vanilla batters

 

2. Now grease the cake tin and line it with butter paper (optional).

3. Pour a spoonful of batter in the center of the tin.

4. Now pour a spoonful of chocolate batter in the very center of the vanilla batter.

5. Repeat the same process. Place vanilla and chocolate batter alternatively.

6. Pour the batter alternatively till your batter is used up.

7. Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees C for 10 minutes. Place the cake tin in the warm oven. Bake for 40 minutes at 180 degrees C.

8. Take the cake out of the oven. Let it cool down. De-mold when you are able to touch it.

9. Slice and enjoy with chocolate sauce.