The Best Zebra Cake

Steps to make

1. 1

   Heat the oven and prepare a pan

   1 min
   

   Preheat the oven to 350 °F. Line a 9-inch round pan with some baking parchment paper, then lightly grease.

2. 2

   Combine dry ingredients

   1 min
   

   Place 3 cups of flour, ¼ teaspoon of salt, and 2 teaspoons of baking powder in a large bowl. Mix well and set aside.

4. 3

   Mix cocoa, milk, and sugar

   1 min
   

   In a separate bowl, mix 3 tablespoons of cocoa powder with ¼ cup milk and 1 tablespoon of sugar.

5. 4

   Mix wet ingredients

   5 min
   

   In the bowl of a food processor, mix 1 cup of butter with 1 cup of sugar until creamy. Add 4 eggs one at a time. Mix between additions until the ingredients are fully combined.

6. 5

   Alternate adding milk and dry ingredients

   3 min
   

   Alternate adding milk and flour mixture, while the mixer is running low, until you have a smooth batter.

7. 6

   Make chocolate batter

   2 min
   

   Remove two cups of the batter from the food processor bowl and stir in the chocolate mixture.

8. 7

   Assemble cake

   10 min
   

   Take a spoon of the white vanilla batter and place it in the center of the pan. Add a spoonful of chocolate batter on top and repeat this step until you have used up all batter. Don’t worry if you mess up the layers, simply add one batter on top of the other and use a knife or fork to create swirls.

9. 8

   Bake

   60 min
   

   Bake in the oven for 50-60 minutes until a skewer or toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

10. 9

    Cool

    15 min
    

    Place the baking pan on a wire rack and leave to cool for about 15 minutes before removing it from the pan.

11. 10

    Serve

    

    Serve as it is or cover with chocolate glaze before serving.