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Checkerboard Cake Recipe / Vanilla & Chocolate Checkerboard Cake Recipe

June 11, 2015 By Aarthi 74 Comments

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This is one cake which i wanted to bake for quite a long time. Finally i achieved it last week and i wanted to share it as soon as possible..This is one cake which you can bake on any special occasions, it makes the occasion even more special…

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I made this cake from scratch, even the template. But you can take a shortcut and use this ready template, print it and use it. The cake pan which you have to use is a 18 cm standard round cake pans.
Hopw you will try this and let me know how it turns out for you..
Preparation Time :  1 hour
Baking Time : 1.30 hours
Makes : 10 to 12 slices
Source: Bakers Corner

Ingredients:


For Cake:
All Purpose Flour / Maida – 4 cup / 480 grams
Granulated Regular Sugar – 2 3/4 cup / 550 grams
Oil or Melted Butter – 1 1/4 cup / 300 ml
Milk – 1 3/4 cup / 420 ml
Eggs – 6
Baking Powder – 4 1/2 tsp
Salt – 1 tsp
Vanilla Essence – 1 tblspn
Cocoa Powder – 1/2 cup / 60 grams 
Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting as needed (Recipe here)

Other Stuffs:
Two 18 cm Round Baking Pan
Plain paper – 1
Pencil
Compass
Measuring Scale
Scissors

Method:

Preheat oven to 160 degree C. Grease two 18 cm cake pan very well with oil and dust it with flour. Coat flour on all sides, tap off the excess and set aside.

Take flour, salt, baking powder in a sifter. Sieve well. Take it in a bowl.Add in sugar, eggs, milk, oil and mix well.Divide the batter into two bowls. 

In one bowl add vanilla and mix well. Pour this into the prepared pan and bake for 40 to 45 mins untill the toothpick inserted comes out clean.Remove it and let it cool a little, now invert it in a cooling rack and let it cool.

Now in the other bowl, add in sifted cocoa and mix well. Pour this into the prepared pan and bake for 40 to 45 mins untill the toothpick inserted comes out clean.Remove it and let it cool a little, now invert it in a cooling rack and let it cool.

Now make butter cream icing and set aside.

Prepare template as mentioned in the pictures or print here from here.

Cut the dome from the cake, place the template over it and secure with toothpick. Now cut the cake through that. Do this for all 4 cakes.

Now start with chocolate cake, spread icing over the sides, place a vanilla layer in it and spread icing in the side and place a chocolate layer in the middle.

Do this for all 4 cakes.

Now take a chocolate cake in a plate, spread icing over it, place vanilla cake over it and spread icing over it. DO this for all cake layers.

Spread icing all over it and spread on the sides as well.

Chill the cake for 2 to 4 hours before slicing. Serve.

Check out this quick video:


Pictorial:
First lets make the cake..
Oil two baking pan and dust it with flour and coat on all 
sides, tap off the excess and set aside..
Take flour in a sifter
add in baking powder
add in some salt
sieve and set aside
take it in a bowl
add in sugar
add in oil
add in eggs
add in milk
mix well
now the batter is done
divide the batter between two bowls
now take a bowl
add in vanilla essence in this
mix well
Pour it into the prepared pans
bake them..
remove it and set aside to cool down
now sieve cocoa powder
add this to another batter
mix well 
Pour this into the pans and bake
remove it and set aside to cool

FOR MAKING THE TEMPLATE, YOU CAN FOLLOW THE BELOW STEPS..OR YOU CAN TAKE EASY STEP AND  TAKE A PRINT OUT FROM THIS

https://www.bakers-corner.com.au/assets/Bakers_Corner_Checkerboard_Cake_Template.pdf

now lets make the template to cut the cake..first place the cake pan over the paper
draw over the pan
like this
now use a scale and mark the middle point,
divide each side in to three portions
use a compass to draw round
now you have to cut it
cut the center again
now you will get something like this
now cut the dome off the cakes
take a vanilla cake
place the template over it
secure it with toothpicks
cut the center
cut off the other side as well
now both cakes are done
take chocolate cake
do the same
i made batch of buttercream..Recipe here
take a slice of chocolate cake
spread cream in the sides
place a vanilla cake 
spread icing in the center
place a chocolate cake in the middle
now take a vanilla cake, spread with icing
place a chocolate cake in them
spread with icing
place a vanilla cake in the middle
now take the chocolate one in a plate and spread icing over it
spread evenly
place vanilla cake over it
repeat with all cake layers
no spread some more icing over it
spread around the sides
spread evenly
done
Chill for 2 hours
slice and serve
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About Aarthi

Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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  1. Anonymous

    June 11, 2015 at 11:16 am

    Soooooo nice and very hard working thanks for the post…..

    Reply
  2. Anonymous

    June 11, 2015 at 11:24 am

    Oh!!! That looks really complicated, you made it look simple…. Can I know how much time you took to complete the cake, right from assembling your ingredients… Thanx in advance

    Reply
  3. Priyanka

    June 11, 2015 at 11:43 am

    Hats off arathi madam great job u have done. Its looking awesome wow

    Reply
  4. Anonymous

    June 11, 2015 at 11:45 am

    Excellent. You made it look so damn easy….. Hats off 2 u

    Reply
  5. Anonymous

    June 11, 2015 at 11:45 am

    Excellent. You made it look so damn easy….. Hats off 2 u

    Reply
  6. GARIMA GOYAL

    June 11, 2015 at 11:46 am

    Amazing creativity…wud luv to try it vry soon thnx 🙂

    Reply
  7. GARIMA GOYAL

    June 11, 2015 at 11:46 am

    Amazing creativity…wud luv to try it vry soon thnx 🙂

    Reply
  8. anuja

    June 11, 2015 at 11:55 am

    Perfectly layered ….lukng osm 🙂

    Reply
  9. Anonymous

    June 11, 2015 at 11:56 am

    You are awesome aarthi…
    I didnt saw this type of cake anywhere..

    Reply
  10. Veera Mani

    June 11, 2015 at 12:05 pm

    Excellent Demonstration!! Great Culinary and Engineering Skills!

    Reply
  11. Anu S

    June 11, 2015 at 12:12 pm

    Wow superb and creative too.

    Reply
  12. Anonymous

    June 11, 2015 at 12:13 pm

    How to make butter cream?

    Reply
  13. PriyaGautham

    June 11, 2015 at 12:22 pm

    Fantastic checker board cake arthi… Great job… Very clearly explained too…

    Reply
  14. Jeeva K

    June 11, 2015 at 12:30 pm

    Arthi,

    usually i dont comment in ur blog. just use to read & leave. but can't move for this post as like before! what a patience & dedication towards the process! awesome..

    Reply
  15. Anonymous

    June 11, 2015 at 12:43 pm

    Wowwwwwww superb aarti to surprise anyone. Can u plz suggest substitute for eggs

    Reply
  16. yawanika

    June 11, 2015 at 1:05 pm

    I was always terrified of trying this cake, since the entire process felt complicated. Hats off to you…..i still am aware it's hard work but am feeling more confident pulling it off successfully this time around.

    Fantastic job Aarthi!!!

    Reply
  17. Anonymous

    June 11, 2015 at 1:11 pm

    Hi Arthi, this is awesome, needs lots of patience. Can you please let me know the time you took to complete the cake.
    – Preethi

    Reply
  18. Anonymous

    June 11, 2015 at 1:16 pm

    Amazing, You are active, talented and dedication towards your blog.
    Thanks for all your lovely recipes. Tried many of your recipes. Great Job

    Reply
  19. Subashini

    June 11, 2015 at 1:18 pm

    Such an awesome and dedicated effort…great work…

    Reply
  20. sindhuja

    June 11, 2015 at 2:20 pm

    U nailed it..!!! Excellent patience and dedication. ..keep up the awesome work going. ..

    Reply
  21. Anonymous

    June 11, 2015 at 3:07 pm

    Aarthi I love this cake my husband ordered this cake for my bday when we are in love I really love it thanks aarthi

    Reply
  22. pavani

    June 11, 2015 at 3:13 pm

    Excellent checker cake

    Reply
  23. Anonymous

    June 11, 2015 at 3:48 pm

    Hi aarthi, it is simply great. I admire ur creativity, hardwork and dedication. Keep up the good work.

    Reply
  24. Anonymous

    June 11, 2015 at 5:58 pm

    Substitute for eggs?? And how much

    Reply
  25. Anonymous

    June 11, 2015 at 6:29 pm

    Awesome cake…I really don't have words to praise ur creativity,patience and ur interest in trying out new recipes… Keep up ur good job…

    Reply
  26. Vaishu

    June 11, 2015 at 8:25 pm

    Extraordinary cake and awesome effort!

    Reply
  27. Seema

    June 11, 2015 at 8:29 pm

    Awesome… really superb… fantastic. Clearly u have explained. Perfect..

    Reply
  28. GowriGayathri

    June 12, 2015 at 12:53 am

    Super very nicr

    Reply
  29. Sai

    June 12, 2015 at 1:35 am

    Really awesome superb have no words … Amazing creativity

    Reply
  30. kiruthika

    June 12, 2015 at 4:48 am

    Great work.. That shows your love for the work you do..

    Reply
  31. k.preetha

    June 12, 2015 at 5:56 am

    Super u did a very hard work well done

    Reply
  32. Evelin malarvizhi

    June 12, 2015 at 7:09 am

    True dedication…hats off aarthi

    Reply
  33. sapna Deo

    June 12, 2015 at 7:29 am

    Great job aarthi…i am a beginner in cooking and mostly follow your recipes….this recipe is wonder for me.

    Reply
  34. akhila

    June 12, 2015 at 8:22 am

    Nice arti good job

    Reply
  35. mitha

    June 12, 2015 at 8:26 am

    a big pat on your back. Salute to your patience skill and attitude to share.
    am a big fan of yours.

    Reply
  36. mitha

    June 12, 2015 at 8:26 am

    a big pat on your back. Salute to your patience skill and attitude to share.
    am a big fan of yours.

    Reply
  37. meenakshi

    June 12, 2015 at 9:17 am

    Excellent work… superb creativity ……
    Substitute of eggs n in this recipe …

    Reply
  38. meenakshi

    June 12, 2015 at 9:19 am

    Excellent creativity …

    Reply
  39. Anonymous

    June 12, 2015 at 9:19 am

    Excellent creativity …

    Reply
  40. Gayathri Sudharson

    June 12, 2015 at 10:57 am

    wow Aarthi…. there is no limit for your awesomeness…. keep up your good work. hats off to you

    Reply
  41. Sindhuja.R

    June 12, 2015 at 12:23 pm

    Excellent job done.. The cake luk awesome..Great job aarthi. U always tries diffrent recipies which evryone thinks it is difficult to prepare at home. Hats of to ur effort.

    Reply
  42. Anonymous

    June 12, 2015 at 3:01 pm

    Wow ,superb Aarthy.Proceed as u r.V r der to support u

    Reply
  43. Anonymous

    June 12, 2015 at 3:02 pm

    Superb…

    Reply
  44. Anonymous

    June 12, 2015 at 4:37 pm

    Great Dr

    Reply
  45. Anonymous

    June 13, 2015 at 5:07 am

    Great work…salute for ur patience…:-)

    Reply
  46. Manasi Charles

    June 13, 2015 at 10:33 am

    Appreciate your efforts Aarathi….Good Job..

    Reply
  47. Aarthi

    June 13, 2015 at 12:33 pm

    @AnonymousSorry no sub for eggs

    Reply
  48. Aarthi

    June 13, 2015 at 12:33 pm

    @Anonymousfrom start to finish it took around 2 to 3 hours, except the cooling time of the cake

    Reply
  49. Aarthi

    June 13, 2015 at 12:34 pm

    @Anonymoushere is the link for buttercream
    https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2011/07/chocolate-butter-cream-icing.html

    Reply
  50. Anonymous

    June 13, 2015 at 3:01 pm

    Great!

    Reply
  51. vinitha shivashankar

    June 17, 2015 at 5:48 am

    Beautiful

    Reply
  52. vinitha shivashankar

    June 17, 2015 at 5:48 am

    Beautiful

    Reply
  53. vinitha shivashankar

    June 17, 2015 at 5:48 am

    Beautiful

    Reply
  54. vinitha shivashankar

    June 17, 2015 at 5:48 am

    Beautiful

    Reply
  55. radha

    June 26, 2015 at 4:21 am

    Super effort. Great work !

    Reply
  56. Anonymous

    June 26, 2015 at 12:31 pm

    Ur measuring cup measures 200 grm or 250 grm?

    Reply
  57. Aarthi

    June 26, 2015 at 4:03 pm

    @Anonymousmy 1 cup measuring cup weighs 240 ml

    Reply
  58. Chandni

    August 5, 2015 at 3:59 pm

    Wow … The day i buy an oven …. I will start with this cake…m absolutely tempted to make it now.. But making in pressure cooker will be way too time consuming …love love love… It… Your rainbow cake is very tempting too ..

    Reply
  59. Anonymous

    November 2, 2015 at 12:06 pm

    dear arthi

    can we make the checker cake with recpie of pineapple cream cake. i mean the sponge we use for pineapple cream cake(butter/oil less) can we use that sponge for this cake.

    Reply
  60. Aarthi

    November 2, 2015 at 3:45 pm

    @Anonymousno i dont think it will work. you can use my eggless sponge cake or vanilla cake recipe

    Reply
  61. Sudha Balachandran

    December 18, 2015 at 2:49 pm

    Your pictures are so clear and easy to follow Aarthi! Will surely try this. Has been on my list! Thanks for sharing the recipe and method!

    Reply
  62. hafsa imdad

    January 29, 2016 at 8:26 am

    Aarthi, can I
    prepare the batter keep it in fridge n bake it later?

    Reply
  63. Aarthi

    February 1, 2016 at 12:44 pm

    @hafsa imdadi am not sure keeping the batter in fridge and baking later..u can infact bake the cake and keep in fridge

    Reply
  64. Siny

    August 29, 2016 at 6:04 pm

    Hi Arthi finally made the checkerboard cake inspired from your blog…IT turned out good and I used wheat flour..so healthy too.

    Reply
  65. SAKSHI

    October 9, 2016 at 6:56 pm

    Hi aarthi
    I tried this cake for my sons birthday. It was my first time and I have to admit I had some issues. My cakesnwere too crumbly for some reason due to which my outer rings broke. I ended up with a crooked cake. Thankfully the checkerboard effect was good and tasted better than it looked from outside.
    Inspite of refrigerating the cakes i dont know why my sponges were crumble and sticky. But thankyou for making this complicated saga so much easier. The theme for my sons bithday was checks and this was perfect.

    If you could tell me my error I would be gratrfull.

    Reply
    • Aarthi

      November 30, 2016 at 10:17 am

      i think there must be something wrong with the measurements

      Reply
  66. Unknown

    November 17, 2016 at 6:32 am

    Hi Aarti, can we make the measurements to half ? Whether we will get the same checkboard effect???with two cakes instead of 4 cakes?

    Reply
    • Aarthi

      November 30, 2016 at 10:18 am

      Yes u can make two cakes. it will be a two layered checkerboard

      Reply
  67. Anonymous

    November 17, 2016 at 6:36 am

    Hi Aarti, can we make the measurement half and make two cakes instead of 4? Whether it gives a checkboard effect with two cakes???

    Reply
  68. Esther

    November 29, 2016 at 5:31 pm

    Can I use black magic cake recipe here instead of the chocolate cake recipe

    Reply
    • Aarthi

      November 30, 2016 at 10:19 am

      that cake would be too moist for this.

      Reply
    • Esther

      December 2, 2016 at 5:12 pm

      Thank you..

      Reply
  69. Esther

    December 15, 2016 at 4:03 pm

    Hi Aarthi,
    Baked this cake and everyone had a surprise when the first piece was cut (including me 😉 ) thank you very much…

    Reply

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