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    Zebra Cake | Zebra Cake Recipe

    November 26, 2021 By Aarthi 99 Comments

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    Zebra Cake with Step by Step Pictures. Vanilla and chocolate cake batter layered in a round cake pan and baked which creates zebra like pattern.

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS
    1. About Zebra Cake
    2. How to Prepare a Cake Pan
    3. How to Make Zebra Cake
    4. 📖 Recipe
    5. Zebra Cake | Zebra Cake Recipe
    6. Zebra Cake with Step by Step pictures.

    Zebra Cake Recipe

    I made this cake last weekend for my sister’s friends, they all loved it. I suggest you all to try this once. After you finish making the batter if the batter is so thick you could add some more milk to it. The consistency of the batter should be like a dosa batter. It is very important. Don't make the batter too runny.

    About Zebra Cake

    This cake is a special recipe which has vanilla and chocolate batter layered in a pan which creates a beautiful zebra cake.Making zebra cake can be very therapeutic. But slicing them gives immense pleasure. Slicing and looking at those gorgeous patterns is so beautiful.

    Zebra cake is a pretty cake to look at. Because it has lovely black and white lines running along. The cake may look so complicated, but it is not a big deal to make. If I can make it everyone can make it.

     

    Cake pan size for Zebra cake is Baking Pan Size - 9" Round Cake Pan / 23 Cm Round Cake Pan

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    How to Prepare a Cake Pan

    Mix together a tsp of cocoa and a tsp of flour together. Prepare a tin by applying Butter on all sides and dusting with flour and cocoa mixture.

    How to Make Zebra Cake

    • Preheat the oven to 180° C. Prepare a baking pan.
    • In a separate bowl mix together flour and baking powder together.Set this aside.
    • In a mixing bowl beat together eggs, sugar and vanilla essence till pale and light. Don't make it fluffy.
    • Add in milk, salt, oil and mix well.Fold in flour mixture slowly.
    • Take half of the batter in to another bowl and mix in cocoa.
    • Now take the tin and pour 2 tbsp of white batter, next in with cocoa batter and repeat this step till the batter is finished.
    • Bake it in the oven for 45-50 min or until the cake is cooked.To check whether the cake is cooked,Insert a skewer in, if the skewer comes out clean then the cake is done.
    • Let the cake cool completely before removing it from the tin and slice it into wedge and serve.

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    If you have any questions not covered in this post and if you need help, leave me a comment or mail me @[email protected] and I’ll help as soon as I can.

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    Zebra Cake | Zebra Cake Recipe

    Delicious marble patterned zebra cake which taste so delicious and is super easy to make. This cake is perfect with a cup of tea or coffee.
    4.45 from 9 votes
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 35 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 45 minutes minutes
    Servings: 8 servings
    Author: Aarthi

    Ingredients

    • Maida / All purpose flour - 1 ½ cup 180 grams
    • Sugar - ½ cup 100 grms
    • Baking Powder - 1 tsp
    • Milk - ¾ cup 180 ml
    • Egg - 2
    • Cocoa powder - 2 tblsp
    • Vanilla extract - 1 tsp
    • Butter - 100 grams
    • Salt a pinch

    MY 1 CUP MEASURES 240 ML

      Instructions

      • Preheat oven to 180 degree C.
      • Mix flour, baking powder and salt.
      • Mix eggs with vanilla and set aside.
      • Take butter and sugar in a bowl and beat till fluffy.
      • Add eggs and beat till fluffy.
      • Add in half of the flour mix and milk and fold gently.
      • Add in remaining flour and fold again.
      • Now remove half of the batter into a bowl. To one bowl add cocoa and fold gently.
      • Take a cake pan, line with parchment paper. Spoon some vanilla batter, then chocolate batter. repeat this way till it is completely done.
      • Now tap the pan in counter few times to remove air bubble.
      • Now pop it into the oven and bake for 35 to 40 mins.
      • Remove and cool completely.
      • Slice and serve

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      Zebra Cake with Step by Step pictures.

      1)Take all your ingredients

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      2)Line a pan with parchment paper

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      3)Take flour in a bowl

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      4)Add in baking powder

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      5)Add salt

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      6)Mix well and set aside.

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      7)Take egg in a bowl

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      8)Add in vanilla

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      9)Mix well

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      10)Take butter in a bowl

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      11)Add in sugar

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      12)Add in egg

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      13)Fold gently

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      14)Add in half of the flour

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      15)Add in milk

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      16)Fold gently

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      17)Remove half of the batter into a bowl

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      18)Add in cocoa powder

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      19)Fold gently

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      20)Batter done

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      21)Spoon

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      22)Spoon cocoa batter

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      23)Alternate batter

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      24)Bake till done

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      25)Serve

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      This is cake which I made another day. Look at the layers.

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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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      Comments

      1. Nithya

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        Perfect looking zeebra cake 🙂 yummm

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        • Sithara

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          non stick vessel oven il vekkan pattumo??

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      2. Krithi's Kitchen

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        Simply super.. I would try sometime..
        http://krithiskitchen.blogspot.com
        Event: Serve It-Chilled

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      3. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal

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        Love zebra cake, but more than that, I loved your step by step pics. Makes it so easy to understand 🙂

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      4. Hema Mahen

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        Zebra looks fabulous...very soft and tempting.

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      5. Deepthidigvijay

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        mmm....looking great...perfect try....

        DeepthiDigvijay
        Good Food Recipes
        Coffe With Me Deepthi

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      6. Chitra

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        looks gr8 ...yummy cake ...

        visit my blog when u get time
        http://www.sharemyrecipe.blogspot.com
        thanks in advance

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      7. Sensible Vegetarian

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        Delicious looking cake, love the step by step photos.

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      8. Vardhini

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        Have to try this .. looks so yummy.

        Vardhini
        VardhinisKitchen

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      9. kaveri

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        soft and spongy looking cake...Your pictorial makes it look very simple

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      10. Sunanda

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        First time here..u have a wonderful space with mouthwatering recipes and pics...Happy to follow you want to be your friend..
        Visit mine as time permits...

        Cake looks super miost and tempting..
        Sunanda's Kitchen

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      11. Pari

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        Hi first time here.
        Love this cake and u have made it perfectly dear.

        FOODELICIOUS

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      12. Ms.Chitchat

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        Superb looking zebra cake.

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      13. Shanthi

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        Looks perfect and spongy

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      14. Suma Gandlur

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        Very beautiful cake!

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      15. Kalyani

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        looks yummy and delicious cake ......

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      16. Myka Iyer

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        I have heard an alternate name to the cake - Marble cake! Maybe coz of the marble design. But the name Zebra z cuter 😀

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      17. Charenn29

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        thanks for sharing. this is great post. really informative.

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      18. Prabhamani

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        Aarthi,today i tried this cake..came out nice!!Just posted in my space..plz check it out!!Thanks 🙂

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      19. Surabhi Nayak

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        A yummy Zebra Cake for Tummy 🙂
        Will try it soon...

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      20. Sowmya

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        Zebra cake looks perfect..loved it!wonderful step by step pics..very informative..will try this soon n let you know..thanks for sharing!

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      21. faseela

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        wow....cute luking cake......superb

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      22. Mamatkamal

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        My boys love this cake and yours looks amazing! Have a great weekend!
        Cheers,

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      23. gi-gi

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        Wow, that is a lovely cake. Great tutorial.

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      24. AJ

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        I have a question regarding baking the cake....Every time I try using the tin (the one you showed), I end up having under-cooked part at the center and if I wait too long over baked (dry - burnt sometime) outer sides. To solve the problem I use the bundt-pan like.. http://img1.classistatic.com/cps/po/100426/812r4/0781bm7_27.jpeg .. its OK at home to eat but to take it somewhere I need to find a way to cook it properly in proper pan. Please give me some tip....anyone?? Thanks for the wonderful recipe, will surely try.

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      25. Aarthi

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        @Aj.There might be two reason for that..
        You oven heating must not be even or else something must have gone wrong with the batter.

        Try to reduce the temparature of the oven and cook it till the cake is done, so that you wont get chances of burning.

        PS:This is my personal opinion, i am sure about this.

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      26. grace

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        that's a positively stunning cake, aarthi! i know it takes a little more effort than most cakes, but what reward!

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      27. Amar Recipe

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        Hi,
        You said to bake cake at 180 degrees. I want to know whether it is of Normal Oven, OTG or Microwave or all of these. I've got M/w. with convection. But unable to bake it well as it gets 85 percent cooked and the inner layer is normally uncooked.
        Hope to receive ur valuable advise.
        Thanks
        Amar

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      28. Aarthi

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        @Amar Recipe ..I baked it in OTG Oven.

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      29. Amar Recipe

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        Hi Aarthi,

        I've made Zebra Cake today

        Do check my blog :

        http://amarcook.blogspot.in/

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      30. Biny Anoop

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        gr8 way to impress ur valentino

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      31. Lakshmi Venkatesh

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        Zebra cake looks perfect. Nice way of showing the layerings.

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      32. Vicki Bensinger

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        This cake is absolutely beautiful! What a fun way to prepare it. I can't wait to try this sometime. Do you ever blanket it with icing?

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      33. Aarthi

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        Vicki Bensinger..Now i don't do icing for this..Since this cake taste great as it is..

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      34. Amar Recipe

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        Okay, Thanx

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      35. Deeps @ Naughty Curry

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        lovely! come out so perfectly

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      36. kala

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        Tried this with pink colour with white check my blog justed posted it but loved the way u taught it's very elobrated 🙂

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      37. Christy Gerald

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        Superb Bake Dear.Would luv to try it soon

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      38. FoodforSwaps

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        That's gorgeous Aarthi... and man you blog almost every day? Respect :)_

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      39. Cool Lassi(e)

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        Aarthi, what a great looking cake! Thanks for trying this from my space. I hope your sister and her friends liked it!

        Past couple of days have been extremely unhappy ones due to domestic issues. Then I win a book and you try something from my space. **hugs**. Its very rewarding!

        A tip from me to you -- I am not baking expert but this is what I do to my cakes -- After the cake cools down to room temperature, stick the cake in the fridge for an hour or so by wrapping it in a cling film/saran wrap. Then when you cut the cake with a sharp serrated knife the cut will be perfect. That is how I cut my cake and the texture looks great in a photo. You can cool it down to room temperature again to dig in. 🙂

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      40. Nish

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        wow, look at all those perfect circles!! you have a lot of patience 🙂

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      41. Sarenya

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        This cake looks awesome!! The step by step picture makes it very easy. Thanks for sharing a wonderful recipe :)will try this out soon and let you know how it came.

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      42. jeneeya

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        Hi I am a regular at your blog. I love your recipes. Especially the way you give details and post step by step pictures of the recipes. Hats off to you for taking so much effort. Today I tried this zebra cake. And it turned out to be great. The only thing is, it was not as sweet as it should be. Especially because I have sweet tooth. Can I make the cake with double the amount of sugar? Like, can I put 2 cups of sugar in order to make it more sweeter? Will that ruin the texture of the cake? Please help!
        Thankyou 🙂

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      43. Aarthi

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        @jeneeyaYou can add another half cup of sugar, but never add too much sugar it will affect the texture of the cake

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      44. iv iv

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        Can v substitute 1 cup oil wth 1 cup melted butter?

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      45. Aarthi

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        @iv ivyes ofcourse you can add

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      46. Anonymous

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        What is egg substitute?

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      47. ruchika gupta

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        What is the alternative for the eggs

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      48. Maanit Gupta

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        Aarthi.... Marvellous cake... just a small query ..how did u make circles... Using laddle ?

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      49. Aarthi

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        @ruchika guptaThat is entirely diff recipe, will share soon

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      50. Aarthi

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        @AnonymousThere is no egg substitute in this, will post a eggless version soon

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      51. Aarthi

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        @Maanit GuptaYes i used ladle

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      52. Anonymous

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        Could v use any alternative instead of oven

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      53. Aarthi

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        @AnonymousSorry this need to be baked in a oven

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      54. Anonymous

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        Thks for this recipe with pic

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      55. madhu latha

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        Aarthi u r amazing..vry nice recipe and children will love this zebra cake..the way u r explaining the recipe and the tips ..Wow

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      56. Anonymous

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        Hi Aarthi,
        Great recipe.. can we use butter instead of oil? Also if only oil can be used, which one do you suggest?

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      57. Aarthi

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        @AnonymousYes u can use..Use melted butter

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      58. Manish Dwivedi

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        WOW!!! very beautiful..This is a nice cake. You described a recipe very well. i will surely try this to make a good cake.

        Thanks!!
        Kids birthday cakes in pune

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      59. Madhu

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        Can I use toned milk. Will that effect the taste?

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      60. Aarthi

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        @MadhuU can use..

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      61. Anonymous

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        can u tell the eggless receipe og this one

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      62. Anonymous

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        Can u please tell the microwave cake. How zebra cake b made in microwave?

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      63. Aarthi

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        @Anonymouswill share it soon

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      64. Moon Jashnani

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        Can we bake in cooker??

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      65. Aarthi

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        @Moon Jashnaniyes u can bake in cooker

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      66. Anonymous

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        Hi Aarthi
        i din get to alternate the layers..could you pls explain.

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      67. Anonymous

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        Could you please explain with some more clarity how to make alternate layers...im new to cooking 🙂

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      68. Aarthi

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        @AnonymousYou just keep on pouring alternating cake batters over one another

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      69. Sandeep Kaur

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        Hi Aarthi.......following ur blogs for the last few days but writing here for the first time......awesome recipes and moreover the pics makes the better understanding. ....I love cooking but usually don't get enough time to cook....but whenever i get little time i always try new recipes. ......now found ur great and easy recipes. ......good to be a part of this... will definitely try these recipes. ....keep posting. ...
        God bless you

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      70. Anonymous

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        Lovely cake thamk you sooo much aarthi

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      71. Anonymous

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        Aarthi, very nice cake, I have a doubt. Wenever I make a cake, I follow ur recipe to the full extent. I don't change anything. But I have always noticed that after baking , I never see that crumbly texture in my cakes. My cake looks kind of moist inside and sticky. The top and bottom of the cakes look perfectly cooked and even dry out if I bake for extra minutes. But the inside has little rise and non-crumbly texture. Taste of the cakes is perfect. Where am I wrong? In mixing the matter? or the soda or in baking? I use an electric oven which bakes other things perfectly.

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      72. Aarthi

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        @Anonymousit may be because of the pan which use use. the pan size may be smaller.

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      73. ddezine studio

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        so yummyy n looking very simple i will this weekend.
        http://thatsecretingredient.com/

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      74. Siji

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        Hi aarti
        I have only an 8" pan with me .. Can I use 8" cake tin for this recipe.. Did I need to reduce the quantity..

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      75. Aarthi

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        @Sijii think it is too small pan, halve the recipe

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      76. Pratibha

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        Any alternative for egg! Love this recipe and presentation want to try it!

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      77. Aarthi

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        @Pratibhawill share a eggless version soon

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      78. Anonymous

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        can i make this in microwave convection mode?

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      79. Aarthi

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        @Anonymousyes u can cook it in convection mode.

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      80. Anonymous

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        Hi Aarthi, what size pan suit for this recipe?

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      81. Aarthi

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        @Anonymoususe a 23 cm cake pan

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      82. umamahi

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        akka i have only square and hexagon cake tin,whethr this zebra pattern will form in those tins by doing lyk dis?thanks:)

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      83. Aarthi

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        @umamahiyes u can use any of those

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      84. Reshad Ahmadi

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        The Viral Site best cake recipe , loved the idea !

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      85. Anonymous

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        Hi Arthi, Can u help me with the proportion needed for a 7 inch pan...Am quite confused...Or...I have a 7 inch and 4 inch pan...Can i reserve some batter for the 4 inch pan? pls let me know ur suggestions

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      86. Aarthi

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        @Anonymousyes u can reserve some for 4 inch pan

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      87. Apti

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        I loved ur recipe.n made it quite many times.turned out to b very good.bt lastym i made i ddnt hve vanilla essence hence added mixed fruit essence in same quantity n the whole cake was spoilt as was bitter....😭

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      88. Anonymous

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        hello aarthi,i loved ur recipes,i have aliminium pan is that suitable for microwave pls reply

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      89. Anonymous

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        Hi aarthi.......
        I tried 2 of ur cake recipes. ..it turned out good ...but the top portion becomes v moist n the bottom a little burnt.can u pls suggest 2hat is worng ?I am new to cooking.pls help

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      90. Anonymous

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        Hi aarthi,
        I regularly follow your cooking recipes and has turned out extremely well every time.Thank you. Trying your baking recipe for the first time.

        I got confused with the measurements given for flour and sugar. 2 cups is 240gm of flour and one cup sugar is 200gms? Please help.

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        • Aarthi

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          each ingredient measure different in a cup.

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      91. eshu

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        i want to make it for four ppl...so shall i reduce all the ingredients into half??will it come gud??

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      92. Madhavi

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        Hi.. Can u please share eggless version of this zebra cake!??

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      93. Nisha

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        5 stars
        Hi mam,
        I made the cake and it was really yummy n soft ..
        I noticed that you mentioned baking soda in the written reciepe.. but in the ingredients list it was not mentioned..
        Hope there is no baking soda.. will be good if u could correct it 😀thanks for your wonderful recipe as always...

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      94. samanta aniston

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        5 stars
        I tried this recipe…Cake turned out very well. Tqvm for sharing.
        look like this

        https://marmeladlimetbex.blogspot.com/2012/10/marble-patterned-cake-recipe.html

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      95. Chaitanya

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        In the instructions sugar is not mentioned. My 7 year old daughter followed the instructions and she had to redo everything to mix the sugar. I hope you will correct the instructions.

        Thanks

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        • Aarthi

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          Oops. Sorry Thanks for letting me know. Will correct that.

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      96. Adriana Oliveira

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        5 stars
        Hello, congratulations on the great Zebra cake recipe, I loved it

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