Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Zebra Cake


Ever since I saw the lovely Zebra Cake on Ujwal's blog I was drooling over it. I couldn't make it for New Year so was waiting for an occasion. Finally I decided to make it for my father-in-law's birthday. My fil is thousands of miles away from us and I can't even send him a piece of the cake but all I wanted was an occasion to indulge in this yummy cake.
The cake is not as difficult as it looks. It just requires some extra efforts.
I made it with half of the quantities mentioned in the recipe and got a decent sized cake.
I baked it for the time mentioned in the recipe and when the knife inserted in the center came out clean I took it out.
I was so excited to see it rise so beautifully but the moment I took it out of the oven it became flat, almost the size it was before baking.
It still tasted very good and was very nice and soft.

The plain and Chocolate batter
The cake before going into the oven

Cake just out of the oven

The final piece

This recipe is definitely a keeper. The next time I make it I will add a little more sugar as we would have preferred it to be a little more sweeter. And will try with the entire quantities.

6 comments:

  1. Such a fun cake, bet kids will dig in sooner than you can say cake! :D

    Great recipe, thank you! :)

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  2. Do give it a try Asha..your kids would love it.

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  3. Hey sorry dear could not visit you earlier.. right from the new year day we are down with flu cough and cold..much better now.. your cake looks damn pretty.. It looks perfect :)

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  4. Zebra cake looks perfect..Great cake for a celebration!!

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  5. Uj
    I got hooked to this cake after seeing it in your blog. Get well soon dear.
    Divya
    I checked many blogs before making this cake. Urs was one of them. I feel my cake did not rise as much as those in other blogs. Urs looks gr8.

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  6. Wow zebra cake looks perfect..nice one..first time here..nice blog :)

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