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Zebra Bundt Cake Recipe

Zebra Bundt Cake Recipe
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This Zebra Bundt Cake combines striking chocolate and vanilla swirls with a moist and tender texture, creating a visually stunning and delicious dessert that’s simple to make and perfect for any occasion.

Ingredients

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Dry Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (or gluten-free blend for gluten-free option)
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder (for chocolate batter)

Wet Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened (or plant-based butter for vegan/dairy-free)
  • 1 3/4 cups sugar
  • 4 large eggs (or flax eggs for vegan)
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup milk (or dairy-free milk alternative)

Instructions

  1. Prepare and Preheat: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Thoroughly grease and flour your Bundt pan to ensure the cake releases effortlessly once baked.
  2. Mix the Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, and cocoa powder separately for the chocolate batter. Keep some plain flour mixture aside for the vanilla batter.
  3. Cream Butter and Sugar: In a separate bowl, cream the unsalted butter and sugar until light and fluffy using an electric mixer.
  4. Incorporate Eggs and Vanilla: Add eggs one at a time to the butter mixture, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla extract.
  5. Alternate Adding Dry Ingredients and Milk: Add the dry ingredients alternately with milk to the butter mixture—starting and ending with dry ingredients—mixing just until combined.
  6. Divide the Batter: Separate the batter into two equal parts. Fold the cocoa powder mixture gently into one half to create the chocolate batter; the other half remains vanilla.
  7. Create the Zebra Swirls: Spoon a few tablespoons of vanilla batter into the center of the Bundt pan, then add the same amount of chocolate batter on top. Continue alternating dollops in the center, allowing layers to spread outward, forming zebra rings.
  8. Bake and Cool: Bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

  • Use room temperature ingredients to ensure smooth combining and lighter texture.
  • Pour batters slowly and alternately into the pan center to achieve distinct zebra stripes.
  • Mix just until combined to avoid a dense cake.
  • Check doneness starting at 45 minutes to prevent overbaking.
  • Allow the cake to cool before slicing to keep zebra pattern defined.

Nutrition

Keywords: Zebra Bundt Cake, Chocolate Vanilla Cake, Swirl Cake, Moist Bundt Cake, Zebra Pattern Cake

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