Classic zebra cupcake in the oven

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make a classic Zebra cake in the oven? Very simple! First, prepare the necessary ingredients. It is advisable for all products to be at room temperature, so remove them from the refrigerator in advance. Take refined, odorless vegetable oil. You can replace coffee with coffee liqueur. Read about the properties of flour in the article on this topic, link at the end of this recipe.

2. STEP 2

   

   Before kneading the dough, weigh the bowl. This will be useful to us later. In a bowl, combine 200 ml of milk, vegetable oil, sour cream, sugar and eggs. Beat with a mixer for 2-3 minutes at maximum speed.

3. STEP 3

   

   Sift 260 g of flour along with baking powder and add to the dough. Beat again until smooth.

4. STEP 4

   

   Divide the dough into two equal parts. To divide the dough correctly, weigh the weight of the bowl with the dough, subtract from the result the weight of the bowl itself (which was weighed at the very beginning). Divide the resulting mass by 2.

5. STEP 5

   

   Add the remaining 25 g of flour, 25 ml of milk and vanilla extract to one part and beat until smooth.

6. STEP 6

   

   Pour cocoa into another part, pour in coffee and also beat with a mixer until smooth. Thus, we have two parts of the dough of the same density and volume. Both parts of the dough should come out with air bubbles.

7. STEP 7

   

   Line a baking dish (Ø 16 cm) with parchment and grease with butter. Pour 2 tbsp into the center of the mold. l. chocolate mass, then 2 tbsp. l. vanilla mass. Alternating between both types of dough, fill out the entire form. To make the circles even, hold the spoon strictly vertically. Bake the cake at 140-150°C on the “top-bottom” setting for about 1 hour until the skewer is dry. The exact time depends on your oven and the size of the pan. If you have a gas oven, bake for about 40-50 minutes at 180°C.

8. STEP 8

   

   If the top is starting to brown but the inside of the cake is not yet ready, cover it with foil. Read more about ovens in the article at the end of this recipe. Wrap the finished cake, without removing it from the mold, with cling film and leave at room temperature for 6-8 hours. Then remove the cake from the pan. You can serve the cake immediately while still warm.

9. STEP 9

   

   If you wish, you can additionally decorate the cupcake with strawberries. This makes it look beautiful and effective.

10. STEP 10

    

    Wash the strawberries, remove the stems and cut into thin slices.

11. STEP 11

    

    Decorate the surface of the cupcake with strawberry slices and serve. Please note that you need to decorate the baked goods with berries immediately before serving, as wet strawberries can soak the top of the cupcake. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Natalia M

28.10.2023

4.6

The classic zebra cupcake in the oven according to this recipe turned out very tasty and beautiful. I'm used to making it with kefir or sour cream. It turned out great with milk too. I measured all the ingredients exactly according to the recipe so that the chocolate and vanilla dough would have the same consistency. The dough was thick, but flowed easily from a spoon. It blurred well when alternating colors. The addition of coffee gave the cupcake a unique flavorful twist. I baked it in a mold with a diameter of 20 cm. The time was 1 hour 10 minutes. Thanks to the temperature conditions, the cake did not crack and baked evenly. It turned out soft, tender, juicy! The whole family liked the zebra, especially my daughter. Thanks for the recipe!

Anya Shishkova

28.10.2023

4.9

The zebra cupcake turned out very tasty and very tender. I made it in a slow cooker on baking mode. I advise others to try making it.