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Monday 8 August 2016

Eggless Butterless Marble Cake (Zebra Cake) Recipe


A delightful cake which has a streaked or mottled appearance (like marble), due to the light blending of light and dark batter is called a marble cake. It is basically a cake with a combination of vanilla and chocolate batter, in which the layers are swirled together just before baking to give a wonderful marble effect. 


A Zebra cake was on my to-do list for a long time, then on browsing on internet, saw this beautiful flower pattern of a marble cake. Was so fascinated by it, that i could not wait more to try out one myself. This cake is one more addition to my long list of egg-less butter-less cakes. Used whole wheat flour, instead of refined flour (maida) and coco powder to make the darker batter. Curd serves as a substitute for egg in this recipe.


I agree making this cake requires a little more time and patience, but the end results are worth it and the best part is the recipe is easy to follow with the step by step pictorial explanation .The cake turned out to be moist and spongy and each bite was a visual delight too :) This cake can be served as a dessert or a tea time snacks. Kids will surely love it.

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup curd
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 1-2 tbsp. Milk or as required.
  • 2 tbsp coco powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
Method:

  1. Take 1 cup curd in a bowl. Beat it and add baking powder and baking soda to it. Stir well and keep aside for 10 minutes. Mean while preheat the oven at 180o C or 350o F for 10 minutes. Grease a 8" cake pan or line it with a parchment paper.

    2.  Sieve the whole wheat flour twice and keep aside.


    3.  The curd will turn frothy in 10 minutes. Add powdered sugar to it. Mix well. Now to this curd sugar mixture add oil and vanilla extract. Keep stirring gently to mix everything. 
              
                          


      4. Slowly add sieved whole wheat flour to the wet ingredients little at a time and blend with a spatula. Do not over beat.



       5.  Pour half of this batter in another bowl. Add sieved coco powder into it and blend well. If the batter appears a little dry, add little milk and adjust its consistency.


      6.  Take 2 tbsp. of the light batter and pour it in the center of the greased cake pan. Tap gently so that the layer spreads. Now take 2 tbsp. of dark (chocolate) batter and add in the center of the light batter. Tap again gently and let it spread too.


     7.  Continue this process till you finish both the batters to get enough light and dark circles.The batter spreads in layers and reaches the circumference of the pan. We can see a lovely pattern of alternate light and dark batter .This is the Zebra pattern. You can right away transfer the cake pan to a preheated oven at this stage and bake it for 30-35 minutes  to get a lovely Zebra cake.


      8.   Follow this step to get a flower pattern. Take a toothpick and starting from the center of the cake pan strike a straight line towards the edge. Make around 8 equally spaced lines.


     9.  Similarly make lines in between those lines starting from the edge to the center of the cake pan. ( now the tooth pick will move in the opposite direction). This gives a beautiful flower pattern.



     10.  Place the cake pan in a preheated oven and bake at 180 o C for 30-35 minutes or until a tester tooth pick comes out clean.



    11.  Allow the cake to cool down completely before flipping it. Cut it into desired shape and enjoy with your loved ones.




   I hope you would love to give this recipe a try. Do not forget to give your valuable feedback.
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59 comments :

  1. was about 1"thick as i prolly forgot to add baking soda to the dahi mixture.

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    1. If you have not added baking soda to curd , then the cake will not be spongy. Hope you get the desired results the next time. Happy Baking Monica.

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  2. I don't know my cake was sticking to the pan . I greased well .. But taste was yummy ! Will give another try.. Though took almost 35 min to bake

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    1. Hi Lekshmy !
      You better line the cake pan with a parchment paper , as i have shown in the pics , the next time you bake this cake. Happy Baking :)

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  3. Can I use all purpose flour instead of whole wheat flour?

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    1. Yes you can use all purpose flour in this cake insteadof whole wheat flour , Ann. Happy Baking !

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  4. Can honey be used instead of sugar?

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    1. I have not tried using Honey , Nikki. But you can give it a try. Happy Baking :)

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    2. Hi! Nikki,

      Avoid using honey. Honey should never be heated. Instead of sugar you can add Shakkar or jaggery.

      Hope that helps

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  5. I tried this and followed the recipe properly.my batter was quite thick and the cake did not rise much. Please could you help where I went wrong.

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  6. I tried this and followed the recipe properly.my batter was quite thick and the cake did not rise much. Please could you help where I went wrong.

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    1. Hi Neha !
      If your batter was thick you could have adjusted the consistency by adding milk as required. I had asked to do it in step 5 of the recipe. This could be the reason your cake did not rise. If the baking powder used is old , then also the cake does not rise.Apart from this if there is more time lag between making the batter and baking it, the cake do not rise much. Anyways , hope you rule out all these possibilities and get desired results the next time you bake this cake. Happy baking :)

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  7. OMG .. this is awesome..I would love to try this beauty.

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    1. Thank you di..do give it a try and share your feedback with us.

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  8. Wow. This looks so perfect and yummy. I never tried like this. Your post motivated me to try. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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    1. I am glad you liked my post Malini, do share your feedback once you try it. Happy Baking !

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    2. I tried this recipe. It came out so well. My family also loved it. Planning to post in my blog also. Thank you so much.

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    3. Oh wow Malini ! Thank you so much for this lovely feedback..I am glad you tried the recipe and it turned out so well !

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  9. This looks so inviting & delicious ! I would love to have a slice of it right now! Loved this marble cake.

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    1. Thank you Jolly..I am glad you liked the post so much.

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  10. This cake looks so pretty and tempting loved the texture its just spot on, thanks for the lovely share will try for my kiddo.

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    1. Do share your feedback with us Soma..happy baking !

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  11. SO beautiful and perfectly baked marble cake Poonam ! Loved the recipe.

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  12. What a neat marbled finish! It's Just Wow!!

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  13. Such cute pictures you have taken. Love the cake, the zebra design has come out beautifully.

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  14. Love the way the layers have come out...simply perfect. Cake looks so moist

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    1. Thank you Renu..the cake turned out really well

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  15. What a fun cake to bake! It's looking sooo pretty, I wouldn't even want to cut it. 😊

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  16. Love marble cake and yours has come out so well Poonam, lovely share

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  17. The cake looks like an art ..you perfectly made the marble effect..cake looks amazing

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  18. Beautifully designed cake must say. You made it so beautifully Poonam. Marble cake is really great with tea.

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  19. I love that this cake is eggless! The marble design looks beautiful too! So presentable

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  20. My cake has risen well.. only thing I m not happy with it is not spongy... do I need to wait for it to cool down before cutting??? And my tooth pick came clean when I took out cake from oven...what should be the consistency of the batter?? May there I m lacking

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  21. Whether making a childs birthday cake or a seven tier wedding cake, cake decorators are frustrated by the same problems the world over. There are a number of very common mistakes made by us all. These include getting cake crumbs in our icing, having filling bulge out the side our cakes and freezing a comfort food so it doesn't become dry and tastle less when defrosted. Luckily these issues are very easy to fix!

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  23. Can i use milkmaid instead of curd n sugar

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  24. Which would you rather have to eat: a savory meal made by one or two people, with comfort recipes purchased, hand washed all natural ingredients made in a tidy kitchen or bakery; or a dish that has mass produced ingredients, made in a vast factory, that has been touched by more than a few pairs of hands before finally reaching your plate? Although they are a lot less selective in terms of food, dogs still have a sense of taste.

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  25. Tried this recipe today. After having failed once, I finally got the result. Your blog is wonderful. Your baking kitchen boasts nothing of fancy items. All the ingredients you use are easily available. Hence, it makes the journey of a hime-baker likeme super easy. Do check out my blog https://chauhanpriyanka.blogspot.com/. I post recipes of the stuff i bake here....Looking forward to try few more from your blog. Happy baking:)

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  26. Faced same issue as Kamal. Initial batter was very dry since my atta tends to absorb lot of water. I had to add milk after step 4. Then again added milk + water after adding cocoa in half of the batter. This resulted in different liquid consitency of both the batters. Also when I poured brown batter over white , it did not spread throughout when tapped as the batter was still not very liquid. It just spread little bit on tapping. Also it didn't rise much and was not spongy esp in the center

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  28. Tried this recipe today. After having failed once, I finally got the result. Your blog is wonderful. Your baking kitchen boasts nothing of fancy items. All the ingredients you use are easily available. Hence, it makes the journey of a home-baker like me super easy. Do check out my blog https://chauhanpriyanka.blogspot.com/. I post recipes of the stuff i bake here....Looking forward to try few more from your blog. Happy baking:)

    https://chauhanpriyanka.blogspot.com/2019/09/eggless-butterless-whole-wheat-marble.html

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  29. Good recipe. The only thing that happened that it cracked fron top centre hence spoiling little bit of beauty. Otherwise it was soft and moist. Thanks for sharing recipe and please tell why cake cracks from top centre?

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  30. Excellent service and quality of food. I like it. It is very like it delicious and beautifully made for any Special Occasion Vegetarian Cakes.

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  31. I would love to try this. I have been looking for an eggless recipe. Thank you Poonam. Will definitely try this one

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    1. Glad that you found my post helpful Simar. Do share your feedback once you try it.

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  32. Can we use butter instead of oil?

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  33. Tried it....came out really well....thank you!!

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    1. Thank you so much Bhawana for the lovely feedback.

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