As a rule, when creating a cake, much attention is paid to its appearance. But what about its content, especially if the pastry does not contain a filling? The amazingly easy-to-prepare cake called “Zebra” looks really beautiful in the context, because its cake is striped.
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You will need
- For the test:
- - sugar 200 g
- - butter 200 g
- - eggs 5 pcs.
- - sour cream (fat content 15%) 500 g
- - flour 350 g
- - baking powder 3 tsp
- - cocoa 4 tbsp. spoons
- For cream:
- - sour cream 400-500 g
- - sugar 150 g
- - vanilla sugar 2 tsp
- For glaze:
- - butter 100 g
- - milk 5 tbsp. spoons
- - sugar 6 tbsp. spoons
- - cocoa 5 tbsp. spoons
Instruction manual
1
Grind sugar and butter well. Then add eggs, sour cream, baking powder and flour. Mix everything thoroughly and knead the dough. It should not be thick.
2
The resulting dough must be divided into two identical parts. In one of them you need to add cocoa, thereby giving a chocolate look.
3
For baking, it is best to take a round forum and grease its bottom and sides well with vegetable oil. In the middle of the dishes put 2 tbsp. tablespoons of dough are dark in color, and on top - 2 tbsp. spoons of light color. Continue alternating the dough of two kinds until it ends. The mass should spread and fill the entire diameter of the mold.
4
Bake the cake for about 35 minutes at a temperature of 180-200 degrees.
5
To prepare the cream, beat sour cream with two types of sugar - regular and vanilla.
6
Cut the finished cake into two equal parts horizontally.
7
Grease the bottom cake with plenty of cream and put the second cake on top. This is done so that the cake is better saturated and not dry.
8
Cooking the icing. Melt the butter over a fire. Add milk, cocoa, sugar to it and boil all the ingredients until the mass begins to thicken.
9
Pour the cake with the obtained glaze and decorate to your taste, for example, sprinkle with powdered sugar and add slices of fruit.