Culinaro markculinaro

Zebra Cake
5.0 (1)
120 min.
Ingredients
  • 8 eggs
  • 3 cups plus 1 cup sugar
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • 1 cup plus 1 cup flour
  • 1 packet baking powder
  • 4 tablespoons cocoa
  • 2 cups walnuts
  • 4 tablespoons fresh milk
  • 1 packet /125 g/ butter
  • rum or brandy
  • coconut flakes
  • colored sprinkles
Preparation
  1. Beat 4 eggs with 1 cup sugar and vanilla, then add 1 cup flour mixed with 1/2 teaspoon baking powder.
  2. In another bowl, beat 4 eggs with 1 coffee cup sugar, then add 2 tablespoons cocoa, 2 coffee cups crushed walnuts, 1 coffee cup flour, and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder.
  3. In a baking tray lined with parchment paper, alternate spoonfuls of the yellow and brown mixtures until finished.
  4. Bake as you would a cake. Prepare a syrup with 2 cups water and 1 cup sugar, optionally adding 1-2 tablespoons of rum/brandy, and boil for 5-8 minutes.
  5. Once cooled, lightly soak the cake with the syrup on both sides.
  6. Cover the cooled cake with a glaze made from 1 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons cocoa, 4 tablespoons fresh milk, and 1 packet of butter.
  7. Decorate with colored sprinkles or walnuts as desired and let it rest for a few hours before serving.
Nutrition
Servings
4
01/01/22