Choco-Vanilla Cake

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Choco-Vanilla Cake (crouching tiger, hidden zebra cake)



4 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup oil
1 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
4 tablespoon cocoa powder

Preheat oven at 175 C or 350 F. Line a baking dish with parchment paper on the base and butter and flour the sides.

Whisk together the flour and baking powder.
Sift the cocoa powder and keep in a big bowl.
Using a hand blender or a whisk beat the eggs and sugar till nice and frothy. Add the milk, oil and vanilla extract. Whisk again till all the liquids are incorporated and you see a lot of bubbles. About 5 minutes. Add the flour in batches and gently mix. Now add half the batter to the bowl with the cocoa powder.

Take your baking dish and pour a thin layer of the white batter in the center. Now take the chocolate batter and pour about a ladleful. Alternate the batters each time pouring a ladleful only in the center. Do not shake the baking dish, do not bang it to release the bubbles. Just pour a ladleful of the batter alternatively in the center till all the batter is used.
Bake for approximately an hour. After 45 minutes test the cake with a skewer poking in two or three places. If the skewer comes out clean, the cake is done. Demould, cut and wedges and keep gazing at your handiwork.

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