"Zebra" refers to the category of simple but effective dishes. Even an inexperienced housewife can cope with the preparation. It is very convenient to bake a Zebra cake in a slow cooker. Recipes with photos will help you with this. The indisputable plus of the multicooker is that you do not need to follow the baking, it does not burn and is perfectly baked.
Ingredients
Products for the cake need the simplest and cheapest: flour, eggs, sugar, sour cream, butter, baking powder, cocoa powder. If desired, vanillin can be added for flavor.
Replacements allowed in the recipe. Instead of sour cream, you can take kefir, instead of butter - vegetable, instead of baking powder - soda. Do not be afraid to experiment, it will turn out delicious anyway.
Cooking dough
100 grams of softened butter should be thoroughly ground with 150 grams of granulated sugar. Add three chicken eggs to the mass. Mix lightly. Now it’s the turn of sour cream (200 grams). Beat everything together. We go further, 250 grams of flour should be mixed with 1.5 teaspoon of baking powder, then add to the butter with eggs and knead thoroughly. The dough in the end is not very thick.
If there is no baking powder, then you need to take one small spoonful of soda and put it out in sour cream or vinegar.
Then you need to divide the dough into two identical parts. Leave one as it is, and add two large spoons of cocoa powder to the other and mix thoroughly.
Bakery products
Now the fun begins. The bowl of the multicooker needs to be well lubricated with butter. You can pour a little semolina on the bottom so that the cake easily comes out of the mold after baking.
In the center of the bowl, pour two or three large and generous spoons of light dough. Then pour two or three tablespoons of chocolate dough into the middle of the light mass. Repeat in this manner until the dough is finished in both bowls.
To get a beautiful “cobweb” on top of the cake, you need to take a knife or a toothpick and draw straight lines from the center to the edges of the form.
Then you close the appliance, select the “Baking” mode in the “Redmond” multicooker for the “Zebra” cake (in other models the mode may be called “Pie” or also “Baking”) and leave it for 65 minutes. Readiness must be checked with a toothpick. Stick it in the middle of the cake, if the stick is dry - ready. It is not worth taking out immediately from the form; leave it for 10 minutes to “rest”.
"Zebra" is already good in this form. If you bake without any solemn occasion, then you can stop there. If you want a full-fledged cake, then you need to prepare a cream and icing.
Cooking cream
Take the simplest - sour cream. To do this, a glass of sour cream must be thoroughly beaten with a mixer and a half glass of sugar. You can add a little vanilla, nuts, dried fruits (prunes very well with sour cream), candied fruit.
But you do not have to limit your imagination to sour cream. You can take boiled condensed milk, jam or prepare butter cream, custard, chocolate. So that the cakes do not turn out dry, soak the cake with sugar or fruit syrup. You can even add a little alcohol to the impregnation (cognac, for example, rum, chocolate or coffee liquor), if only adults will be able to enjoy the dessert.
Cooking Frosting
In a small saucepan, put 70 grams of butter. Pour 5 tablespoons of cream into the melted butter, pour the same amount of sugar and cocoa powder. Mix the mixture thoroughly, keep it on fire until it thickens. You need to carefully monitor the icing so that it does not burn. Then remove from heat, wait until it cools down.
Making a cake
The cake should be cut lengthwise into two parts with a thread or a long sharp bread knife. Soak the cream. Top and sides with icing. You can decorate with nuts, fruits or coconut.
Before serving, it is advisable to keep for some time in the refrigerator so that the cake is well soaked.
Mayonnaise Recipe
The Zebra cake cooked in a slow cooker turns out to be very tasty if mayonnaise was used in the recipe. Beat three eggs with a glass of granulated sugar in a lather. Add two large spoons with a slide of mayonnaise, 150 grams of pre-melted margarine, a small spoon of soda, quenched with vinegar. Mix. Now you need to pour a glass of flour and knead a smooth dough. It turns out cupcake type.
Divide in two. In one part, add two large spoons of cocoa powder.
We grease the multicooker bowl with oil, spread the dough one at a time, as described above. With a toothpick, you can decorate the surface with drawings.
The dessert will be baked in the “Baking” mode for 80 minutes. If desired, you can add cream and glaze.
Cake "Zebra" in the slow cooker: in milk with dried apricots
In this recipe, the rate of bulk products is indicated in ml, not grams. Do not be surprised, this is not a typo, but a very convenient way to measure if there are no kitchen scales in the house.
Grind 100 grams of softened butter (margarine, spread) with 180 ml of granulated sugar. Add two eggs one at a time, whipping the mixture with a mixer after adding each. Then come 180 ml of milk, a teaspoon of soda, slaked vinegar, vanilla sugar (optional) and 360 ml of flour. Whisk thoroughly with a mixer.
We divide the dough into two parts, pour one or two large spoons of cocoa into one. We spread in the bowl of the multicooker according to the technology described above. On the surface of the dough you need to put washed and chopped dried apricots in small pieces or any favorite berries (even fresh, at least frozen).
Dessert is prepared in the “Baking” mode, first 60 minutes, then you need to add another 25. Then, right in the bowl, let it cool slightly and only then put the Zebra cake from the multicooker. You can see a photo of the finished dessert below. It is very appetizing. If you add cream and icing, you will also get a festive cake.
Zebra with cottage cheese
If you like cottage cheese, you will definitely enjoy this recipe. The cake is tender and lush.
Half a kilogram of cottage cheese (5 or 9% fat) should be thoroughly wiped through a sieve or whipped with a blender to make the mass smooth and uniform. Beat three eggs with one glass of sugar with a mixer at high speeds until a lush foam is formed. Add the cottage cheese to the mixture and divide everything into two parts.
50 grams of dark chocolate need to pour 50 ml of cream and heat to melt. Pour this mixture into one part of the curd dough and mix well. Then add 2 large spoons of potato starch to the chocolate part, and one spoonful of starch to the light part.
Grease a bowl of multicookers with butter and lay out the dough in the same way as described in the recipe above. You need to cook in the "Baking" mode. First 65 minutes, then add another 20. Already after the multicooker sounds, you need to leave the casserole for another 30-40 minutes, without opening the lid and not letting out heat.
After that, dessert can be laid out on a beautiful plate, decorated and served with tea. Especially this option of the pie will appeal to young children.
Now you have several recipes for the Zebra cake. At home in a slow cooker you can cook them without difficulty. Enjoy your meal!