🍫🤍 Soft & Moist Homemade Zebra Marble Cake with Chocolate & Vanilla Swirls

Ingredients
For the Cake:
2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter, softened
3 large eggs, room temperature
¾ cup (180 ml) whole milk
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon salt
👩‍🍳 Instructions
Prepare the Batter
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and lightly flour a 9-inch round cake pan.
Cream the Butter & Sugar
Beat the softened butter and sugar for 3–4 minutes, until light, fluffy, and creamy.
Add the Eggs & Vanilla
Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add the vanilla extract and mix until combined.
Add the Dry Ingredients
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, alternating with the milk. Mix just until the batter is smooth. Do not overmix.
Make the Chocolate Batter
Divide the batter evenly between two bowls. Keep one bowl as the vanilla batter. Add the cocoa powder to the second bowl and mix until completely smooth.
Create the Zebra Pattern
Place one spoonful of vanilla batter in the center of the prepared pan. Add one spoonful of chocolate batter directly into the center of the vanilla batter. Continue alternating between vanilla and chocolate batter, always pouring into the center, until all the batter is used.
Bake
Bake for 40–50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Cool
Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer it to a wire rack and allow it to cool completely.
Slice & Serve
Slice the cake and reveal the beautiful chocolate-and-vanilla zebra pattern inside. Serve with coffee, tea, or your favorite drink. 🍰☕🤎