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How to make easy zebra cupcakes - delicious vanilla and chocolate cupcake recipe with zebra stripes inside and out - Eats Amazing UK
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Easy Zebra Cupcakes

How to make easy zebra cupcakes - delicious vanilla and chocolate cupcake recipe with zebra stripes inside and out.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time17 minutes
Decorating after cooling10 minutes
Course: Dessert, Party Food, Picnic, Snack
Cuisine: British, Vegetarian
Servings: 10 cupcakes
Author: Grace Hall

Ingredients

  • 175 g dairy free spread or softened butter*
  • 175 g golden caster sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 175 g self raising flour
  • 2 tbs soya milk (or milk of your choice)
  • 1 tsp Dr. Oetker Madagascan Vanilla Extract
  • 1 sachet / 25 g Dr. Oetker Fine Dark Cocoa Powder
  • 1 can Dr. Oetker Easy Swirl Vanilla Cupcake Icing
  • Dr. Oetker Zebra Chocolate Triangles

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C (Gas mark 4/350°F). Line a muffin tin with 10 Dr. Oetker muffin cases.
  • Pop the dairy free spread into a mixing bowl and add the caster sugar and eggs. Sift the flour on top and using an electric whisk on a low speed, gently blend the ingredients together. Add the milk and vanilla extract and blend again. Increase the mixer speed and whisk for a few more seconds until well mixed.
  • Place half of the cake mixture into a separate bowl, then add the cocoa powder to the remaining half and whisk again until completely mixed in.
  • Using two teaspoons, drop alternate spoonfuls of the two cake mixture flavours into each muffin case. Aim for 5-6 layers in each muffin case.
  • Once finished, tap the muffin tin gently on your worktop to release any air bubbles and help the mixture to spread in the cake cases.
  • Bake for 16-18 minutes until risen and springy to the touch. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
  • Once cool, decorate each cake with a swirl of vanilla icing. The can of cupcake icing officially covers 8 cakes, but if you use it sparingly you should just be able to decorate all 10 cupcakes.
  • Top each cupcake with a zebra chocolate triangle to finish.

Notes

*NOTES: I made my cupcakes dairy free as my husband can’t have dairy. The cupcake and icing is dairy free, but of course the zebra chocolate triangles are made from milk chocolate. I would suggest decorating with sprinkles or dairy free chocolate chips instead of the zebra triangles if you need to keep your cupcakes dairy free too.