EGG LESS ZEBRA CAKE

EGG LESS ZEBRA CAKE.....NOT ONLY LOOKS FASCINATING BUT TASTES AMAZING TOO :)  EASY TO MAKE AND QUICK TO NIBBLE............

Ingredients :

All purpose flour - 2 cups

Shortening - 1/2 cup

Yogurt - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 3/4 cupBaking soda - 1 Tsp
Baking powder - 1 Tsp     (FOR ALTITUDE USE 1/2 TSP)
Vanilla essence - 1 Tsp
Warm water - 3/4 cup
Cocoa - 3 Tbsp
Edible orange color - 1 pinch

Method :
Sieve the flour.
Combine all the ingredients except cocoa in a bowl in the listed order.
Beat until smooth - 300 strokes by hand or 2 minutes by electric blender at medium speed.
Divide the batter into three parts - half of it in one bowl , slightly less than half in second bowl and remaining in third bowl.
In the bowl with the half batter add sieved cocoa along with 3 Tbsps of water and beat it.
Grease and dust the baking tin.
Leave the second bowl as it is - white in color.
In the third bowl mix in the orange color well.
Pour in a little brown batter  first.....in the center of the oven.
Over this pour in little white batter.
Over this pour in a little orange batter.
Repeat the above steps alternatively in the same manner until the batter finishes.
Carefully lift up the tin and place in a pre heated oven.
Bake at 150 degrees for 40 minutes.
Check if done by piercing in a needle, if it comes out dry then it is done.....if it come out wet, bake it further for 5-8 minutes.
Cool and take out of the tin.
When absolutely cooled, cut into desired pieces.