Zebra Sponge Cake

One of the simplest, tastiest and family favourite cake of all times, Sponge Cake. A very sturdy butter cake to use under fondant, or you can serve the cake "as is" at tea time. I have added a twist to my cake by making it zebra cake by adding 2 different colors. This made my cake colorful and kids love it too!

Ingredients: 175 grams butter, room temperature 2cups caster sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 3 eggs, room temperature 3cups all purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 30 ml milk, room temperature 1 teaspoon red food color 1 teaspoon yellow food color 3/4th cup heavy cream Method: 1.Heat oven to 190 degree Celsius. Grease and flour one 8 inch round cake tin. 2.Place the butter, sugar, heavy cream and vanilla essence into a bowl and beat well to a creamy consistency (about 5 minutes). 3.Slowly beat in the eggs, one by one, then fold in the flour and baking powder,baking soda and mix well. Add the milk give it a nice stir. 4.Now divide the batter into 2 equal portions. In one portion add red color and in other portion add yellow color. 5.Now in greased tin first add 1tablespoon of red color batter and let it settle for 30seconds then 1 tablespoon of yellow color batter and again wait for 30seconds till it spreads evenly. In same way pour the entire batter putting alternatively both the batters till they get over. 6.Slowly place the cake tin into the oven and bake for about 20 mins until risen and golden brown. 7.The cakes should spring back when gently pushed in the middle. When ready, remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 mins in the tin, before turning out onto a wire rack and cooling completely. For eggless version, Try using 1/2 cup curd (instead of eggs), add 1 teaspoon soda, increase milk to 50 ml (its 30 ml in the recipe) rest all remains same.