Zebra Cupcakes - recipe with photo

Zebra Cupcakes

Incredibly tender and delicious muffins. Using one large baking pan instead of small ones is allowed. This amount of ingredients is calculated for 6 muffins.

Total cooking time
not set
Number of servings
6
Recipe difficulty
3 / 5

Ingredients

for 6 servings

  • sugar 150 g
  • butter 100 g
  • vanilla sugar 2 tsp
  • eggs 2
  • kefir or sour cream 200 ml
  • cocoa 2 tbsp
  • flour 200-250 g
  • baking powder 2 tsp
  • butter 50 g
  • milk 3 tbsp
  • sugar 3 tbsp
  • cocoa 3 tbsp

Instructions

Step 1 of 10

Cream the butter and sugar and vanilla sugar.

Step 2 of 10

Add eggs and mix.

Step 3 of 10

Add kefir, mix again.

Step 4 of 10

Stir in flour and baking powder. Knead a medium-thick batter.

Step 5 of 10

Divide the mixture into 2 parts. Add cocoa to one of them and mix.

Step 6 of 10

Place 1–2 tbsp of dark batter into the molds.

Step 7 of 10

Layer 1–2 tbsp of light batter on top of the dark layer.

Step 8 of 10

Alternate layers of dark and light batter until the molds are filled to ⅔ height. Place in an oven preheated to 180 degrees. Bake for 25–30 minutes.

Step 9 of 10

For the glaze, combine sugar, cocoa, milk and butter. Bring the mixture to a boil. Boil for 1 minute, then remove from heat and cool.

Step 10 of 10

Coat the cooled muffins with the cooled glaze.