Zebra pie is a classic homemade dessert. The striking contrasting stripes make the baked goods look very beautiful and the cake is quick and easy to prepare. An alternative to the usual oven is a slow cooker. In it, you can bake a pie with kefir or sour cream; candied orange peels, cottage cheese, vanilla, poppy seeds will add interesting flavor nuances.
"Zebra" in a multicooker: cooking features
A spectacular two-color cake can be baked in any type of multicooker using the “Bake” or “Multi-Baker” mode. If the dough sticks to the bottom, cover it with oiled baking paper. This will help to gently remove the finished cake without damaging it.
The cake is served warm or cold. You can cut it lengthwise - you get 2 cake cakes, which are sandwiched with cream or soaked in syrup. However, "Zebra" is tasty even without additives. To make the dough fluffy and light, beat it for a long time and thoroughly - it is best to use a submersible mixer.
Classic kefir pie
The dough based on low-fat kefir turns out to be porous and airy, and the pie itself is low-calorie. You can decorate the finished cake with homemade chocolate icing, custard or powdered sugar.
Ingredients:
- 0.5 cups of low-fat kefir;
- 0.5 cups of sugar;
- 2 eggs;
- 0.5 tsp soda;
- 1 tbsp. l. cocoa powder;
- 50 g butter;
- 150 g wheat flour;
- a pinch of salt;
- vanillin on the tip of a knife.
Beat eggs and sugar with a blender until the crystals are completely dissolved. Add kefir and soda, melted butter. Without stopping stirring, add sifted flour in portions. Divide the dough into 2 parts, pour cocoa powder into one, and vanillin into the other. Mix both types of dough thoroughly.
Grease the multicooker bowl with butter. With a tablespoon, alternately lay out the vanilla and chocolate dough, smooth the surface. Close the lid of the multicooker, set the "Baking" mode. Cook until the end of the cycle (approximately 1 hour). When the cake is baked, cool it and cover with frosting or cream.
Simple sour cream pie
Sour cream pie turns out to be more high-calorie. The addition of candied orange fruits will help to make the taste original. Can they be replaced with a few drops of orange essence? witruses go well with cocoa.
Ingredients:
- 200 g sour cream;
- 150 g butter;
- 1 cup of sugar;
- 3 eggs;
- 2 tbsp. l. cocoa powder;
- 1 tsp soda or baking powder;
- 1 tbsp. l. finely chopped orange peels;
- 2 cups of flour.
Beat eggs and sugar in a deep bowl. When the mass turns white and increases in volume, add melted butter and sour cream. Whisk again, add sifted flour mixed with baking powder in portions.
Divide the dough into 2 parts, add cocoa to one, and finely chopped orange peels to the other. Put the light and dark dough in the oiled multicooker bowl in a checkerboard pattern. It is better to start from the center, moving in a spiral. Close the lid, set the “Multi-Baker” or “Baking” mode to 1 hour. Gently remove the finished cake from the bowl and cool on the wire rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, portion and serve. An excellent accompaniment is homemade vanilla sauce or custard.
