The cocoa and apple zebra pound cake is a soft, fragrant, and very easy-to-make dessert, perfect for breakfast or a snack. This variegated pound cake recipe combines the sweetness of diced apples with the intensity of cocoa and chocolate chips, creating a delicious and scenic zebra effect.
If you are looking for a cocoa and apple pound cake that is easy to make and will win everyone over at the first bite, you’re in the right place!
The preparation is really easy: start by combining the eggs with sugar, then add vanilla extract, seed oil, and milk. Finally, incorporate flour and baking powder to get a smooth and fragrant batter. At this point, divide the mixture into two bowls: in one, add more flour and diced apples, and in the other, unsweetened cocoa and dark chocolate chips.
Pour the batter, alternating the two mixtures in the loaf pan to create the zebra effect.
After baking in a static oven at 356°F for 30 minutes, the result is a cocoa and apple variegated pound cake that is soft, moist, and irresistible.
Perfect for those who love simple desserts but with a creative touch!😃
If you like pound cakes, also try:
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups flour + 1/4 cup
- 2 eggs
- 3 1/2 oz erythritol or 4 1/4 oz sugar
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1/2 cup seed oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 apples
- 1 3/4 oz chocolate chips
- 1 oz unsweetened cocoa
- baking powder
Tools
- 1 Loaf Pan loaf pan
- 1 Bowl bowls
- 1 Oven oven
Steps
In a bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar until you get a light mixture.
Add the vanilla extract, seed oil, and milk, mixing well.
Incorporate flour and baking powder, mix until you get a smooth batter.
Divide the batter into two bowls: in the first, add the 1/4 cup of flour and the diced apples.
In the second, add the 1 oz of unsweetened cocoa and the chocolate chips.
Pour the two batters, alternating them in the loaf pan to create the zebra effect and bake in the oven at 356°F for 30 minutes.
The cocoa and apple zebra pound cake is ready!😊
✨Tips
–Choose sweet and juicy apples like Golden or Fuji: they blend better with the batter and add moisture.
–Cut the apples into small pieces, so they distribute evenly and do not weigh down the pound cake.
–Sift the cocoa and flour before adding them: this will prevent lumps and result in a smoother batter.
–Alternate the mixtures one spoon at a time in the pan for a more evident zebra effect.
–Add a pinch of cinnamon to the batter with the apples for an even more enveloping autumn aroma.
–Check the cooking with a toothpick: if it comes out clean, the pound cake is ready.
–Let cool completely before slicing, so the slices will be perfect and not crumble.
–Store the pound cake under a glass dome or in an airtight container: it will stay soft for 3–4 days.
