First things first, for those of you reading from a feed reader, you probably haven't noticed but I updated the blog a bit. I changed the layout and added some new links; I also added a new section in the sidebar which links to my favorite recipes - I hope to expand this a bit over time! A few weeks ago I also added a search bar and a link to the blog's feed; I'm just trying to clean things up and make the blog as simple/easy to access as possible.

Moving on to the Zebra Cake!

This cake is something I baked while I was house-sitting with my siblings for my parents three weeks ago; I came across the recipe and easy to follow instructions weeks ago and jumped at the chance to make it.

Not only is this cake fun to look at, but it tastes good too! The tastes are very subtle (my mother says I should add more chocolate to the batter next time, and I may add more vanilla too) but I really like that the cake is not overly sweet. I've never been a big fan of frosting so it's a relief that this cake tastes good enough to be eaten on its own (although it sure is tasty with some Nutella spread on top!). It's also very rewarding because the outcome looks like so much work was put into making the cake, when in reality, it was not very difficult at all! I recommend following these amazing instructions, complete with step-by-step pictures.

More photos of zebra-goodness:
(Guest photo time! The first two photos were taken by my friend Alina and the last was taken by my sister!)

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