Finnish Tiger Cake

The perfect combination of vanilla and chocolate

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Prep Time 25

Cook Time 31

Course Dessert

Cuisine Finnish

Servings 16

Ingredients

4 large eggs room temperature
1/2 cup butter room temperature
1 1/2 +1 tbsp cups granulated sugar
2 tsp pure vanilla
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup milk
2 cups all purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa
1 cup chocolate chips your choice ( milk, semi sweet etc)

Instructions

Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.
Put the sugar and butter in a large bowl. Using a mixer, (hand held or stand mixer )beat the butter and sugar on medium speed until combined. Turn the mixer to high and continue beating until light yellow and airy. In a separate bowl add the eggs. Beat on high until light and fluffy.. add the vanilla, mix well. Slowly pour the eggs into the butter mixture. Mix well.
In a separate bowl, measure the flour and baking powder and add to the bowl. Mix. Slowly add this mixture to the egg mixture. Mix well. Add milk. Mix well
Divide the mixture into 2 bowls. Add the cocoa powder to one of the bowls and mix until combined.
Grease your bundt pan well. Sprinkle the 1 tbsp sugar in the pan and shake it around.
Pour the chocolate chips into the bundt pan. Shake so they are evenly distributed.
Add 1/2 of the vanilla batter to the bottom of the pan. Using the back of a large spoon, press the batter into the chocolate chips in the pan. Add 1/2 the chocolate batter on top of the vanilla. Repeat until the batter is used up.
Using a knife, swirl the chocolate and vanilla batter in the pan. Make sure your knife gets to the bottom of the pan. Do not fully mix. Just do this lightly around the pan.
Bake in a 350 degrees oven for 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool on a cooling rack for 10 minutes.
Using a blunt knife, gently loosen between the cake and the pan. Wearing oven mitts, carefully turn over the cake. Lightly tap on the top of the pan.
Let cool. Sprinkle with powder sugar if desired.

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