I thought I would be making Zebra Cakes with the winner of my white cake comparison. But then, this Eggless Vanilla Butter Cake recipe came across my screen!

I run a home bakery in Maryland called Cookie Cazimi and started offering off-menu items as free gifts, so today you’re getting two recipes: the Egg-Free Vanilla Mini Loaf Cake and Zebra Cake Bars.

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My Favorite Baking Tools

• A set of 2 silicone mini loaf pans
• Gram Scale with 0.01g Accuracy
• Dual Platform Food Kitchen Scales

Egg-Free Vanilla Cake Recipe

This recipe makes 8 mini loaves. Based on the Eggless Vanilla Butter Cake by Sugarologie.

Ingredients

• 127.50g Greek Yogurt (room temp)
• 112.50g White Sugar
• 84.75g Milk (room temp)
• 42.00g Butter (melt)
• 3.75g Vanilla Extract
• 3.00g Salt
• 118.13g Cake Flour
• 16.88g Potato Starch
• 5.40g Baking Powder
• 0.90g Baking Soda

Method

1. Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
2. Place a silicone mini loaf pan on top of a half baking sheet. Set aside.
3. In a large liquid measuring cup, combine Greek yogurt, white sugar, milk, butter, vanilla extract, and salt. Whisk together until combined and set aside.
4. With a mixing bowl and a silicone spatula or stand mixer with the paddle attachment, add cake flour, potato starch, baking powder, and baking soda through a fine sieve. Mix together until well combined. Create a well in the center of the dry ingredients.
5. Mix in half of the wet ingredients until just combined.
6. Slowly add in the remaining wet ingredients while mixing until just combined.
7. Add the 65g batter into each silicone mold cavity.
8. Bake for 23-26 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean with some crumbs.

Don’t have the pan I used? Here’s the recipe spreadsheet I created for this Egg-Free Vanilla Cake recipe.

Zebra Cake Recipe

This recipe covers 8 mini loaves.

Ingredients

• 96.00g Marshmallow Fluff
• 279.07g Chocolate Flavored Candy Melts
• 20.93g Vegetable Oil
• 40.00g Vanilla Flavored Candy Melts

Method

1. Prepare the cakes

   • Cut each mini eggless vanilla butter cake in half horizontally.

   • Place the bottom halves back into their molds.

2. Fill with marshmallow fluff

   • Spoon the marshmallow fluff into a plastic bag and snip off the tip to create a piping bag.

   • Pipe 10 g of marshmallow fluff onto each cake bottom.

   • Place the top half of the cake back on and press gently to spread the marshmallow fluff evenly.

3. Freeze the cakes

   • Place the filled cakes in the freezer until firm. This makes them easier to dip later!

4. Coat the sides

   • Melt the vanilla candy melts with the vegetable oil until smooth.

   • Using a fork or dipping tool, dip only the sides of each cake into the coating.

   • Let excess drip off for 20–30 seconds.

   • Place cakes on a parchment or silicone-lined baking sheet. In the video, you see me place them on a greased cooling rack but I don’t recommend it.

   • After 1–2 minutes, gently move each cake to a fresh spot on the sheet to prevent sticking and pooling.

   • Set aside to let the coating firm.

5. Full dip

   • Re-dip each filled cake, this time covering the entire loaf in the vanilla coating.

   • Let excess drip off for 20–30 seconds.

   • Place onto the lined baking sheet again, moving each cake after a minute to prevent pooling.

6. Drizzle with chocolate

   • Melt the chocolate candy melts until smooth.

   • Using a fork, spoon, or piping bag, drizzle thin lines across the tops of the coated cakes to create the zebra stripe effect.

7. Set and serve

   • Allow the cakes to fully set at room temperature or in the fridge until the coating hardens.

   • Enjoy your homemade zebra cakes!

My Verdict on the Eggless Vanilla Butter Cake

This recipe is reminiscent of breakfast pancakes. It’s fluffy, not-too-sweet, and loaded with a maple-like flavor.

I prefer this flavor profile over the two white cake recipes I tested. The maple syrup-y back notes paired with an amazing chocolate butter frosting would go so hard!

There’s a nostalgic taste to these that make this my new go-to vanilla cake recipe.

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