Tiger Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Brush the inside of 2 8-9 cup bundt pans with melted butter and coat with crumbs.
2. 2
   (you can spray and flour if you must).
3. 3
   Preheat oven to 375.
4. 4
   Whip egg yolks with 9 oz of sugar until light and fluffy.
5. 5
   Add milk and cooled melted butter.
6. 6
   Sift flour and baking powder together and mix into butter mixture.
7. 7
   Whip egg whites until foamy.
8. 8
   Very gradually add remaining 9 oz of sugar and whip just to stiff peaks.
9. 9
   Carefully fold butter/flour mixture into whipped egg whites with a spatula.
10. 10
    Sift cocoa powder into a bowl and gradually stir in 1/3 of the batter.
11. 11
    Mix the lemon zest and vanilla into the remaining 2/3 of the batter.
12. 12
    Spoon 1/4 of the white batter into each of the bundt pans and smooth.
13. 13
    Spoon 1/2 of the chocolate batter into each of the bundt pans and smooth.
14. 14
    Spoon remaining white batter equally into each bundt pan.
15. 15
    Swirll batter in each pan with a knife.
16. 16
    Bake for about 40 minutes or until cakes tests done.
17. 17
    Cool 20 minutes and unmold onto a rack to cool completely.