Swirled Zebra Cake Recipes

ZEBRA CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare two 9 inch cake pans with parchment paper circles in the bottom and grease the sides. Preheat oven to 350°F (176°C).
• Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium sized bowl and set aside.
• Add the butter, vegetable oil and sugar to a large mixer bowl and beat together until light in color and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes. Do not skimp on the creaming time.
• Add the eggs two at a time, mixing until well combined after each. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed to be sure all ingredients are well incorporated.
• Add half of the dry ingredients to the batter and mix until combined.
• Add the buttermilk and vanilla extract and mix until well combined.
• Add the remaining dry ingredients and mix until well combined and smooth. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed to be sure all ingredients are well incorporated. Do not overmix the batter.
• You should have roughly 5 1/2 cups of cake batter total. Divide it in half in two separate bowls (about 625g each, if using a food scale) and set aside.
• Melt the chopped chocolate, then add it to one of the bowls of cake batter that was set aside along with the black gel icing color and gently fold together to combine. Work somewhat quickly so that the chocolate in the cake batter doesn't firm up too much and make the cake batter more difficult to work with. If it thickens too much, it makes it harder to layer the colors of cake batter together easily.
• Drop alternating heaping spoonfuls of each batter to the cake pans and gently shake the pan side to side to spread it evenly after every 2-3 spoonfuls. So add a large spoonful of the vanilla batter to each cake pan, then add a large spoonful of chocolate batter to the center of the vanilla batter. Shake side to side to spread. Repeat until you've used all the cake batter between the two pans.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Remove the cakes from the oven and allow to cool for about 2-3 minutes, then transfer to cooling racks to cool completely.
• To make the frosting, beat the butter in a large mixer bowl until smooth.
• Add half of the powdered sugar and mix until smooth.
• Add the vanilla extract and 3 tablespoons of water or milk and mix until well combined and smooth.
• Add the remaining powdered sugar and mix until well combined and smooth.
• Remove about 1 1/4 cups of the vanilla buttercream and set in another bowl. Add additional water or milk, if needed to get the right consistency of frosting.
• Add the cocoa powder to the remaining buttercream and mix until well combined and smooth.
• Add additional water or milk, if needed to get the right consistency of frosting, then add the black gel icing color to get the right shade of black.
• To put the cake together, use a large serrated knife to remove the domes from the top of the cakes so that they're flat. These cakes don't have a large dome, but I like to make sure they're completely flat.
• Place the first cake on a serving plate or a cardboard cake round.
• Spread about 1 cup of chocolate buttercream evenly on top of the cake.
• Add the second layer of cake on top, then frost the outside of the cake with the chocolate buttercream.
• Use the remaining chocolate buttercream and the vanilla buttercream to create the swirls on top of the cake and the shells along the bottom. To create the two toned swirls, I find it easiest to add each color to their own piping bag, then put both piping bags into a larger piping bag fitted with the piping tip. Squeeze the larger piping bag to do your piping.
• Store in an airtight container.

ZEBRA CAKE RECIPE (THE CLASSIC)

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix the softened butter with 3/4 cup of sugar.
• Using an electric mixer, whisk the eggs with 1 cup of sugar.
• Add the butter mixture into the egg mixture.
• In a separate bowl, mix together the sour cream, baking powder, and baking soda. Add the sour cream mixture into the egg and butter mixture.
• Working slowly, add the flour into the batter until well-combined. Next, split the batter in half in two separate bowls. Add cacao powder to one of the bowls to create the chocolate cake and whisk until well-combined.
• Spray a 7-inch cake pan with cooking spray. Alternating the different colors of batter, place two tablespoon of batter at a time into the cake pan until you run out. This will create the zebra stripe effect.
• Bake the cake at 350°F for 40 minutes. To check if the cake is done, stick a toothpick into the center. If it comes out clean, it's ready. Once the cake completely cools at room temperature, slice it into 2-3 equal sized layers with a serrated knife.
• Soak each cake layer with about 1/2 cup of whipping cream (use a squirt bottle if you have one).
• Using an electric mixer, whip the heavy cream and powdered sugar together just until it reaches stiff peaks.
• Apply the cream between each layer and use the remaining cream to frost the outside of the cake.
• In a small saucepan, bring the heavy cream to a boil. Next, pour it over the chocolate chips in a medium size bowl and stir the mixture until smooth. Give the ganache a couple of minutes to cool.
• Apply the ganache all over the top of the cake. If you wish, decorate the top with chocolate shavings, sprinkles, or whatever else you'd like. Eat immediately or let the cake set overnight in the refrigerator for best results. Enjoy!

CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY ZEBRA CAKE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients for the base batter (flour, sugar, baking powder, salt).
• In a second mixing bowl, combine the eggs and vegetable oil.
• Add the wet mix to the dry mix, stirring constantly until smooth.
• Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C).
• Add the milk, and vanilla extract, stir until evenly mixed and the consistency is a thick liquid.
• Evenly divide the batter into two separate bowls. Add the cocoa powder to the first bowl. Mix thoroughly.
• Add the raspberry jam to other. Mix thoroughly.
• In a greased 9-inch (23 cm) cake pan, alternate batters by placing ¼ cup (60 ml) of batter in the center and letting it spread out slightly before adding the other batter (similar to making pancakes). Continue this process until the batter is used up and the pan is full of alternating rings.
• Bake cake in a preheated oven for 25-35 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
• While the cake is baking, to make the ganache; in a medium pot set over low heat, mix together heavy cream and chocolate until chocolate has melted and mixture is smooth.
• Let mix rest until consistency is thick and mix is cooled.
• Cool cake slightly, and then invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• Pour ganache over the baked and cooled cake starting in the middle and circling towards the edges coating it all.
• Once ganache is cooled on cake, garnish with fresh raspberries and powdered sugar.
• Enjoy!

SWIRLED ZEBRA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F, and lightly grease an eight or nine inch cake pan.
• You need two separate mixing bowls. In each bowl, mix two eggs, 1/2 cup of yogurt and 1 cup sugar.
• To each bowl, add 1 cup flour and 1 teaspoon baking powder.
• To one of the bowls, mix in the cocoa powder.
• Mix the batter thoroughly in each bowl.
• Put one heaping tablespoon of the white batter in the middle of the cake pan. Next add one heaping tablespoon of the chocolate batter on top of the white batter. Continue alternating the batters until they're gone.
• Don't worry if the batter seems to go to one side of the pan; the batter will even out and look great.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until done in the center.

ZEBRA CAKE

Steps:

• Take two chocolate wafers and sandwich them together with half a teaspoon of whipped topping. Put an additional half teaspoon on top of the top cookie. Set this stack down on its side on a plate and continue stacking sideways until you have a 14-inch long log. On the outside, frost the remaining whipped topping so that it covers the rest of the cake.
• Cover with plastic wrap and freeze for about five hours. Take it out and let it thaw in the fridge for 1 hour.
• Slice it. On the inside, it will be striped. Just like a zebra!