Best 6 Zebra Layer Cake Recipes

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!

ZEBRA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Grease and lightly flour three 9-inch cake pans.
• Whisk the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda together in a large bowl. Set aside. Using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle or whisk attachment, beat the butter and sugar together on high speed until smooth and creamy, about 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed. On medium-high speed, add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the sour cream and vanilla extract. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed.
• With the mixer on low speed, add the dry ingredients in three additions alternating with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients, and mixing each addition just until incorporated. Do not overmix this batter. The batter will be smooth, velvety, and slightly thick.
• There will be around 8 cups of batter total. Transfer half of it to another bowl. Whisk in the 4 chocolate batter ingredients until combined. A few small lumps are ok.
• First, watch the video above to see exactly how to layer the batters into the cake pans. Drop a large spoonful of 1 batter in the center of the pan. Top with a spoonful of the other batter. Alternate spoonfuls on top of each other. Give the pan a shake to level it all out. Repeat with each cake pan until all the batter is used. There's about 8 cups of batter total, so each cake pan will have a little less than 3 cups of batter in it.
• Bake for around 25-27 minutes or until the cakes are baked through. To test for doneness, insert a toothpick into the center of the cake. If it comes out clean, it is done. Allow cakes to cool completely in the pans set on a wire rack. The cakes must be completely cool before frosting and assembling.
• In a large bowl using a hand-held or stand mixer fitted with a paddle or whisk attachment, beat the cream cheese for 1 minute on high speed until completely smooth and creamy. Beat in the butter until combined. Add the confectioners' sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, 1 Tablespoon milk, and salt and beat on medium-high speed until combined and creamy. Add 1 more Tablespoon of milk to slightly thin out, if desired. Taste, then add another pinch of salt if desired.
• First, using a large serrated knife, slice a thin layer off the tops of the cakes to create a flat surface. Discard (or crumble over ice cream!). Place 1 cake layer on your cake stand or serving plate. Evenly cover the top with frosting. Top with 2nd layer and evenly cover the top with more frosting. Top with the third cake layer. Spread the frosting into a thick layer all over the top and sides. Garnish with sprinkles, if desired. Refrigerate for at least 45 minutes before slicing. This helps the cake keep its shape when cutting- it could slightly fall apart without time in the fridge.
• Cover leftover cake tightly and store in the refrigerator for 5 days.

ZEBRA CAKE III

Steps:

• Beat cream in a large glass or metal mixing bowl with an electric mixer. Gradually add confectioners' sugar and vanilla extract, continuing to beat until the cream holds stiff peaks. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the whipped cream should form a sharp peak that holds its shape.
• Spread a generous teaspoon of whipped cream on each cookie. Press cookies together to make 3-inch stacks.
• Spread a 1-inch wide line of whipped cream down center of a serving platter. Assemble cookie stacks into a log on platter following the line of whipped cream.
• Frost cookie log with remaining whipped cream and sprinkle with grated chocolate.
• Cover tightly and refrigerate overnight.
• To serve, slice diagonally to create striped pieces.

ZEBRA LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease bottoms and sides of 3 (8- or 9-inch) round pans with shortening. Line pan bottoms with waxed paper or cooking parchment paper; grease again and lightly flour. Make dark chocolate cake mix as directed on box using water, oil and eggs; set aside. Make white cake mix as directed on box using water, oil and egg whites.
• Place 1/4 cup of the chocolate cake batter into center of each pan. Do not spread batter. Place 1/4 cup white cake batter on top and in center of chocolate batter in each pan. Do not spread batter. Let batter in each pan spread on its own. Repeat placing remaining batters, 1/4 cup at a time, in center alternating between chocolate and white batter.
• Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Carefully remove waxed paper. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• If necessary, using serrated knife, cut rounded top off cakes to make a level surface. Place 1 cake layer on cake plate, top side up. Spread frosting over top. Top with another cake layer, top side down; spread with frosting. Top with remaining cake layer, top side down. Reserve about 1/2 cup remaining frosting for garnish. Frost side and top of cake with remaining frosting. Use metal spatula to smooth frosting. Using #9 writing tip, pipe reserved 1/2 cup frosting around bottom of cake.
• Knead fondant to soften. Lightly sprinkle smooth surface and rolling pin with powdered sugar. Roll out fondant to 1/8-inch thickness. Using a pizza cutter or knife, cut strips from fondant of various lengths and widths to make black stripes. Place strips on cake side and top forming striped pattern on cake, leaving about 1/2 inch of frosting between stripes. Store cake loosely covered.

ZEBRA CAKE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Mix all the dry ingredients together. Then, add oil and yogurt and mix well.
• Then, add water in small increments to make a batter of medium consistency. Once incorporated, add vanilla extract.
• Separate the batter into 2 equal portions. Keep one as vanilla. In a separate cup, mix cocoa powder with 2 tbsp water to make a chocolate paste: add this pasta to your second portion of mix to make chocolate-flavored cake batter.
• Now take a cupcake mold and grease it with oil and all-purpose flour.
• Add one layer of vanilla batter, followed by one layer of chocolate batter, then repeat.
• Preheat the oven for 200°F degrees for 15 mins.
• Make designs in the cupcakes with the help of a toothpick, then bake for 20-25 minutes until done.
• Serve.
• Enjoy!

ZEBRA CAKE: BIRTHDAY MADE FUN, QUICK, AND EASY!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to directed temperature on the box, grease two 9 inch round baking pans (depending on amount of mixture provided, if not enough just use one.) and dust with flour.
• Mix up the mixes separately as shown on the box.
• Starting with the chocolate take a 1/4 cup measuring cup and pour one scoop into center of pan letting it spread out by itself. Then have a separate measuring cup and scoop some white mix into the center of the chocolate. Going back and forth rather quickly. If mix is not spreading well pick up the pan and slightly tilt it, however, you do NOT want to mix the two colors. **Warning: throughout the whole process do not touch the batter with anything once in the pan to avoid mixed stripes.
• Put in oven for directed time or until a fork/toothpick/ knife.etc. can come out clean from the center of the cake.
• Let cool 10 minutes or longer if needed. Tip pans upside down on cookie sheet, doing that carefully so that the cake doesn't fall right out and break. I normally press my hand against the top while flipping it.
• Gently take off the pan, if the cake is sticking gently tap on the bottom of the pan.
• Take bottom layered cake and turn right side up on a plate to frost while flipping the top layer and leaving it on the cookie sheet (this prevents the top from being a "Waffle" pattern). Plop a small amount of frosting on the top of the cake, once it is cooled down enough that the icing won't melt, (it does not have to be perfect and just enough frosting so the top layer will stick) gently take an icing knife or I used an actual butter knife (Not the every day table knives) and glide the frosting starting from the middle spreading towards the outside. **Warning: do not dig into the cake, this will cause crumbs and make the icing and outside not look as appealing.
• Once frosted the inside, take the top layer and set it gently on top.
• Take a majority of the the rest of the icing and plop it on top starting from the center and working to the sides then gently go around the sides and smooth frosting out to your liking.
• Add sprinkles if desired or even crushed Oreos for that fun black and white striped look! Then the candles and you're done and ready to Enjoy!
• **Tip if the bottom layer is to rounded than I would suggest looking up how to easily cut the rounded spot off, like on youtube or something. However, one downfall to that is it may make more crumbs.
• **Also for the sprinkles I took some cookie cutters of my desired shape and gently set them on top of the icing and poured the sprinkles inside to make the desired shape! (I also put a few around the edge of the cake).