This recipe is the one my kids chose to make from my friend Lisa’s new cookbook, Kid Chef Bakes: The Kids Cookbook for Aspiring Bakers. This is also the first Zebra Cake I’ve made and it won’t be the last.
My kids thought the Zebra Cake was incredibly cool and it was delicious too. Oh, and let’s not confuse this recipe for Zebra Cake with those Little Debbie Zebra Cakes that you may have eaten through childhood. That’s a completely different treat. Tasty, but not the same at all. Zebra Cakes look trickier than they are. I can promise you that this is an easy cake to make, because you already know I’m not a fancy baker. Most of my cakes are sheet cakes topped with a glaze or a sprinkling of powdered sugar. This simple Brown Sugar Pound Cake is a basic bundt cake with a simple Caramel Glaze. The Cold Chocolate Snacking Cake is a simple cake that everyone raves about. This pretty Rose Cake? It comes together in about 5 minutes time. (And truthfully, I wouldn’t believe that either, if I hadn’t made it myself.)
How To Make A Zebra Cake
To make the stripes in a Zebra Cake all you need to do is divide your batter in half and add cocoa powder to one bowl. Then spoon the batter into the pan, layering alternating colors over each other, one spoonful at a time. It really is that easy. As you add the batter to the pan, it will spread out across the pan. Don’t shake the pan as you set it in the oven and you’ll have a pretty striped cake ready to eat in no time.
I chose to top the cake with lightly sweetened whipped cream, but it would also be great with Fluffy Chocolate Frosting or even this Fresh Strawberry Frosting. For more fun cakes to make with kids, try this Easy Birthday Cake from Scratch or this Rainbow Birthday Cake. Want something a little different for your next party? How about Cake Batter Truffles or a Birthday Cake Martini? Do you have a four-legged friend who wants to celebrate too? This Spoiled Dog Cake is the cutest idea ever for the dog in your life. Kitchen Tip: I used this mixer, this scoop, and this pan to make this recipe.
