Colourful rainbow zebra cake with step by step pictures. This bright cake has a rainbow zebra like pattern.
Rainbow Zebra Cake
About Rainbow Zebra Cake
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Ingredients for Rainbow Zebra Cake
- All Purpose Flour / Maida - 2 cups /240 grams
- Sugar - 1.5 cup powdered / 300 grams
- Baking Powder - 4 tsp
- Vanilla Essence - 1 tblspn
- Pineapple Essence - 2 tsp (optional)
- Oil / Cooking Oil - ¾ cup / 180 ml
- Milk - ½ cup / 120 ml
- Eggs - 4
- Food Colours ( Black, Red, Orange, Green, Yellow, Pink, Blue)
How to Make Rainbow Zebra Cake
- Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Line a 8 inch / 20 cm cake pan with parchment paper and oil the bottom and sides really well. Set aside.
- Take flour, baking powder in a bowl and mix well. You can sieve this if you want.
- Now take eggs, sugar, vanilla and pineapple essence in a bowl and use a beater to whip this till it is creamy and pale. it will take 4 to 5 mins.
- Now add in oil and whip again.
- Add in half of the flour mix and fold gently. Add in entire milk and the remaining flour and fold gently.
Forming Zebra Cake
- Now divide the batter into two bowls. IN one bowl add black food colour and fold gently. You can divide this batter into 6 bowls if you want.
- Divide the other bowl of batter into 6 small bowls.
- Now add each food colour into each batter and mix gently. Set aside.
- Now take the cake pan and start with any colour as you wish, pour it in the center, pour one portion of the black batter and continue this alternating the batter. You should add any coloured batter and then black batter..this is the order. CHECK THE STEP BY STEP IMAGES FOR CLEAR DETAIL.
- Once you have done. Pop this in oven and bake for 45 mins or till a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Remove it from oven and cool it in tin for 15 mins. Now remove it from tin and cool it down completely.
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Rainbow Zebra Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- For Cake:
- All Purpose Flour / Maida - 2 cups /240 grams
- Sugar - 1.5 cup powdered / 300 grams
- Baking Powder - 4 tsp
- Vanilla Essence - 1 tblspn
- Pineapple Essence - 2 tsp optional
- Oil / Cooking Oil - ¾ cup / 180 ml
- Milk - ½ cup / 120 ml
- Eggs - 4
- Food Colours Black, Red, Orange, Green, Yellow, Pink, Blue
- For Vanilla Buttercream:
- Unsalted Soft Butter - ½ cup
- Confectioners Sugar / Icing Sugar - 2 cup
- Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp
- Milk - 1 tblspn or as needed
- For Fondant:
- Confectioners Sugar / Icing Sugar - 1 cup
- Butter - 1 tblspn
- Milk - 1 tsp or as needed
- Black Food Colouring as needed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Line a 8 inch / 20 cm cake pan with parchment paper and oil the bottom and sides really well. Set aside.
- Take flour, baking powder in a bowl and mix well. You can sieve this if you want.
- Now take eggs, sugar, vanilla and pineapple essence in a bowl and use a beater to whip this till it is creamy and pale. it will take 4 to 5 mins.
- Now add in oil and whip again.
- Now add in half of the flour mix and fold gently. Add in entire milk and the remaining flour and fold gently.
- Now divide the batter into two bowls. IN one bowl add black food colour and fold gently. You can divide this batter into 6 bowls if you want.
- Divide the other bowl of batter into 6 small bowls.
- Now add each food colour into each batter and mix gently. Set aside.
- Now take the cake pan and start with any colour as you wish, pour it in the center, Now pour one portion of the black batter and continue this alternating the batter. You should add any coloured batter and then black batter..this is the order. CHECK THE STEP BY STEP IMAGES FOR CLEAR DETAIL.
- Once you have done. Pop this in oven and bake for 45 mins or till a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Remove it from oven and cool it in tin for 15 mins. Now remove it from tin and cool it down completely.
- Meanwhile prepare buttercream, check this link for details.
- Now take the cake and slice the top dome portion off. Spread a thin layer of buttercream over the cake, this is called crumb coating. Stick the cake in fridge for 30 mins.
- Once the cake is chilled. Spread remaining frosting on the cake and spread evenly on the top and sides. Now put it back in fridge for 1 hour.
- While the cake is chilling, make the instant fondant. Mix icing sugar, milk and butter till it resembles coarse crumbs, now add in black food colour and mix well. Add more milk till it forms a smooth dough.
- Now take this black fondant in parchment paper and sprinkle with some more icing sugar. Roll it into sheet and slice it in slices so it has one pointing edge and other is little wider.
- Now decorate the cake with this so it resemble zebra stripes...CHECK THE STEP BY STEP IMAGES FOR CLEAR DETAIL.
- Now slice the cake, admire it and devour it..
Rainbow Zebra Cake with Step by Step Photos
Take all your ingredients for cake |
add in vanilla essence and pineapple essence. I added pineapple essence because i got egg smell from the cake when it is baked, this pineapple essence will remove that |
Use a beater to whip this up |
add your favourite colours to each one and mix gently.. Here i used red, pink, blue, green, orange and yellow |
now pour one portion of black batter..You have to divide the black batter into 6 bowls if you want..Or you can eyeball it |
add green one |
When the cake is cooling, i made a small batch of vanilla buttercream |
Now roll this between two sheets of parchment..you can dust it with some icing sugar for easy rolling |
once it is rolled like this |
yawanika
One of the most exotic looking cakes I have ever seen. Good job Aarthi, you do have the skills to entice novice and terrified bakers like me to go a step higher.
Very beautifully explained and presented.
Happy new year friend. May all your dreams come true this year!!
Peninah Githinji
Wow! Been a silent follower & admirer but no more. You've been quite the inspiration that I needed to get going. Seeing your recipes so well explained with the photo tutorials makes the battles half won. Happy 2016 and continue being the best teacher!
irfana junai
Happy new year arthi the cake looks soo nice and yummy ,it make my tummy full
irfana junai
Happy new year arthi .the cake looks yummy and make my tummy full
Karen Gianni
Your tutorial makes it look very doable, even for me, I have hand control issues. Gorgeous, thank you and Happy New Year. 🎈🎉🎈🍾🍷
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Kala Aravind
Happy new year to you n your family. Very nice.
Just a small clarification will the black taste good.
sara
Wher u buying these colours and other decoration item?.if online means tell me the website.in my area I cant get colour and all .
Aarthi
@Kala Aravindyes the black taste good as well
Aarthi
@saramostly i get it online..check bakewala
Preksha jain
hii ur recipe is super cool but plz can u tell me that can we replace egg with some other ingredients n if yes then plz help me out.thanks in adv.
Aarthi
@Preksha jainnot sure about egg replacement
Anonymous
This cake looks awesome... I am sure my kids gonna jump with joy once they cut the cake.will surely bake this.
Unknown
Can chocolate essence be used instead of vanilla essence..
Unknown
Can you use 2 tsp chocolate essence +1 tsp vanilla essence instead of 2tsp pineapple and 1 tsp vanilla
essence
Aarthi
@Unknownyes u can use any essence
Kanchan
Mam pls post an eggless version of zebra cake soon I love this cake and want to try this soon my kids will go crazy after seeing this cake
Anna
nice
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sandeepmghatge123
Line a 8 inch / 20 cm cake pan with parchment paper and oil the bottom and sides really well ? didnt understand.plz explain
Saranya chandran
I also have the same doubt as sandeep..one more question aarti..can I bake it in pressure cooker.. Plz reply...thanx in advance
Anonymous
Substitute for egg?? Can i use curd