How to Make Zebra Stripes Using White Icing
Children and adults of all ages love themed birthday parties. Rather than getting inspiration from a favorite television show or movie, many people turn to nature -- specifically animals -- to create a perfect party. Dr. Doolittle himself would be proud to host a safari-themed party with a black-and-white zebra-striped cake taking center stage at the celebration. Creating a cake with zebra stripes can be easily accomplished using black-and-white icing along with a pinch of patience. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Cake
- Powdered sugar
- Vegetable shortening
- Water
- Clear vanilla extract
- Black food coloring
- 2 large bowls
- Mixer
- Spatula
- Piping bag
- Picture of a zebra
Instructions
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Bake a cake using your favorite recipe or box variety. Remove the cake from the baking pan, place it on a wire rack and allow it to cool completely.
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Combine 4 cups of powdered sugar, 1 cup of vegetable shortening, 1 1/2 tbsp. of water and 1 tsp. of clear vanilla extract in a large bowl. Beat the mixture on the medium-speed setting for five minutes. Set the icing aside.
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Make another round of icing in a separate bowl using the same recipe, except add several drops of black food coloring to the mixture.
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Brush all of the loose crumbs off the top and sides of the cake. Frost the entire cake with a spatula using the black icing.
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Dip the spatula in hot water and run it over the top of the icing. This action will give the frosting a smooth look. Allow the cake with black icing to set, at least one hour.
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Fill a piping bag with the white frosting. Place a picture of a zebra close by to refer to while frosting the cake.
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Carefully squeeze the piping bag as you move it over the top of the cake to make an outline of a zebra stripe. Fill in the stripe with the white icing.
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Repeat and remember that not all zebra stripes are the same, so create a variety of sizes and shapes. Smooth the stripes with a spatula dipped in hot water.
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Tips & Warnings
If you don't have a piping bag, fill a 1-gallon plastic bag with the white icing and cut the corner off.
Black food coloring can be found in specialty stores and online.
Black icing can stain, so take precautions to keep your counter and clothing safe.
Add facial features over the stripes, including the zebra's eyes, nose and mouth.
As alternative to cake, decorate a giant cookie with zebra stripes.
References
- Photo Credit zebra image by Henryk Olszewski from Fotolia.com
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Comments
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Well today I picked up the cuppie cake wrappers. 75 for 2.00 at Michaels...I can pick up the frosting. I picked up a tube of some sparkly black gel...thought that could be interesting. I was thinking I would try to make them but I just know that I will ruin it. I dont have much money though so trying to budget so that I can put more into her party.
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It's tinting icing black....done it numerous times...it either turns purple or gray, or it runs and really makes a mess. I suppose I could get a tube of the black gel. Not sure how many tubes it would take though. Let me know which you would prefer ;o)
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very interesting
