How to Paint Zebra Stripes on a Cake

Incorporate a fun, funky zebra print onto a cake with some icing.

Zebra print is one of the most common animal prints found on clothing, purses, and various other fashion items and accessories. You can even incorporate the stylish zebra print design onto a cake. Whether you have a child's birthday party coming up or you want to make a special cake for an adult friend or family member, you can create a fun and modern zebra stripe pattern on a cake with basic baking ingredients.

Things You'll Need

• 1 container black basic cake icing
• 1 container white basic cake icing

Instructions

1. Frost the entire cake with white icing.

2. Use a cake decorator bag with a tip to draw a thick, curved line down one side of the cake with black icing, making it slightly pointed at the end. Fill in the line with additional black icing to create one solid, black zebra line. You can create your own black icing by mixing black gel, powdered food coloring or paste with chocolate or white icing until you achieve the desired color. You can also use blue food coloring with chocolate icing to achieve a rich black color.

3. Repeat across the rest of the cake, leaving spaces in between each stripe to ensure there is a portion of white showing through. You can add as many or as few stripes as you want, and the stripes should be of slightly varying thickness and lengths for the best zebra print pattern.

Tips & Warnings

• Change up the zebra pattern by reversing the white and black colors on the cake, or use different colors for the pattern.

References

• Passion for Parties: Stylish Zebra Cake
• Learn Cake Decorating: How to Make Dark Colored Icing
• Big Oven: Black Cake Frosting

Resources

• Cake Decorating Basics