Zebra print zebra cake

Yes, I wrote "zebra twice" because not only is the cake within a zebra cake because of its zebra pattern, the outside is decorated (even if poorly) with fondant to look like a zebra! It was my FIRST TIME making/using real fondant! :) Hopefully, it will be good. I know the cake and fondant individually are acceptable. I'm taking it to the banquet tomorrow along with some fruit.

The fondant doesn't taste terrible either! Here's some help for your own:

Fondant ingredients:

• 16 oz. mini marshmallows
• 2-5 tbsp water
• 2 lbs powdered sugar
  
• Crisco for greasing (necessary)

Fondant recipe:

• In a large bowl, melt marshmallows and 2 tbsp water using microwave. Microwave for 30 seconds at a time, stir, and continue microwaving. It will take about 2.5 minutes.
• Put 3/4 of the powdered sugar in the bowl and mix.
• Using a greased wooden spoon, mix for a long time (like 10 minutes) until it gets stiff.
• Add a tablespoon of water to make less sticky.
• Grease plastic wrap (double up with two sheets of plastic wrap) and grease exterior of fondant.
• Place in fridge for at least 2 hours. Apparently, it keeps for up to a week.
• Take out of fridge.
• Use cornstarch and grease on counter.
• Use cornstarch on your rolling pin and roll fondant.
• This part sucks cause it gets really sticky! Roll it out to about 1/8 inch or rather thin but not tearing or see through.
• This part also sucks. Make sure to sprinkle on some cornstarch before trying to apply to cake.
• Roll the fondant onto your rolling pin. :(
• Unroll the fondant onto the cake.
• Good luck! :)
  

The zebra cake is much easier and tastier. Thanks to Oven Haven!

Zebra cake ingredients:

• 4 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup oil
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups self-rising flour
• 4-5 tbsp cocoa powder

Zebra cake recipe:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  
• In a bowl, mix eggs and sugar completely.
• Add milk and oil. Mix well.
• Add vanilla extract. Stir in.
• Gradually add flour, little by little. Stir in between...
• Divide mix into two equal portions.
• One portion will be left as is. The other portion will need the cocoa powder. Mix well.
• Time to place into the pan! Using a spoon, scoop white batter and drop 3 tbsps of the mix into the middle.
• Next, get the chocolate batter and drop 3 tbsps into the middle of the previous vanilla batter.
• Continue alternating vanilla and chocolate till you have no more batter.
  
• DO NOT STIR OR TIP. The batter will spread by itself as you add more and more!
• Place in oven for 40 minutes.

I used black icing to mix in with the fondant. Painting it or spraying it on might be easier. :/ I put on a very thin layer of fondant. It was all good until I had to put the fondant on. First of all, I need to learn to put the fondant on better and also, I need a better knife...


The "C" is for one of my students, Courtney!