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Ribbon Cake

This is a soft butter cake that is very popular among the kids and the adults as well. The name ‘Ribbon Cake’ is given because every slice that you cut of the cake will have a colored pattern of two colors that looks like ribbons. This is one of my Signature Cake Recipe. Hope you all love it.
  • Passive
    0 minutes
  • Prep
    10 minutes
  • Cook
    45 minutes
  • Servings
    1 Loaf Cake

Ingredients

  • 125 grams Unsalted Butter
  • 125 grams Granulated white sugar
  • 2 large Eggs
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 125 grams All-Purpose Flour
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • Few drops of liquid Food colors (Pink and green)

Instructions

  • 1 Preheat oven to 160 degrees C (320 degrees F) and grease a baking pan(loaf pan) 9 x 5 x 3 inch (23 x 13 x 8 cm). In the bowl of your electric mixer, with the paddle attachment (or with a hand mixer), beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • 2 Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add in the vanilla extract. Beat.
  • 3 Fold in the flour (sieved with salt and baking powder) using a spatula.
  • 4 Remove 1 tbsp each of the cake batter in 2 bowls. Color each batter with pink and green liquid food colors.
  • 5 Pour batter in the pan in mixtures (layers- White cake mixture, green mixture)
  • 6 Pour a tablespoon of white cake mixture,and then the pink mixture as shown.
  • 7 Pour remaining white cake mixture over it.
  • 8 Bake for about 45 mins until risen, springy to the touch, and a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
  • 9 Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool for 10 mins. Remove cake from baking pan. Let the cake cook completely. Cut into slices. (makes about 12 slices) Beautiful! See the Pink and green ribbon effect!

Recipe Notes

  1. Make sure to keep all the ingredients at room temperature.
  2. Do not over bake the cake.
  3. Allow the cake to cool completely before slicing it.
  4. Yours will have its own unique variation. That's what makes ribbon cake fun... You never know exactly what it will look like inside! :)

 

118 Comments

  1. Thank you so much for this wonderful receipe. I will try this out in my otg for the first time. Wish me luck! !!

    1. All the best Jacinta…it will turn out great!

  2. Always wanted a ribbon cake recipe. Thanks so much. Ur cake looks so perfect and yum.

    1. hi Jane, do give it a try and let me know how it turned out.

      1. Hi Xanti tried d recipe turned out great and tasted yum too. Thanks for the step by step instructions. Ur recipes are d best. Thanks a million.

        1. Welcome Jane, I’m glad you tried it and liked it too 🙂 Thanks for your feedback.

  3. Thanks for your recipe. Will be trying it out soon.

  4. Thanks for the receipe will be making it for my husband birthday tomorrow

    1. Welcome Marie, Happy Birthday to your husband. I’m sure he will enjoy it.

  5. Looks colourful…the kids will enjoy it…
    One question though…is APF just like normal flour?

    1. Yes marushka, its all-purpose flour:)

  6. Thanks Xanti for this wonderful recipe!! Your collection of recipes comprise all of my favorites… Cannot wait to try them all!! 🙂

    1. Hi Gwen…

      Thanks alot…
      Please drop in your feedback whenever you try the recipes 🙂 Thanks…

  7. Ur ribbon cake came out well. I like D art of coloring. D pattern turned out pretty. That k u for sharing.

    1. Thanks Vilma for trying.

  8. Hello Xanti,tried this cake recipe today..n it turned wow!😃just one variation I did is color,i dint had colours on t spot so used cocoa powder..t layering u made makes t cake vry attractive after cutting.thankx again….I wish I cud share t pics wid u.

  9. Hi would love to try out but I do not have a owen can I bake it in the microwave…can u pls suggest also how long do I keep it.
    Also if I happen to do a simple cake for how long do I keep it in the micro….time limit.

    1. Hi Beaula

      Im sorry, but you cannot bake this cake in a microwave oven…Do u have a conventional oven? thats microwave plus otg?

  10. Am going to try this for my babies

  11. Hi, I made this cake for Christmas with green and red color. It looked beautiful and very festive. Decorated the top with powdered sugar and marzipan hollies’!
    Thanks for such an easy recipe.
    Veena

    1. Thanks for the feedback veena im sure the cake was looking great!

  12. Hi xanti. I don’t have a measuring scale. Can you give me this recipe in cup measures please? Your recipes are great. Have tried the rechead masala and the meatball curry too.Thanks.

    1. Hi Suzan

      Please use the converters online (that converts from grams to cups or vice versa) , check this link:-

      http://www.convertunits.com/from/grams/to/cups

      Hope this will help you out 🙂

  13. Hey xanti, I baked this cake today. It turned out to be so tasty. All of us really enjoyed it. Thanks again and keep sharing more recipes

    1. Hi Manisha
      Thanks for trying the cake and i’m glad you’ll enjoyed it. Thanks for your feedback as well…

  14. Delicious

    1. Thanks Marita 🙂

  15. Thanks so much for this recipe..It was simple and easy to make..Everyone loved it the first time so made four times the qty the second time…The only thing i did differently was powered the sugar before mixing it..This way didn’t get crystals in the cake after its baked.. thanks and God bless you for sharing this…

    1. Hi Rochelle
      You are most welcome… Very happy to hear that you baked it again. Glad that all loved the same… Thanks alot four feedback 🙂

  16. Thank you so much Xanti, this is the perfect Ribbon cake Recipe i’ve found from you, was searching for a long time, will try as soon as time permits. God bless you.

    1. Thanks Anu, do try it out and drop your feedback:)

  17. Hi Xanti ! I baked this cake yesterday. Was a little disappointed as I didn’t get the correct ribbon effect like your cake…need to try again. I think it was due to the size of my loaf tin….but the cake was light, tasty & enjoyed by my family…Thankyou..

    1. Hi Charlotte
      Every time you bake the ribbon cake , you will get different ribbon designs when you slice it 🙂 Yes, do give it a try again..Happy to know that your family enjoyed the same:) thanks for sharing your feedback 🙂

  18. Hi Xanti
    Tried the recipe today turned out great and tasted I added some more colours to my cake. My kids enjoyed the cake with different colours. Thanks a lot.

    1. Hi Mable

      Happy to hear that 🙂 Thanks a lot for your feedback 🙂

  19. Hi Xanti,

    Wat is the shelf life of this cake? Thanks in advance.

    1. Hi Gwen
      2-3 days at room temperature. 7 days in refrigerator.

  20. Hi Xanti,
    Can I beat eggs and butter in mixer grinder, instead of electric beater ?

    1. Hi melissa
      just use a manual beater or use a ladle and beat , not in mixer grinder …

  21. Hi xanti. Today I baked the ribbon cake . It was awesome. My daughter liked the taste. Thanks you for sharing the recipes. God bless u.

    1. Hi sarah
      nice to hear that ! and thanks so much for sharing your lovely feedback with me 🙂 Merry Christmas !

  22. Is it margarine unsalted butter

    1. It’s butter .
      Margarine is different 😊

  23. I had made this some months back and forgot to comment! It was delicious and just like how my mom made ! Pinned the recipe for future use!

    Thanks

  24. Dear Xanti, when I had showed the picture of ribbon cake on your blog to my daughter she jumped saying make this cake for me. I tried this cake today , after being terribly exhausted. It’s so simple, I handed over the ingredients to my daughter and she just followed my instructions. The cake turned out awesome. just superb. thank you so much for the recipe. And God bless you. Wishing you and your family Merry Christmas

    1. Hi Anjali
      This is one of the most touching feedback that I have received till date ! Can imagine the joy of a mom… My son is 5 years and he too started to bake lately (sometimes actually ). So happy for you Anjali (whats your daughters age ?) …
      Do try out other recipes as well and share your feedback with me 🙂

      1. Hi dear sorry for the late reply. I have two daughters, elder one is 8 and second one is 18 months . Hope you are doing well. I am actually looking for some eggless cake recipes this time because my elder one is suddenly got allergy for eggs. Any help on this? Much love from us to you.

        1. Hi Anjali

          I don’t have eggless recipes for cakes as I usually bake my cakes with eggs .

          1. Not a problem dear. I keep visiting your blog for great recipes. Now that Christmas is coming, I’ll be frequent visitor here. Much love from us.

          2. Thanks so much Anjali

  25. Made the cake today. It came out really well. Very yummy cake . Thank you for your simple and easy to follow recipes. Happy NewYear 2018.

    1. Hi Gwen
      Thanks for trying the recipe and sharing your lovely feedback with me 🙂 Happy to know the cake came out good and you enjoyed it 🙂

  26. Can your ribbon cake be made in a round cake tin as a birthday cake ?

    1. Hi Aurelia
      You may try it out as I have not done ribbon cake in round tin . But in this case you will have to put the cake batters and then take a wooden skewer and run the skewer into the cake batter forming swirl designs. As , if you don’t do this then when u cut the cake you will get colored design only in center part of cake , sides of the cake slices will be plain white in color .

  27. Thank you very much for the advice my favourite butter cake is 6 oz of butter , sugar. 3 eggs & 8 oz S R flour 2 table spoons of milk what size loaf tin should I use . Thank you

    1. Where is the recipe at ? Check there … they might have given the tin measurement as well . Or if it says loaf pan then it’s the standard loaf pan that you get in market

  28. Hi xanti,
    Cn I use powder color for this cake. As I don’t hv liquid color.

    1. Hi Jokima
      mix powder color in a tsp or so of water and then add to cake batter.

  29. Is that s silver foil container to bake in ? 🙂

    1. Yes , you may bake in baking dish or foil container .

  30. Hi xanti…i tried the ribbon cake…it turned out the best…thanks

    1. Thanks Lavina for trying the recipe and sharing your feedback with me 😊happy to know it turned out good

  31. Hi Xanti,
    I baked the marble cake yesterday and it turned out really good. So good to eat. Thanks dear.

    1. Thank you marina for your lovely feedback 😊👍🏻

  32. Finally made these today..so easy n yummy…thnx dear for a wonderful recipe

    1. Thanks Rowena for trying the ribbon cake and sharing your feedback with me 😊

  33. For a chocolate marble can I use Coco powder or melted chocolate mix in batter?

    1. Hi Clara , yes , you can use about 15-20 grams of cocoa powder

  34. Xanti, I tried the ribbon cake… it was awesome..! Thanks for the recipe… my daughter enjoyed the cake..!

    1. Thanks Ayeesha for trying the recipe … happy to know that your daughter enjoyed it , thanks again for sharing your feedback with me 😊

  35. hi, thanks for the so easy recipe. After trying my hands at baking for 4- times with turned out a disaster. This was really good. Thanks again.. Everyone liked it and are asking to make it again.

    1. Hi crena
      Happy to hear this … glad that your bake turned out good … thanks for your lovely feedback

  36. Hi Xanti, I tried your ribbon cake recipe… It was simply great. Everybody at home loved it. Thank you very much for sharing. God bless.

    1. Hello Edsie

      Thanks so much for trying the recipe. Happy to know you guys liked it 😊thanks again for sharing your lovely feedback with me 👍🏻

  37. My cake batter came out thick and not flowing. Although I’ve used correct measures the dough is more like a cookie dough. I’ve put it in the oven now but don’t think it’s gonna be a success. 🤔

    1. Hi reneeta
      The cake batter cannot be a cookie dough consistency with the measurements as per the recipe.

  38. Hello Xanti ma’am. I baked this ribbon cake today. It was yummy and tasty. And I got a beautiful tricolour cake. Thank you very much for sharing the recipe.

    1. Thanks hemangi for your feedback … happy to know you baked it and liked it .

  39. Hi Shanti
    I tried out the receipt. It come out awesome . My son and everyone at home enjoyed it. Thank you so much for sharing your receipe. God bless you dear.

    1. Thanks sanita for trying out the ribbon cake recipe and for sharing your feedback with me 😊happy to know your family enjoyed the same

  40. The cake turned out to be yummm.. Perfect.. Couldnt get the same pattern though.. Some mistakes while putting the batter😂 I wiill try to make bettern pattern next time.

    1. Hi Simi
      You will not get same pattern at every bake 😀
      Everytime it will tend to be different . So it’s fine 😊

  41. Mam can I use margarine instead of butter?

    1. Hi siona
      No margerine and butter are different

  42. Tried recipe today for Christmas. It came out delicious. Your recipe is so easy to follow. Thank you.

    1. Thanks anisha for trying the ribbon cake recipe
      Thanks for
      Your feedback

  43. Hello Xanti, a quick question, is it necessary to double the quantity of baking powder when Doubling the recipe?

    1. Hi Joyce
      Yes usually cake recipes
      Double all ingredients

  44. Tried it today Xanti the taste was superb!

    1. Thanks Anita for trying the ribbon cake recipe and for your feedback 😊

  45. Made it again as it got over in a jiffy and I was requested to make some more 😋. I also wanted to experiment with colours. Used cocoa and pink colour. I increased the recipe to 200g each of butter and flour, sugar at 150g and 3 eggs. Baked for 1 hour. Turned out so soft and melt in your mouth again. Thanks Xanti. I love all your recipes 💕

    1. Thanks Anita for trying the ribbon cake and for sharing your feedback 😊happy to know you liked the same 👍🏻

  46. This is the best cake i have everrrrr eaten,so soft and buttery,same like bakery,its my hubbys fav too,he keeps asking me to bake it every now & then,thanks for the wonderful recipe.

    1. Happy to know you guys enjoyed this ribbon cake. Thanks for sharing your feedback 😊

  47. Hi Xanti.
    I have got an electric oven.which setting do I use for baking, oven or fan?And if fan, then is it down fan or both please advise
    Thanks,
    Marita.

    1. Hi marita
      Please read the guide /instructions book that Came along with your oven.

  48. Hi Xanti,
    I made this cake today and it came out very well, same like yours. It was very delicious 😋 and most importantly very quick to make. Thank you for this lovely recipe and your easy step by step guidelines.

    I was looking forward for the chocolate sponge cake recipe. I wish to follow ur guidelines for this as my chocolate cake always turns out brownie. Hope you come out soon with chocolate cake recipe.

    Thanks again and stay blessed.

    1. Hi nevita
      Thanks for trying the recipe.
      You can replace 50 grams of flour with 50 grams Unsweetened cocoa powder for chocolate cake.

      1. Thank you once again. I’ll try it then.🙂

  49. Hi Xanti
    I tried this recipe today for chocolate cake. It was very tasty and soft, same buttery texture to it. Thank you for your advice on this😊

    1. Thanks for sharing your feedback

  50. Am I supposed to use castor sugar or Normal white sugar
    Please reply

    1. Granulated white sugar is the normal / regular sugar …

  51. Hi Xant tried your Ribbon cake it turned out yumm everyone at home liked. Even tried your chicken cafeal it was a bang on. Thanks for the recipe.

    1. Thanks Stephanie for sharing your feedback 😊

  52. Hi Xanti,

    Thanks for sharing such wonderful recipes 🙂
    Had a doubt. Can I use normal butter instead of unsalted?

    1. Yes you may use
      But skip salt in this case .

  53. Hi Xanti,
    Hope you are doing well.
    This cake looks so beautiful, I am especially loving the way the green and pink colours show up post baking😊
    Though I am a bit unsure if I understood the way pink and green batter needs to be spread out . Do you perhaps have a video of this recipe? Or maybe I just would like to double check if his is the exact way I need to spread the colourful batter in order to get this beautiful ribbon effect? Thanks 💜

    1. Hi ritu
      Sorry ,I do not make videos … all
      Steps explained in recipe … thanks for the appreciation 😊

  54. Hello Xanti
    Tried the cake recipe and it turn out great. Just wanted to double the recipe for an occasion so wanted to know if banking powder will be 2 TSP or 1.5 TSP

    1. Hi
      Double all the ingredients

  55. Dear Xanti
    I tried your recipe. It was light and fluffy and awesome. However can you suggest how to reduce the egg smell?
    Should I beat the eggs separately and then add to the batter,?

  56. Hi Xanti, for how long should i preheat the oven?

    1. If it doesn’t preheat automatically , at least let it preheat for 10 mins

  57. Hello Xanti at what temperature should i bake the cake

    1. Stacy, its at 160 degrees C (320 degrees F)

      1. Can u please give me the recipe in cups

        1. Hi Aaron, I don’t have it in cups as it would not be a full cup, you can use an online converter if you choose.

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