Perfect Marble Cake

The idea of marbling two different colored batters into a cake originated in nineteenth century germany then made its way to america with german immigrants before the civil war.

Perfect marble cake.

Classic marble cake is a mixture of vanilla and chocolate cake that is swirled together creating a marbling effect. Tips for making the best marble cake. Frost top and sides of cake. Make the vanilla cake batter.

You should not have needed to level these cakes but in the small change that you did now would be the time to do so cover in about 1 2 cup can use more if desired of chocolate buttercream and smooth out with an offset spatula. Top with remaining cake layer. You can make your own buttermilk if you don t any. Using a large offset spatula smear chocolate to create a marble design in frosting.

I am very disappointed in this recipe i will not use it again and i will have to keep looking for a good marble cake. A combination of butter and vegetable oil are used to add both flavor and moisture to the cake. Next dissolve cocoa powder into hot water. Chill your cake layers in the freezer for about 20 minutes before assembling the cake to make it easier to stack and frost.

Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate. Spread with 1 2 cup frosting. This marble cake recipe features vanilla cake swirled with chocolate for a gorgeous marble effect. How to make a marble cake to create a marbled effect with your cake batter you first need to make your white or yellow cake batter.

Marble cake is a wonderful old fashioned baked good as pretty as it is delicious. The cake is covered in a silky smooth whipped chocolate frosting. Simply add 1 tbsp of lemon juice or vinegar to 1 cup of whole milk. To assemble cake place one layer of cooled marble layer on cake stand.

How to make marble cake step 1. The best marble cake i ve ever had. It s been a long time coming but i finally have a marble cake recipe to share with you. Scoop some of your cake batter into a small bowl see recipe for details and combine with the chocolate mixture to create chocolate batter.

This recipe is years in the making in fact i wanted to publish a marble cake in my first cookbook but couldn t perfect a recipe in time. Butter adds the flavor you really love in a vanilla cake while oil adds the ever important moisture. So to get started making this marble cake you ll make the vanilla cake batter.