Marble Cake With Vanilla Frosting

With separate light and dark batters very subtly blended in the same cake pan.

Marble cake with vanilla frosting.

Butter adds the flavor you really love in a vanilla cake while oil adds the ever important moisture. Our classic vanilla buttercream all butter or our fluffy vanilla buttercream part shortening part butter are good examples. With a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment beat the butter on high speed in a large bowl until smooth and creamy about 1 minute. Begin by making the vanilla cake batter.

Cool to room temperature. In top of a double boiler or a metal bowl over barely simmering water melt chocolate and 3 tablespoons butter. I use all purpose flour for this recipe i wouldn t swap it for cake flour. Apply a crumb coat of frosting to your cake.

Marble cake with swiss meringue buttercream icing feed your temptations cream of tartar sugar vanilla extract bamboo m m chocolate chips and 14 more chocolate and vanilla marble cake with chocolate icing spaulyseasonalservings. Spray or lightly butter two 9 inch cake pans. This marble cake recipe is easy to make and quick to disappear. The cake is covered in a silky smooth whipped chocolate frosting.

A combination of butter and vegetable oil are used to add both flavor and moisture to the cake. I use a high quality dutch process cocoa powder because the flavor is more intense and pleasant and it also doesn t change the acidity of the cake. How to make marble cake step 1. The idea of marbling two different colored batters into a cake originated in nineteenth century germany.

Line four 8 inch round cake pans with parchment rounds and grease with non stick baking spray. Sift the cake flour baking powder and salt together in a large bowl. Marble cake is made when you add a small amount of dark colored batter to light colored batter and lightly mix it to give the cake a marbled appearance. So to get started making this marble cake you ll make the vanilla cake batter.

This marble cake recipe features vanilla cake swirled with chocolate for a gorgeous marble effect. Mix together all dry ingredients flour baking powder sugar and salt in a stand mixer with a paddle until fully combined. Preheat oven to 350 f. Preheat oven to 350 f 177 c.

The cake is mainly vanilla with streaks of chocolate. Marble cake a moist marble sheet cake slathered with a rich and creamy double chocolate buttercream frosting. Make the vanilla cake batter.