Marble Cake With Vanilla Frosting

Our classic vanilla buttercream all butter or our fluffy vanilla buttercream part shortening part butter are good examples.

Marble cake with vanilla frosting. A combination of butter and vegetable oil are used to add both flavor and moisture to the cake. Butter adds the flavor you really love in a vanilla cake while oil adds the ever important moisture. Classic marble cake is a mixture of vanilla and chocolate cake that is swirled together creating a marbling effect. 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.

Important ingredients for chocolate and vanilla bean marble cake with buttercream frosting. Sift the cake flour baking powder and salt together in a large bowl. How to make marble cake step 1. So to get started making this marble cake you ll make the vanilla cake batter.

Spray or lightly butter two 9 inch cake pans. Mix together all dry ingredients flour baking powder sugar and salt in a stand mixer with a paddle until fully combined. This marble cake recipe is easy to make and quick to disappear. 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.

With separate light and dark batters very subtly blended in the same cake pan. Preheat oven to 350 f. 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. Apply a crumb coat of frosting to your cake.

In top of a double boiler or a metal bowl over barely simmering water melt chocolate and 3 tablespoons butter. Begin by making the vanilla cake batter. The cake is mainly vanilla with streaks of chocolate. Line four 8 inch round cake pans with parchment rounds and grease with non stick baking spray.

Marble cake a moist marble sheet cake slathered with a rich and creamy double chocolate buttercream frosting. Cool to room temperature. The idea of marbling two different colored batters into a cake originated in nineteenth century germany. Make the vanilla cake batter.

Cut your acetate to the appropriate length for wrapping around your cake plus a little extra. Preheat oven to 350 f 177 c. I use all purpose flour for this recipe i wouldn t swap it for cake flour.