The Perfect Marble Cake

Marble cake is one of my favorite cakes.

The 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. Begin by making the vanilla cake batter. Mix together all dry ingredients flour baking powder sugar and salt in a. Mix the wet ingredients.

How to make marble cake step 1. It s crucial in order for the. Butter and flour or generously spray with a. In a liquid measuring cup or a small bowl whisk together.

Sift together cake flour baking powder and salt in a medium bowl and set aside. It was the only design that seemed to fit a marble cake in my mind. Mix chunks of room temperature butter. In the bowl of a stand mixer with whisk attachment.

I used three different types of buttercream to create a fun squiggly pattern. Heat oven to 350 f. Make the chocolate batter. Line four 6 inch round cake pans or three 7 inch cake layers with parchment rounds and grease.

Ingredients 3 cups 342g cake flour 2 cups 400g sugar 2 teaspoons 8g baking powder 1 2 teaspoon 3g baking soda 1 2 teaspoon 3g salt 2 sticks 226g unsalted butter softened 4 large eggs 1 cup 239g buttermilk if you do not have buttermilk see note below 1 tablespoon 12g vanilla. Make sure to start with room temperature ingredients. This is definitely a buttercream intensive design but it is so fun to make. Mix the dry ingredients and add to wet ingredients.

Every bite is chocolatey sweet and decadent. It is a rich moist and buttery cake with chocolate swirls. While i chose to chocolate buttercream with my marble cake this time i think cream cheese frosting would also taste great. It is great with a cup of coffee or tea and i enjoy it whenever i need a quick sweet bite.

Marble cake is a wonderful old fashioned baked good as pretty as it is delicious. Prepare two 8 inch round cake pans by buttering or spraying and then adding a piece of parchment to the bottom of the pan. In a separate bowl whisk the flour baking powder baking.