Marble Cake With Vanilla Frosting

Sift the cake flour baking powder and salt together in a large bowl.

Marble cake with vanilla frosting.

Make the vanilla cake batter. 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. Classic marble cake is a mixture of vanilla and chocolate cake that is swirled together creating a marbling effect.

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. Preheat oven to 350 f 177 c. Apply a crumb coat of frosting to your cake. So to get started making this marble cake you ll make the vanilla cake batter.

A combination of butter and vegetable oil are used to add both flavor and moisture to the cake. This marble cake recipe features vanilla cake swirled with chocolate for a gorgeous marble effect. The cake is mainly vanilla with streaks of chocolate. With separate light and dark batters very subtly blended in the same cake pan.

Important ingredients for chocolate and vanilla bean marble cake with buttercream frosting. Our classic vanilla buttercream all butter or our fluffy vanilla buttercream part shortening part butter are good examples. Spray or lightly butter two 9 inch cake pans. Marble cake a moist marble sheet cake slathered with a rich and creamy double chocolate buttercream frosting.

Preheat oven to 350 f. The idea of marbling two different colored batters into a cake originated in nineteenth century germany. Begin by making the vanilla cake batter. 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.

Mix together all dry ingredients flour baking powder sugar and salt in a stand mixer with a paddle until fully combined. The cake is covered in a silky smooth whipped chocolate frosting. Cool to room temperature. Butter adds the flavor you really love in a vanilla cake while oil adds the ever important moisture.

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. Cut your acetate to the appropriate length for wrapping around your cake plus a little extra. How to make marble cake step 1.