Best Marble Layer Cake Recipe

2 cups 2 tbs flour 1 1 4 tsp baking powder 1 2 tsp salt 1 1 2 sticks 12 tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature 1 cup white sugar 4 large eggs 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 1 2 cup whole milk choice of flavorings see below preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Best marble layer cake recipe. Made this for a co worker s baby shower cake and brought sample cake made from this recipe and from a very traditional marble cake recipe to the office for them to pick their favorite. Preheat oven to 350 f 177 c. Starting with about 1 cup of chocolate buttercream scooped on top of the cake start to smooth the frosting out and over the sides of the cake. Mix flour baking soda and salt.

It is a rich moist and buttery cake with chocolate swirls. My best yellow cake recipe calls for lots of eggs and butter as well but about double the. In fact that recipe was only developed because i needed a solid and reliable base for both this marble cake recipe and my pineapple upside down cake. This is the easiest and the best marble cake recipe step by step adapted.

Beat butter and vanilla in a large bowl with an electric mixer on. The chocolate buttercream is definitely a nominee for best supporting role. That is a single layer. Top with remaining cake layer.

Marble cake recipe from scratch. 5 10 19 we have updated this marble cake recipe. It s a fine plain cake that gets better when you use it as the base for a two tone two flavor marble cake. Try to create the lines using one continuous motion going up and down and then side to side.

Spread with 1 2 cup frosting. Gently set other marble cake layer on top and make sure it is centered. Line bottom of two 9 inch round cake pans with waxed paper. Drop cooled chocolate by 1 2 teaspoonfuls over frosting.

It is great with a cup of coffee or tea and i enjoy it whenever i need a quick sweet bite. When we adjusted our yellow cake recipe we updated this marble cake as well since it was based on our yellow cake. It makes more batter has contains more butter and uses buttermilk for a softer crumb. Then pop the layers into the preheated oven for 34 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

The recipe states 1 8 inch layer cake. Every bite is chocolatey sweet and decadent. In a microwave melt chocolate chips. Repeat with remaining cake layers.

Spray or lightly butter two 9 inch cake pans. We think that you will love the new recipe. It is now suitable for a three layer cake. 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.

Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate. If cake layers have rounded tops trim with a serrated knife to make level. Frost top and sides of cake. It took about 60 tries and many months to get the recipe just right but hundreds of five star reviews later i d have to say all the testing paid off.