Perfect Marble Cake

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Perfect marble cake.

Frost top and sides of cake. I am very disappointed in this recipe i will not use it again and i will have to keep looking for a good marble cake. Tips for making the best marble cake. This recipe is years in the making in fact i wanted to publish a marble cake in my first cookbook but couldn t perfect a recipe in time.

Drop cooled chocolate by 1 2 teaspoonfuls over frosting. Next dissolve cocoa powder into hot water. So to get started making this marble cake you ll make the vanilla cake batter. Scoop some of your cake batter into a small bowl see recipe for details and combine with the chocolate mixture to create chocolate batter.

Simply add 1 tbsp of lemon juice or vinegar to 1 cup of whole milk. Using a large offset spatula smear chocolate to create a marble design in frosting. To assemble cake place one layer of cooled marble layer on cake stand. Classic marble cake is a mixture of vanilla and chocolate cake that is swirled together creating a marbling effect.

Chill your cake layers in the freezer for about 20 minutes before assembling the cake to make it easier to stack and frost. You can make your own buttermilk if you don t any. Marble cake is a wonderful old fashioned baked good as pretty as it is delicious. Spread with 1 2 cup frosting.

How to make marble cake step 1. Make the vanilla cake batter. The cake is covered in a silky smooth whipped chocolate frosting. It s been a long time coming but i finally have a marble cake recipe to share with you.

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. 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 just doesn t taste like marble cake and it is pretty dry not moist at all and i even added some oil.

Butter adds the flavor you really love in a vanilla cake while oil adds the ever important moisture. How to make a marble cake to create a marbled effect with your cake batter you first need to make your white or yellow cake batter. And here s how you can make it.