Marble Birthday Cake Recipe From Scratch

I suggest starting with 8 ounces of vanilla cake batter in each pan followed by 8 ounces of chocolate cake batter in each pan for a total of about 16 ounces of batter in each pan.

Marble birthday cake recipe from scratch.

Heat oven to 350 f. To assemble cake place one layer of cooled marble layer on cake stand. Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate. Before pouring the batter though the pans need to be prepped with a light dusting of flour and then the boys place parchment paper in the bottom of each pan to help prevent the cake from sticking.

Repeat with remaining cake layers. 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. Next dissolve cocoa powder into hot water. You should not have needed to level these cakes but in the small change that you did now would be the time to do so cover in about 1 2 cup can use more if desired of chocolate buttercream and smooth out with an offset spatula.

Then pop the layers into the preheated oven for 34 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Grease and flour a 9 inch round pan. Step 2 place flour baking powder salt sugar butter or margarine eggs vanilla and milk into mixing bowl. Mix flour baking soda and salt.

Scoop some of your cake batter into a small bowl see recipe for details and combine with the chocolate mixture to create chocolate batter. Preheat oven to 350 degrees f 175 degrees c. Sift the cake flour baking powder and salt together in a large bowl. It s a fine plain cake that gets better when you use it as the base for a two tone two flavor marble cake.

If you re using 6 inch pans use 6 ounces of vanilla followed by 6 ounces of chocolate. Drop cooled chocolate by 1 2 teaspoonfuls over frosting. Try to create the lines using one continuous motion going up and down and then side to side. 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.

Spread with 1 2 cup frosting. Preheat oven to 350 f 177 c. Line bottom of two 9 inch round cake pans with waxed paper. 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.

Top with remaining cake layer. Spray or lightly butter two 9 inch cake pans.