I chose to bake this recipe up in 3 6 inch diameter round pans but it can also be made in 2 8 inch pans or 9 inch pans or you could make it in a 9 13 inch pan just be sure to adjust the bake times as needed if you re making it differently than what you see here.
Which is the best frosting to go with marble cake.
In my opinion a classic chocolate frosting is the best frosting choice for marble cake.
You will also want to place it over some parchment paper so that if you spill some frosting it will not go over the beautiful stand.
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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.
Classic marble cake is a mixture of vanilla and chocolate cake that is swirled together creating a marbling effect.
Grease and flour two 8 inch cake pans set aside.
Make sure your cake has been correctly crumb coated and chilled.
However go with what you love.
The idea of marbling two different colored batters into a cake originated in nineteenth century germany.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spray or lightly butter two 9 inch cake pans.
How to bake marble cake.
Vanilla frosting is also a great choice.
Sift the cake flour baking powder and salt together in a large bowl.
Measure the cake and make sure the acetate sheet you have is big enough.
But if you really want to go with that chocolate and vanilla combo go crazy by filling the cake with vanilla buttercream and frosting the outside with chocolate.
In a medium sized bowl mix together the cake flour baking powder and salt.
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.