Marble Cake With Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

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.

Marble cake with chocolate buttercream frosting.

But not just any chocolate frosting. This marble cake bakes up very moist partly due to the incorporation of sour cream. Grease and flour two 8 inch cake pans set aside. Spray or lightly butter two 9 inch cake pans.

The final touch to this chocolate vanilla cake is lashings of chocolate frosting. I m a big fan of using sour cream in baking recipes as you might already know from my sour cream banana bread sour cream coffee cake with cinnamon ripple and rhubarb sour cream coffee cake these are some of my favorite recipes. Important ingredients for chocolate and vanilla bean marble cake with buttercream frosting. Sift the cake flour baking powder and salt together in a large bowl.

There is something about using real chocolate in frosting that just takes it to the next level flavour wise. Frosting buttercream that contains butter so that it becomes firm when chilled strips of acetate i had to tape two together to get the height that i needed. This here is my favourite frosting made with both cocoa powder and melted chocolate. 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.

This marble cake recipe is honestly so delicious it almost doesn t need frosting. My chocolate buttercream recipe uses both cocoa and melted dark chocolate and boy is it tasty. In a medium sized bowl mix together the cake flour baking powder and salt. In this video we decorated a four layer 6 inch double barrel cake with a cake cardboard halfway up resting on four bubble tea straw supports.

While i am guilty of eating cake tops plain while i level my cakes this cake is taken to the next level with my fudgy chocolate buttercream recipe. I use all purpose flour for this recipe i wouldn t swap it for cake flour. Cool cakes in pans 10 minutes. Cover in about 1 2 cup can use more if desired of chocolate buttercream and smooth out with an offset spatula.

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Spoon chocolate batter here and there over orange batter and cut through with spatula or knife to make a marbled effect. The tier is on a cake cardboard as well. Marble cake promises a lovely swirl of vanilla and chocolate.

Remove from pans and cool completely on racks. Gently set other marble cake layer on top and make sure it is centered. 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.