3 Layer Marble Cake Recipe

The magic happens when the cake batter separates into three distinct layers in the oven.

3 layer marble cake recipe.

Drop cooled chocolate by 1 2 teaspoonfuls over frosting. The recipe actully made 2 8 inch layer cakes. On high rotation at my place. Create a distinct swirled pattern in bakes with our marble cake recipes also sometimes called zebra cakes.

The recipe states 1 8 inch layer cake. Repeat with remaining cake layers. Marble cake is a classic childhood cooking memory. Spray or lightly butter two 9 inch cake pans.

Preheat oven to 350 f 177 c. It makes more batter has contains more butter and uses buttermilk for a softer crumb. It is now suitable for a three layer cake. Whether using lurid colours for a psychedelic finish or just.

Sift the cake flour baking powder and salt together in a large bowl. 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. 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. To assemble cake place one layer of cooled marble layer on cake stand.

409 ratings 4 7 out of 5 star rating. Thanks to a low oven temperature 325 f the liquid y batter settles into a thick fudgy bottom layer and a custard center. Have made this cake three times now once as the recipe states with traditional plain flour once with gluten free plain flour and a third time with rice flour. Our easy sponges and brownies look almost too good to eat.

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. It cracked terribly on top. 5 10 19 we have updated this marble cake recipe. How to bake marble cake.

All versions came out perfectly although the pastry layer on the rice flour version was a little bit tough. Spread with 1 2 cup frosting. When we adjusted our yellow cake recipe we updated this marble cake as well since it was based on our yellow cake. Then pop the layers into the preheated oven for 34 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Using a large offset spatula smear chocolate to create a marble design in frosting. That is a single layer. The whipped egg whites which are folded into the batter just before baking rise to the top to form the layer of delicate sponge cake. Hardly a cake taste at all.

Frost top and sides of cake. We think that you will love the new recipe. Such a simple recipe but soooo delicous. I am so glad that i made this cake 2 days before my son s birthday because i would ve been embarrased to serve this cake at his party.