HOW TO MAKE MARBLE CAKE RECIPES

Steps:

• In top of a double boiler or a metal bowl over barely simmering water, melt chocolate and 3 tablespoons butter; stir until smooth. Cool to room temperature., Preheat oven to 375°. Line bottoms of 3 greased 8-in. round baking pans with parchment; grease parchment., In a large bowl, cream remaining butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Whisk flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition., Remove 2 cups batter to a small bowl; stir in cooled chocolate mixture and, if desired, chocolate chips, until blended. Drop plain and chocolate batters by tablespoonfuls into prepared pans, dividing batters evenly among pans. To make batter level in pans, tap several times on counter., Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove parchment. Cool completely., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat butter until smooth. Gradually beat in confectioners’ sugar, vanilla and enough milk to reach desired consistency., If cake layers have rounded tops, trim with a serrated knife to make level. In a microwave, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Cool slightly., Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Repeat layers. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake., Drop cooled chocolate by 1/2 teaspoonfuls over frosting. Using a large offset spatula, smear chocolate to create a marble design in frosting.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Then, grease and line with parchment paper the baking pan. After that, set it aside.
• Afterward, place the cake mix in a bowl and whisk in with the salt and baking powder.
• Next, put the butter in a bowl of a hand or stand mixer fitted with a wire whisk attachment. Afterward, cream the butter at medium-high speed, then gradually add the sugar and whisk until fluffy for about 2 minutes. After that, scrape down the sides and the bowl’s bottom as often as needed using a rubber spatula.
• After that, slowly add the eggs one at a time at a low speed, then mix in the vanilla extract. Afterward, beat at medium-high speed till mixed. Then, as often as needed, scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl.
• Next, place the mixer running on low speed and alternately add the cake mix and buttermilk in sequence. Make sure not to scrape the corners of the bowl thoroughly with your rubber spatula and avoid overmixing.
• Afterward, scoop out 3/4 cup of the batter into another mixing bowl and mix in the cocoa powder. Then, pour the remaining batter into the greased and lined baking pan.
• Next, grab a spoon and drip over the white batter’s top. Remember to swirl the chocolate batter into the white batter to incorporate it into a marble effect.
• After that, place the baking pan in the preheated oven and bake for 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Finally, remove from the oven and place in a wire rack to completely cool down.