Black And White Marble Buttercream Cake

Grease and flour a 12 cup bundt pan.

Black and white marble buttercream cake.

When added to frosting and exposed to the air it turns a deep jet black. I use all purpose flour for this recipe i wouldn t swap it for cake flour. When i first started cake decorating i thought that using only black color gel would get a beautiful black buttercream. 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.

Gently set other marble cake layer on top and make sure it is centered. I made this cake for my friend last weekend. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Place another cake layer cut side down over the top.

Layer one marble cake cut side up onto cake board. Seriously making black buttercream frosting is difficult. Black cocoa powder for best black frosting. Gently smooth over the acetate to make sure the buttercream is fully attached to the cake and pop in the freezer for about 25 30 minutes to firm up the frosting.

Then pop the layers into the preheated oven for 34 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Add a thick layer of white buttercream all over the cake. Wrong i have used an entire container black color gel actually a few containers and still ended up with grey buttercream the more color you add the more you sacrifice taste only to have grey buttercream. 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.

Then remove the acetate and smooth over any imperfections you may have with a hot spatula or bench scraper. Cover in about 1 2 cup can use more if desired of chocolate buttercream and smooth out with an offset spatula. Repeat with remaining cake layers. So far i have used it on cupcakes and a cake and i am in love.

When you add the black cocoa to your frosting it starts out as a deep brown. Add a 2 3 cup of vanilla buttercream over the cake. Repeat the process for another layer crumb coat with white vanilla buttercream and freeze for 30 minutes. Try to create the lines using one continuous motion going up and down and then side to side.

Add the flour cornstarch baking powder and salt to a bowl and stir with a wire whisk to combine. Not only is it a beautiful deep black color but the flavor is incredible. I wanted to do a littl. It was her baby boy s blessing day and they had a dinner for friends and family.